Rorschach’s Mask is Now One Step Closer to Reality

Researchers at a Taiwan university announced last week that they had found a way to use silk membranes in flexible electronic devices and started talks with manufacturers about adopting the unusual but cheap material.

Silk, which has a low material cost (when compared to standard screen tech) can be easily purchased on the island. The material would cost about NT$10 (about 3 cents USD) per device.  The technology turns liquid silk into membranes that work as insulators for flexible thin-film transistors, a component of bendable electronics.

Okay, it would be a stretch to say that you could make a mask for the Watchmen character Rorschach out of this stuff, but it’s certainly possible.