[Dylrob]

Originally Posted by wodin

Bendable electronic paper displays whole color range



They don't say how it works, just that it's got gold and silver in it so it's bound to be expensive.

There is actually at least a small amount of gold in virtually all of your electronics. It's uses in places where corrosion would be an issue. The issue is quantity.

The article says that the expense currently is from an excessive amount of gold that gets wasted in the manufacturing process.