Scientists at the University of Florida have discovered that carbon nanotubes could be used to allow OLED displays to be manufactured in bigger sizes.
The current silicon-based transistors are unsuitable for large screen adaptations due to variations in their electrical characteristics, reports Physics World. The researchers' new light-emitting transistor consumes much less power, just 6% of the total, allowing the remainder to be used for light generation at the standard television display brightness.
The team have been backed by Venture Capital firm Nanoholdings.
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