Japan’s Seiko Epson has developed a prototype electronic-paper display that offers the world’s highest resolution, the company said Monday.The 7.1-inch screen that Seiko Epson has developed is approximately the same size as an A6 piece of paper (105 by 148 millimeters) and has a resolution of 1,536 by 2048 pixels, the company said.Electronic paper is a hot area of display research at present. The screens are made on sheets of plastic and so are flexible and thin just like a piece of paper, hence their name. Developers envisage that they could be used as foldable or rollable displays instead of newspapers. Because they are digital, the news could be updated in real time or even include video. Flexible SRAM The prototype screen combines several technologies that Seiko Epson has previously developed, said Alastair Bourne, a spokesman for the company, which is based in Suwa, Japan. The technologies include flexible memory chips, development of which was announced last year. The chips can be built onto the same plastic substrate as the display and can bend with the screen. The screen is partly based on technology from E Ink. The two companies and Seiko Watch last year began sales of a wristwatch with a flexible electronic paper display. The new prototype display is not only bigger than that used in the watch, but is also an active type, which means it can show moving images. The watch display wasn’t capable of that, said Epson. E-paper wristwatch -Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau) Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe