New-age gadgets such as Apple's iPads and TVS could shortly be rolled up like newspapers, thanks to a new technology being formulated by scientists in Australia and Italy.

Researchers at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne University and Italy's University of Padua were making use of laser technology to create products comprising TVs, iPads, cellular phones and Kindles more flexile, thinner as well as affordable.

According to mX, the same technology was also being utilized to build up screens, which would replace light bulbs.

The screens would be fastened to a ceiling like wallpaper to light a room.

The researchers were creating prototypes to take to Apple and other makers by the coming year.

According to Melbourne-based CSIRO researcher Jacek Jasieniak, the technology could effortlessly be applied to iPads to make them more accessible.

Jacek Jasieniak said, "It wouldn't be so bulky. So in the future, they'll make (electronic) newspapers that are flexible and rollable. You'll be able to put them in your bag or pocket and read them on the train in a very compact way. It can be applied to any displays, including mobile phones, where you need some color being emitted maybe (at) a high intensity, brightness and purity."

The laser technology would also dramatically lessen manufacturing costs and make colour displays more lustrous. (With Inputs from Agencies)