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A group of researchers supported by Samsung Electronics sa005930.SE -0.72%id Friday that they’ve developed a technique for synthesizing graphene– an ultra-thin material of unusual strength and flexibility — that brings commercialization a step closer.
Graphene is an attractive material because of its potential use as a bendable, ultrathin screen for wearable devices, offering flexibility and strength in a lightweight package. Samsung has released a number of new products in the past year with curved or bendable displays, including an array of widescreen televisions, smartphones and smartwatches. Samsung executives have described the current products as a foreshadowing of a new era of wearable and bendable devices. Graphene is the thinnest material known, but is also extremely good at conducting electricity and heat.
A group of researchers supported by Samsung Electronics sa005930.SE -0.72%id Friday that they’ve developed a technique for synthesizing graphene– an ultra-thin material of unusual strength and flexibility — that brings commercialization a step closer.
Graphene is an attractive material because of its potential use as a bendable, ultrathin screen for wearable devices, offering flexibility and strength in a lightweight package. Samsung has released a number of new products in the past year with curved or bendable displays, including an array of widescreen televisions, smartphones and smartwatches. Samsung executives have described the current products as a foreshadowing of a new era of wearable and bendable devices. Graphene is the thinnest material known, but is also extremely good at conducting electricity and heat.
