An organic light-emitting diode (OLED or Organic LED), also known as an organic EL (organic electroluminescent) diode is a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic compound that emits light in response to an electric current.
Coca-Cola Singapore has just revealed a set of OLED sugar-free Coke bottles. Coinciding with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the bottles see Rey and Kylo Ren squaring off with light-up smart labels.
The lightsabers are connected to a printed battery that sends power to the diodes when the label is touched — completing the circuit.
The battery is able to handle a minimum of 500 touches before running out of power.
Die-hard Star Wars fans may have some trouble getting their hands on these bottles as they are limited to 8,000 pieces, and obtainable exclusively in Singapore via a social media scavenger hunt.
It will be possible to visualise a mini clip on OLED packaging in the future.
This brings us to the following question: is this sustainable? Are these OLED packaging recyclable? The answer is no.
Well done to Coca-cola for this major progress in terms of packaging technology; but not so well done in terms of sustainability.
REFS
Published on hypebeast.com
Coca-Cola Introduces Light-up OLED Rey and Kylo Ren Lightsaber Bottl