A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

Occupying a state between liquid and solid phases, liquid crystals respond to minute electric fields in a myriad of display and other applications. You're likely viewing this on an LCD panel. Courtesy ...

An international research team from Russia, France and Germany has proposed a new method for orienting liquid crystals. It could be used to increase the viewing angle of liquid-crystal displays.

Optimized blue-phase liquid crystal for field-sequential-color displays. Optical Materials Express , 2017; 7 (2): 641 DOI: 10.1364/OME.7.000641 Cite This Page : ...

Cutting-Edge Liquid Crystal Technologies Drive Breakthroughs in Vision Care and Smart EyewearTAINAN, Taiwan, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax ...

Definition:Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology is a widely used type of flat-panel display that leverages the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals. LCDs are prevalent in televisions, ...

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), as a source of entangled photons, is of great interest for quantum physics and quantum technology, but so far it could be only implemented in solids ...

Liquid crystal polarization gratings are also known as geometric phase gratings, Pancharatnam-Berry phase gratings, and diffractive waveplates. These transmissive gratings efficiently (> 99.5%) ...

New uses for old technology. The fundamental liquid crystal research that ultimately led to the development of the Boogie Board eWriter began in 1989 as part of the National Science Foundation's ...

Physics Computer made from liquid crystals would ripple with calculations. A proposal for a computer built using liquid crystals – similar to those found in LCD TVs – would use the orientation ...