If you think at all about liquid crystals, you probably think of display technology. However, researchers have worked out a way to use an ink-jet-like process to 3D print iridescent colors using a ...

While we have had E Ink e-paper display for a while now, it is the color e-paper display that has turned out to be the newest trend, captivating manufacturers and buyers around the world. Much like ...

(1) See LC shutter glasses. (2) A method of directing light onto the drum in an electrophotographic printer. A matrix of liquid crystal dots function as shutters that are opened and closed. See LCD.

Imagine a clock that doesn’t have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at CU Boulder have used liquid crystals, the same materials that ...