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NEW SCREEN
HAS HUMAN EYE
RESOLUTION
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, The technology utilises nanoparticles, the size,
the University of Gothenburg and Uppsala arrangement and optical properties of which can be
University have developed a screen technology precisely tuned to scatter and reflect red, green and
with the highest resolution to the human eye, blue light. A weak electrical signal can be used to
potentially transforming virtual and augmented switch the particles off so turning the pixels black.
reality experiences. The passive screen relies on ambient light as
opposed to a built-in backlight.
The technology was demonstrated by recreating
Gustav Klimt’s painting The Kiss on an area of 1.4x1.9
mm, about one four-thousandth of the size of a
smartphone display.
Reference: Barnard, L., ‘Swedish Scientists develop Screen with
Human-eye Resolution’, Electronic Specifier, 24th. October
The ‘retina-E-paper’ is a reflective screen with pixels
the measure just 560 nanometres. Each pixel roughly
corresponds to a single photoreceptor in the human
eye, giving the display a resolution of over 25,000
pixels per inch, which is way above that of today’s
consumer devices.
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