Nanowire circuits allow for transparent and flexible LED screens

Researchers in China have fabricated transparent and flexible LED screens using a simple, low-cost manufacturing process based on silver nanowires. Liu Yang and colleagues at Zhejiang University say their technique is an improvement on existing screens, which are too opaque for some applications and can be brittle when deposited on flexible substrates. Their technology could soon bring diverse new capabilities to displays built into the walls and windows of modern buildings.