This white paper identifies the major types of LCDs, describes the technology in detail, shows how it works, and identifies major LCD applications as well as leading global suppliers. The paper also ...

Liquid crystal displays could soon be painted straight on to surfaces, using a technique currently being refined by researchers at Philips laboratories in the Netherlands. The process removes the need ...

Liquid crystals are all around us, from cell phone screens and video game consoles to car dashboards and medical devices. Run an electric current through liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and they ...

Holographic display technology provides an ultimate solution for real 3D display and has great potential in augmented reality and virtual reality. However, the color and viewing angle of holographic ...

Dyes play a critical role in the performance of liquid crystal display (LCD) colour filters, serving as the primary colourant that defines both the chromatic accuracy and efficiency of modern displays ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The screens we use every day – from smartphones to televisions – work by either filtering white light or creating their own illumination. These approaches have served well but ...

I enjoyed reading the article, “A Century of Chemistry and of C&EN” in the Aug. 7/14, 2023, issue of C&EN (page 18). I wanted to mention one development that was not covered in the piece. In 1966, my ...

In brief: Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for liquid crystal display TVs? According to an industry insider who recently spoke with a supplier of LCDs to companies like Samsung, it's ...

Under the right conditions, liquid crystals condense into astonishing structures, spontaneously generating filaments and flattened discs that can transport material from one place to another, much ...