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Ever wonder how your phone screen lights up? Sir Richard Friend, the Cambridge physicist behind modern OLED tech, breaks down the spin-radical molecules making your displays brighter and more efficient. A rare chance to hear from the scientist whose work is literally in your pocket.
Cutting-edge science
Free public lecture
Tech innovation
University of Michigan
Tips
🏛️Johnson Rooms on 3rd floor, ask at info booth
📱Friend's OLED research powers smartphone displays
🎖️Knighted scientist, Millennium Prize winner
Spin Radical Molecular Semiconductors
Northside




Ever wonder how your phone screen lights up? Sir Richard Friend, the Cambridge physicist behind modern OLED tech, breaks down the spin-radical molecules making your displays brighter and more efficient. A rare chance to hear from the scientist whose work is literally in your pocket.
Cutting-edge science
Free public lecture
Tech innovation
University of Michigan
Tips
🏛️Johnson Rooms on 3rd floor, ask at info booth
📱Friend's OLED research powers smartphone displays
🎖️Knighted scientist, Millennium Prize winner
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