Now, a team of researchers from AGFA-Gevaert, IMEC, Holst Centre and Philips have prototyped a 12- x 12-centimeter flexible OLED lighting panel that swaps out the ITO for highly-conductive transparent resin electrodes.

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The triangular fabric panels are fitted together with open joints, with the lighting integrated into the panel system.

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The control panel can move the actors using two motorized carts, cue lighting, playback voice recordings and even activate special electronics embedded in the puppets, such as LED eyes in the demo video after the break.

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The company said global demand for flat-panel TVs and digital devices had weakened, though sales of LED lighting and in-car equipment had grown.

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To that end, Nissan incorporated a glass roof, to let in daylight, and a high-resolution seven-inch flat panel monitor for watching videos, using the Internet, or controlling cabin temperature, lighting, etc.

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