Flat-Panel Displays

Advances in microelectronics and liquid crystals make possible video screens that can be hung on a wall or worn on a wrist. Researchers are betting on a matrix of liquid crystals switched on and off by thin-film transistors.

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Published in:Scientific American 1993-03, Vol.268 (3), p.90-97
Main Authors: Depp, Steven W., Howard, Webster E.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric potential
Electrodes
Electronics
Glass
LCDs
Liquid crystal displays
Liquid crystals
Molecules
Pixels
Product displays
R&D
Research & development
Semiconductors
Technology
Transistors
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Summary:Advances in microelectronics and liquid crystals make possible video screens that can be hung on a wall or worn on a wrist. Researchers are betting on a matrix of liquid crystals switched on and off by thin-film transistors.
ISSN:0036-8733
1946-7087