Japan Display, a company that makes components for the iPhone, just announced a flexible LCD screen

Japan Display (JDI) is a name you might have never heard before, but you may be reading this bit of news on one of its products. The multi-billion dollar company is a manufacturer of small- and medium-sized displays, including ones that go into well-known smartphones and tablets.

And JDI's latest development is a curious one – an LCD screen with flexible properties. The accent is on LCD here, as this is an industry breakthrough. Previous developments in the field have been based on OLED technology, which is why all existing phones with curved screens employ AMOLED ...