A company called Atmel is pioneering what could be a revolution in mobile displays.
The company has created a new technology called XSense, which is an incredibly thin film-based touch sensor that can actually be curved and manipulated in ways never before used in a commercial device.
Atmel is not one of the sexiest or most well-known firms in the world of mobile technology, but it does have an important role in some of the most popular devices on the market today, like Samsung's Galaxy Note phone and Galaxy Tab tablet.
This latest creation will, for example, allow manufacturers to create smartphones that have no edge; the entire device will be touch-enabled. Or it could create curved phones that don't conform to the traditional "candy bar" profiles. ...