Polymer Vision 2011 Flexible display surviving extreme ball drop

[PyroSA]

I managed to crack my digitiser, the LCD was unaffected.

That was before gorilla glass hit the market though.

I'm not quite sure how this would combine with other materials. If the LCD doesn't help absorb the shock, wouldn't the digitiser be more likely to be damaged in a touchscreen device that hits a side edge after a drop?

Or could the tougher screen be used more as structural component giving the other components a better chance of surviving?

[3bullient]

Anyone else reminded of the Harrison Ford version of Sabrina?

[foecheezee]

Sweet! I want one for every room in my house, because of my 3 yr old.

[1256778]

But will it blend???

[jaysatanfox]

I bet I could break it.

[seekirk]

It looks black and white. It's not graphene. It may suit the reader world if it were cheap. The tech has already been surpassed, and this Co went bnkrpt developing something already behind.

[omgthisiswerid]

Why didn't it bounce like the other one, I think they cheated!

[PolymerVisionChannel]

@omgthisiswerid As the Polymer Vision flexible display absorbs impact energy very efficiently the ball does not bounce up. The glass display is stiff and does not absorb the energy of the ball well. This causes the ball to bounce and the display to break.

Think of it as a ball dropped on a carpet (the Polymer Vision display) or a ball dropped on a concrete floor (the glass display).

[raydar670]

Interesting. Now send it to market.

[ProudiPhoneOwner]

Engadget sent me here too

[SLCDRAGONS105]

Engadget sent me here.

[dmiller2784]

Pretty impressive lets see a bowling ball next