QD Vision, a startup company in Watertown, MA, has developed a monochromatic 32-by-64-pixel test bed for a technology that will probably replace the high definition TVs of today.

The display will be thin, flexible and you will be able to see it clearly in direct sunlight!

Moreover, it will use less power than a conventional laptop LCD!

According to QD Vision, the technology will enable the display to cover more of the visible color spectrum than current displays and produce such high-contrast images that today's flat-screen displays will look dull and washed out by comparison.

How do they do it?

The display uses quantum dots.  These are nanoparticles that are actually nanoscale semiconductor crystals.  When the size of the particles are changed, they emit a different color. The colors emitted by these particles are supposedly very pure. 

By getting pure color, the displays will be more color saturation than current ones.

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