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- noun The
modification of thewetting properties of a (typicallyhydrophobic ) surface by means of an applied electric field.
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Examples
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Liquavista, which was founded in 2006 as a spin-off from the Philips Research Labs, offers a new type of electronic display technology known as electrowetting for applications in e-readers, mobile phones, media players and other mobile devices.
Samsung Electronics Buys Dutch Display Company Jung-Ah Lee 2011
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Using a process that he describes, which involves something called electrowetting, he imagines we could have e-readers on paper that deliver books, news and video with speed, color and clarity just the way the iPad does today.
Another e-reader revolution? Steven E. Levingston 2010
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Reversing a process called electrowetting to generate power
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Liquavista offers a new type of electronic display technology called electrowetting used in e-readers, mobile phones and media players and consumes just 10 percent of the battery power of existing display technologies, Samsung said.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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It achieves such benefits due to a process called electrowetting, which involves small electrical charges moving colored oil within each pixel.
Ubergizmo 2010
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It achieves such benefits due to a process called electrowetting, which involves small electrical charges moving colored oil within each pixel.
Ubergizmo 2010
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The porous membrane is one of the unique design features that give the battery the ability to have very long shelf until it is activated via a technique called electrowetting, which gives the mPhase reserve battery one of its key attributes -- programmable triggering.
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Inc., is focused on developing and commercializing a new battery technology based on a well-patented phenomenon known as electrowetting, which provides a unique way to store energy and manage power that will revolutionize the battery industry.
News 2009
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(OTC BB: XDSL. OB), through its wholly owned subsidiary AlwaysReady, Inc., is focused on developing and commercializing a new battery technology based on a well-patented phenomenon known as electrowetting, which provides a unique way to store energy and manage power that will revolutionize the battery industry.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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Inc., is focused on developing and commercializing a new battery technology based on a well-patented phenomenon known as electrowetting, which provides a unique way to store energy and manage power that will revolutionize the battery industry.
News 2009
Prolagus commented on the word electrowetting
"Wetting aided by an electric charge."
June 9, 2011
bilby commented on the word electrowetting
I hereby charge Prolagus with Aiding and Awetting.
June 9, 2011