Flat-panel LED displays, while suitable for generic commercial duties, might not be fitting for military use, it has been claimed.
According to Science Daily, the main problem is with their fragility and heavy weight, while Eric Forsythe of Army Research Laboratory suggests that improvement is also needed in such areas as the size and energy efficiency of these displays.
Flexible displays, it is suggested, would be lighter, less cumbersome, more hardy and more energy efficient.
Furthermore, they could be rolled away and stored in a pocket when out of use.
While this technology currently exists, research is ongoing in the US and findings are scheduled to be presented later this month at the 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC) in Baltimore.
At the Printed Electronics USA 2006 presentation, Dr Forsythe spoke on the topic of flexible displays for the army, focusing his talk on three areas: Why flexible displays? Background on flexible display technology and the army's flexible display centre.
