This is achieved by building up a pixel with a stack of two independently controllable
colored oil films plus a color filter.
The LiquavistaBright and LiquavistaColor display screens makes use of the electrowetting technology, which is all about putting to use electricity to bring about a contraction or expansion of the surface tension of
colored oil films.
With Electrowetting displays, the modification of the surface tension is used to obtain a simple optical switch by contracting
a colored oil film through applying a voltage.
Not exact matches
Cover the surface of it with a tiny
film of olive
oil, just to preserve the
color.
With no voltage applied, the (
colored)
oil forms a flat
film between the water and a hydrophobic (water - repellent) insulating coating of an electrode, resulting in a
colored pixel.