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Foxsayy t1_ivuwxs8 wrote

Reply to comment by garry4321 in LG's latest display can be stretched by 20 percent. The 12-inch full-color display can be stretched to 14 inches. by Sariel007

>I dont get why they keep making these things when I dont see the demand.

All progress is progress. Even if you don't see the use case now, it's very likely there will be one, or that the mechanics uncovered during the research will be useful elsewhere.

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garry4321 t1_ivvp20z wrote

That’s not true at all. People invent bullshit stuff all the time that flops and has zero future use.

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Foxsayy t1_ivvx1wy wrote

What do you mean by invent? Making something new doesn't necessarily mean significant progress.

However, pioneering flexible displays complete with a new fabricated material and spring-archtictured circuitry that is resistant to significant flexion, at least to me, certainly seems to qualify as progress.

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