Photonic circuits, which manipulate light to perform various computational tasks, have become essential tools for a range of ...

In 1888, liquid crystals were identified by Austrian botanist Friedrich Reinitzer and German physicist Otto Lehmann. Studying the cholesterol in carrots using a temperature-controlled polarizing ...

1.Enlarged photomicrograph of a liquid crystal. A Nicol prism is used as analyser; there is no polariser. The substance is ethyl pam-azoxybenzoate, temperature 114 °-120 ° C. Notice the polygons ...

After watching [Ben Krasnow]’s efforts to build a liquid crystal display, we can easily see why the suits thought what they did. It’s an amazing engineering feat. Before building his own ...

What are Liquid Crystal Nanoparticles? Liquid crystal nanoparticles (LCNPs) are a unique class of nanomaterials that combine the properties of liquid crystals with the advantages of nanoparticles.

LCD technology utilizes the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. These crystals do not emit light directly but use a backlight or reflector to produce images in ...

For decades, researchers have explored how electrons behave in quantum materials. Under certain conditions, electrons ...

Achiral liquid crystal pathways enhance efficiency by 20% and stability three-fold, while chiral structures increase efficiency by 56% and stability 50 times, offering promising prospects for ...

Microdisplays based on liquid-crystal-on-silicon technology may soon ... colour gamut and can achieve well in excess of the ITU-R Recommendation BT.709 colour gamut (for high-definition television ...

More than $2 billion has been spent over the past 15 years in trying to develop the technology and infrastructure behind liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) displays. After a fitful start ...