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Originally Posted by 5thWiggle
Yes, but the individual sensors are laid out in grids in the surface. Bending the display would move these elements closer together, decreasing the mutual capacitance (minutely, but it's measureable). This might cause false triggers. Also, glass is not affected by humidity whereas many types of plastic are. Any absorbtion of moisture by a plastic substrate would decrease its dielectric coefficient (insulation valve) and might require the touchscreen to be recalibrated.
Or possibly my brain has failed the smoke test, and the flexible display would work fine with a capacitive touch screen.
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All very valid points, but I suspect the initial use for this technology will simply be to produce shatter-proof "rigid" devices, rather than "bendy" ones.