The cooperative agreement between ARL and Plextronics establishes the Flexible Electronics Research Initiative (FERI). FERI will focus on the advancement of material and device technology for flexible electronics, which offers benefits particularly relevant to military applications. The resiliency of these devices, for example, could increase the lifetime and reliability of current display applications in harsh environments.
Some of the technologies and products that this research could lead to also include:
- Real-time maps and displays that continually receive electronic data and information, yet are durable and flexible enough to be rolled up and stored in soldiers' backpacks.
- Displays that are directly contoured onto a soldier's uniform, offering the ability to turn a shirt or jacket cuff into an information displaying device.
Posted: Jun 26,2007 by Ron Mertens
