1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auAndrew Liszewskihttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/andrewliszewski-usa/We're Getting Closer to Electronic Paper That Can Display as Many Colours as an LCD Displayrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="G1u3vWnaS6"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/07/were-getting-closer-to-electronic-paper-that-can-display-as-many-colours-as-an-lcd-display/">We’re Getting Closer to Electronic Paper That Can Display as Many Colours as an LCD Display</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/07/were-getting-closer-to-electronic-paper-that-can-display-as-many-colours-as-an-lcd-display/embed/#?secret=G1u3vWnaS6" width="600" height="338" title="“We’re Getting Closer to Electronic Paper That Can Display as Many Colours as an LCD Display” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="G1u3vWnaS6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/13/c975af6bf57bc305d919a91e9e53db48.jpg?quality=7525511435Electronic paper, from companies like E Ink, can display colour images now while minimising power usage. The trade-off is they look nowhere near as vibrant as display technologies like LCD and OLED, but new research out of Sweden could soon change that with an innovative type of reflective screen.