Flexible, stretchable, rubbery OLED prototype shown off in Tokyo.

Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new kind of organic electroluminescent (EL) display that can stretch and deform like rubber and does not tear or break when stretched. The material is produced by spraying a layer of carbon nanotubes with a fluoro-rubber compound, creating a rubbery, conducive material. The current, monochrome display prototype has a resolution of just 256 pixels, is 10-centimeters square, and can apparently be folded about 1,000 times with out falling apart, tearing, or imploding. The displays are thinner than plasma and LCD equivalents, and consume very little power, making them suitable for a range of different uses.The team is presenting its findings in the British science journal Nature Materials this month.