The Ultra HD screen uses a special film instead of plastic as backing to allow screen to be rolled into a tight tube.
The new 1.05 trillion won ($900 million) flexible OLED plant in being built in Korea. Starting in 2017, it will make four times as many screens as the current-gen plant thanks to a larger 'substrate' sheet size.
Fans of sf movies may recall this image of the rollable map display from the 2000 film Red Planet
(Red Planet movie rollable map display)
Pretty great stuff - maybe next up - trips to Mars?
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