An international team of researchers has developed a new blue-phase liquid crystal that could enable televisions, computer screens and other displays that pack more pixels into the same spac... Read more
A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could restore long-sightedness in older people. As people... Read more
A newly developed light shutter may pave the way for see-through displays and smart windows The secret desire of urban daydreamers staring out their office windows at the sad brick walls of... Read more
The discovery has applications in signage, posters, writing tablets, billboards and anti-counterfeit technology Chemists at the University of California, Riverside have constructed liquid cr... Read more
Thanks to a new lubricant, small gears can run with virtually no friction. Made from liquid crystalline fluid, these lubricants drastically reduce friction and wear. Lubricants are used in m... Read more
“Our measurements are a bucket of cold water for designers of molecular nanomachines” An innovative measurement method was used at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy o... Read more
Slimmed-down telescopic contact lens switches between magnified and normal vision using a modified pair of liquid crystal eyeglasses Contact lenses correct many people’s eyesight but... Read more
A new type of retinal prosthesis Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a sys... Read more
A seemingly ordinary, transparent piece of glass suddenly illuminates with video A seemingly ordinary, transparent piece of glass suddenly illuminates with video. It’s Samsung’s... Read more
Lotus Glass reportedly has a high annealing point Corning’s tough-but-light Gorilla Glass has become a common feature on smartphone displays, along with those of other consumer electro... Read more
Discovery Could Boost Metamaterials, High-Strength Fibers Giant flakes of graphene oxide in water aggregate like a stack of pancakes, but infinitely thinner, and in the process gain characte... Read more
Sometimes futuristic-looking prototypes of gadgets do get commercialized: Brother has announced it is ready to bring to market the so-called AiRScouter, a head-mounted and transparent transm... Read more
The days of being blinded by glare from the sun, despite the $300 sunglasses straddling your face, may soon be over. Chris Mullin, PhD, a formerly local inventor and entrepreneur, has teamed... Read more
We have previously reported on the development of prototype adaptive focus glasses at the University of Arizona (UA) that were able to switch focus electronically. Unlike manually adjustable... Read more
THE popularity of touch-screens on mobile phones means that a swipe, tap or a flick comes as naturally these days as the click of a mouse. But existing touch-screens have their limits. Those... Read more
