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Subject: China has developed a new electronic paper, a huge breakthrough that will catapult the material to a new level
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China has developed a new electronic paper, a huge breakthrough that will catapult the material to a new level
Guangzhou OED Technologies in partnership with a company in Chongqing has developed the world's first graphene electronic paper
Graphene is the world's strongest and lightest known material; a single layer of graphene is only 0.335 nanometers thick, and it can conduct heat and electricity
The new electronic paper can be used to create hard or flexible graphene displays, used in electronic products such as e-readers and wearable smart devices
Compared with traditional e-papers, graphene e-paper is more pliable and has more intensity and its high-light transmittance means optical displays will be much brighter
In addition, graphene is derived from carbon, meaning production costs will be much lower than for traditional e-papers, which use the rare, expensive metal indium
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