Liquid crystals controlled by magnetic fields may lead to new optical applications
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 08:31
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —Liquid crystals are widely known for their use in LCD TVs, in which quickly changing electrical fields are used to control the molecular order of the liquid crystals. This in turn changes how light is transmitted through the liquid crystals to make the pictures change on the TV screen.