LG has demonstrated an 18 inch screen which is so flexible that it can be rolled into a tight tube just 3cm in diameter, paving the way for small portable devices with large displays that can be stashed away when not in use or televisions that can be easily hidden from view when turned off.
The screen has a resolution of 1,200 by 810 pixels and reportedly can remain on and does not become distorted when rolled-up tightly.
The company claims that a "high molecular substance-based polyimide film" on the rear of the screen is the key to its flexibility, rather than the usual firm plastic, which also provides the additional benefit of allowing thinner construction.
LG claims that a 60 inch Ultra HD roll-up television will be released by 2017. Such a product could potentially allow a device to roll away out of sight when not in use, in a similar way to a projector screen.
Flexible screens were demonstrated as early as 2006 when Sony showed off a small display that could bend and flex. Later, in 2008, the company on a more advanced prototype and said that "rigid television screens, bulky laptops and still image posters are to be a thing of the past" so guys keeps your socks up new technology about to come.
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