If you've ever wondered what sort of materials can be used to create bendable screens in the future, it looks like some researchers over at the Kyoto University recently discovered Chitin - a long-chain polymer that is the main component of crustacean exoskeletons can be used to create flat panel displays, solar cells and bendy screens. The researchers took an entire dead crab, treated its body with some acids and chemicals to strip it of minerals, proteins, lipids, fats and pigments. The shell was then immersed in an acrylic resin monomer, and turned completely transparent.
Ubergizmo, Transparent crab shells: the future of bendable screens?
