Scientists have developed a massive 100-inch transparent screen that’s set to be ten times cheaper than traditional transparent OLEDs. This innovative screen can function both indoors and outdoors, with adjustable transparency based on user needs.
The screen, made from a new kind of film material, is as thin as a human hair and displays detailed images with high color and light clarity. It can become more opaque to show finer details and is highly reflective to targeted light, offering a 170-degree viewing angle.
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), in collaboration with Meta2People, are commercializing the Nano Transparent Screen (NTS) using a roll-to-roll process involving titanium dioxide nanoparticles. These particles enhance the screen’s durability and optical quality. The screen also incorporates a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film, which can be adjusted to change transparency.
Compared to conventional transparent OLED screens, which cost around $72,000, the new panel is expected to cost just one-tenth of that due to its simple and replicable manufacturing process.
Jun-Ho Jeong, principal researcher at KIMM, emphasized the innovative combination of nanomaterials and IT technologies in the creation of the NTS, with ongoing efforts to improve its quality and popularize transparent screens.