World’s Most Efficient Flexible OLED Printed on Plastic, and more from TreeHugger
This week, solar chargers that tweet, steampunk-style lamps made from pipes and beer bottles, DARPA recycling space junk, lightbulbs made from paper, and more! 1. World’s Most Efficient Flexible OLED Printed on Plastic (Video) Researchers at the University of Toronto have made a major push in the printing of flexible OLED surfaces, something electronics manufacturers…
Lasers Power Pentagon’s Next-Gen Artificial Limbs
The Pentagon’s already got brain-controlled prosthetics, and they are a major improvement over old-school artificial limbs. The devices are far from perfect, however. They rely on metal implants, which aren’t compatible with the body’s tissues, and they can only transmit a few signals at a time – turning what should be a simple movement into…
Why Is Facebook Deleting Its Music Player App?
Bands and labels that stream music from their Facebook pages, the way they do with Myspace, are in for a big surprise: Facebook is phasing out its native Music Player app, which allowed them to post songs and discographies on the social network. Instead, Facebook recommends that they post videos instead, rely on third-party apps,…