1. Liquid Crystal Devices

2. Agenda Molecular Properties Thermal, Electric/Magnetic, Optic Effects Applications References

3. What are Liquid Crystals? Materials exhibiting properties of Liquids and Crystals Anisotropic

4. SolidLiquid CrystalLiquid

5. Director

6. Smectic

7. Pitch Chiral Nematic

8. External Effects on LCs Thermal Stress Electric/Magnetic - Freedericksz Transition Optical

9. Change in Plane of Polarization

10. Birefringence of LCs

11. Applications of LCs Displays and Projectors Thermometers Light Modulators and Switches Material Testing Chemical Probes LC Lens Rewritable Optical Data Storage

13. Major Players in LCs Sony Epson Panasonic LG Philips LCD Sharp Samsung Rolic Merck

14. References www.ilcsoc.org The International Liquid Crystal Societywww.ilcsoc.org plc.cwru.edu Polymers and Liquid Crystals Case Western Reserve Universityplc.cwru.edu http://www.sciencemag.org/ Science Magazine Homehttp://www.sciencemag.org/ www.lci.kent.edu Liquid Crystal Institute Kent State Universitywww.lci.kent.edu www.eng.ox.ac.uk/lc Liquid Crystal Technology Group Oxford Universitywww.eng.ox.ac.uk/lc

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