Researchers Develop New Materials for Truly Stretchable OLED Screens
Researchers at the University of Chicago have created new materials that make OLED displays fully stretchable. Their key advance is an aluminium electrode embedded in a gallium–indium alloy, allowing it to “crackle” and self-heal under strain as liquid metal fills emerging gaps. Alongside this, a newly designed stretchy conductive polymer maintains electrical performance while repeatedly flexed. Together, these materials enable durable, flexible OLED screens suited for future wearables, medical patches, implantable sensors and bendable consumer devices.
