Researchers from the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan have a e-paper developed that is described by means of a thermal printer. The new, cheap e-paper can be up to 260 times.
The e-paper called ” i2R ” consists of a film containing a layer of cholesteric liquid crystals, as is to be read at Reuters. With the help of a thermal printer, the crystals are rotated so as to create a picture to show. Also the colours may in this way be shown. By a power source on the e-paper to connect the screen can be erased, but this is also for each other to get through the electronic ‘disposable’-paper to the other side to bend.
According to the researchers, the i2R e-paper up to 260 times be described and is the new electronic paper more suitable for printing name and price tags and vervoertickets. An A4 sheet of e-paper, that is already in production, is currently approximately one and a half euros in costs.
Just like e-paper based on electrowetting, the i2R e-paper no backlight is needed and consumes the screen after a picture change, no electricity. In contrast to the current e-paper include E-Ink is, however, in place of glass, a plastic substrate is used and does not need to be provided with a grid of transparent electrodes.
