The two companies are at the forefront of this technology which is tipped to replace TFT (thin film transistor) LCDs because OELDs can be made thinner and use less power while delivering a picture that is as good if not better as a TFT.

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The effect, which occurs thanks to a conducting fluid in which the yarns were dipped, could be put to use in motors much thinner than a human hair.

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There's also been talk of Apple using a thinner, better panel that would likely use in-cell touch rather than stack the LCD and touch surfaces in separate layers.

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