What is it?
Mr. Nicholas K. Sheridon is said to be the “father” of electronic paper, also known as e-paper (The Future of Things). He first invented what was known as Gyricon, a display technology, while working at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1974. Gyricon became the foundation for the modern day technology we call e-paper. So what exactly is "e-paper"?
E-paper is an electronic paper display, which is fundamentally an electronic display that possesses paper-like qualities; high contrast, lightweight, large viewing angle, and also holds images indefinitely while consuming minimal amounts of power. It gives users the comfort of reading from paper, notably the “perfect display”, while also having the availability of up-to-date, downloadable information at their fingertips. E-paper makes for a great candidate to replace traditional displays because it, like paper, reflects light rather than uses a background light. This makes it easier on the eyes, and doesn’t need constant refreshing.
While most companies are still at the research and development stages with their versions of e-paper, the models mostly come in the form of flexible plastics, or thin film transistors (TFTs, and even organic thin film transistors; OTFTs), with the ‘e-ink’ being created from LCD or electrophoretic technologies.
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