China, UK researchers join hands on smart screen tech

Users could soon be unrolling e-books and television screens, or receiving live traffic updates across the car windshields, thanks to a breakthrough by researchers in China and the United Kingdom.

Electrical engineers at Shandong University and the University of Manchester have developed an ultrafast oxide-based transistor that can be used in the circuitry and displays of flexible and transparent electronics.

Most electronic devices currently in use include silicon-based transistors, which are basic components of electronic circuits and displays. Although silicon-based circuitry is high-performing, it is rigid and opaque.