FlexEnable shows vision in wrist-hugging display at MWC
Please. Could you ever really expect to walk away from Mobile World Congress without hearing vendor words such as "bendy" "curve" and "flex"?
Consumer & Gadgets
News tagged with liquid crystal
Hardware
Samsung develops a slim-panel holographic video display
A team of researchers at Samsung has developed a slim-panel holographic video display that allows for viewing from a variety of angles. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the group describes their ...
Computer Sciences
Mathematicians suggest liquid crystals could be used to create building blocks for a new kind of computer
A pair of researchers at MIT have found evidence suggesting that a new kind of computer could be built based on liquid crystals rather than silicon. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, Žiga Kos and ...
Engineering
Kateeva coating could finally give us bendable displays
A new startup based in Menlo Park, California called Kateeva might have solved one of the problems that is keeping manufacturers from selling us portable devices with bendable displays. They've developed a coating process ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers show how to make a 'computer' out of liquid crystals
Researchers with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have shown for the first time how to design the basic elements needed for logic operations using a kind of material called a liquid crystal—paving ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Robotics
Team develops mechanism to control actuation, cooling and energy conversion for soft robotics
The shape memory polymers known as liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are increasingly popular for uses in soft robotics, haptics, and wearable computing. Functioning as actuators, they can allow materials to contract, expand, ...
May 26, 2022
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Robotics
Watch these tube-shaped robots roll up stairs, carry carts, and race one another
Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating a bumpy and unpredictable landscape. The prototype, which is tube-shaped, ...
Sep 22, 2021
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Engineering
Developing fabrics that change shape when they heat up
New textiles developed at Aalto University change shape when they heat up, giving designers a wide range of new options. In addition to offering adjustable esthetics, responsive smart fabrics could also help monitor people's ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
LG Display: Expect display rollable like newspaper at CES
Anyone following tech stories from month to month will recognize LG Display as those tech people focused on "bendy" and "rollable" displays, bolstered by the company's aggressive attention toward novel organic light-emitting ...
Engineering
Smart glass goes from clear to opaque and back again – 27 million times
A smart material that switches back and forth between transparent and opaque could be installed in buildings or automobiles, potentially reducing energy bills by avoiding the need for costly air conditioning.
Jun 9, 2016
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