News tagged with liquid crystal

Reserchers find new method for manipulating liquid crystals

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for manipulating the molecules of liquid crystals in ways previously unachieved could result in more effective industrial sealants, improved food packaging and even enhanced electronic displays, ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

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Repulsive interactions

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent state of the roads is a clear illustration of what happens when water freezes into crystals of ice. But despite its frequent occurrence, the crystallisation of water is remarkably ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

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Sony books $870mln quarterly profit

Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp. Thursday announced a third-quarter net profit of 870 million dollars, a result it said "significantly exceeded expectations".

Technology / Business

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Going Beyond Moore's Law by Using the Third Dimension

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have demonstrated a new microwire fabrication technique in which microwires self-assemble themselves in a three-dimensional template made of nematic liquid crystals. Amidst concerns ...

Physics / General Physics

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Asia's IT parts makers struggle with demand boom

Wrong-footed by rocketing consumer demand, Asian technology suppliers are scrambling to expand capacity before inventories run dry of everything from semiconductors to flat-panel screens.

Technology / Business

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Kodak, Samsung agree on licensing pact

(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Monday it will draw royalties from South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. under a licensing pact that gives the companies access to each other's digital-imaging patents.

Technology / Business

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Electronic Liquid Crystal States Discovered in Parent of Iron-Based Superconductor

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists discover evidence for 'electronic liquid crystal' states within the parent compound of one type of iron-based, high-temperature superconductor.

Physics / Superconductivity

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Samsung aims to quadruple LED-backlit TV sales

South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Sunday said it aimed to quadruple its sales of LED-backlit flat panel televisions to 10 million units this year.

Technology / Business

created Jan 03, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

LG Display claims world's thinnest TV panel

South Korea's LG Display said Monday it has developed the world's thinnest LCD television panel, measuring 2.6 millimetres (0.1 inches).

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 8

S.Korea's LG aims to sell 400,000 3D TVs next year

South Korea's LG Electronics announced Tuesday it plans to sell 400,000 three-dimensional televisions next year by teaming up with local digital satellite broadcaster SkyLife.

Technology / Business

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sharp shows plant making 10th generation panels

(AP) -- Huge sheets of glass are guided by robotic arms, sliding and turning in a towering germ-free plant, the world's first making giant "10th generation" panels for flat screen TVs.

Technology / Business

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Chemists get custom-designed microscopic particles to self-assemble in liquid crystal

(PhysOrg.com) -- The scientists anticipate their "LithoParticles" will have significant applications in photonics, optical communications and other areas.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Spotting evidence of directed percolation

A team of physicists has, for the first time, seen convincing experimental evidence for directed percolation, a phenomenon that turns up in computer models of the ways diseases spread through a population ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Epson's new 4K panel for 3LCD projectors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seiko Epson Corporation has announced the world's first 4K panel for 3LCD (liquid crystal display) projectors. The panel will enable the projectors to produce a bright image of 4096 x 2160 ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1 weblog

Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University scientists today unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 3