It’s one of a growing number of new display technologies.
Deuterium is used to make highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes that emit stronger light.
LG said it has figured out how to extract deuterium from water and apply it to organic light-emitting devices.
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The deuterium compounds allow the display to emit brighter light while maintaining high efficiency for a long time.
The new display technology also allows LG to make TVs with thinner bezels for a sleek and dramatic look.
A few new display technologies meet or beat LG’s, including microLED and quantum dot, Alam said.
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MicroLED is similar to OLED in that it doesn’t require a backlight and can produce intense blacks.
LG says it plans to incorporate OLED.EX technology into all its OLED panels later this year.
Taste Your TV?
LG isn’t the only company that’s thinking up new spins on TV displays.
A Japanese researcher has created alickable TV screenthat can imitate food flavors.
The flavor sample then rolls onto a TV screen for the viewer to sample.
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Another new display technology could bring holograms to TVs.
