Liquid Gold

Liquid Gold
Author: Joseph A. Castellano
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2005
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789812565846

This book traces the history of liquid crystal display (LCD)development from simple laboratory samples to the flat, thin LCDs thathave become an important part of everyday life, appearing intelevision screens, computers, cellular phones, as well as numerousother consumer and industrial products.

Liquid Gold: The Story Of Liquid Crystal Displays And The Creation Of An Industry

Liquid Gold: The Story Of Liquid Crystal Displays And The Creation Of An Industry
Author: Joseph A Castellano
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2005-01-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 981448203X

This book traces the history of liquid crystal display (LCD) development from simple laboratory samples to the flat, thin LCDs that have become an important part of everyday life, appearing in television screens, computers, cellular phones, as well as numerous other consumer and industrial products. It provides insight into how these products were developed and what might be expected in the future. This account is a personal, in-depth look at the evolution of a high-technology industry from the eyes of the author, who watched it grow from inception to ubiquity for over nearly forty years. The story that is told in this book goes beyond the technical details and into the ideas, visions, struggles, and ambitions of the scientists and engineers who made it possible. In addition, the diverse field of LCD technology encompasses not only electronics but also physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, marketing, and sales. Consequently, this book will be of interest to physical scientists from several disciplines as well as engineers and students.

Liquid Crystal Display Drivers

Liquid Crystal Display Drivers
Author: David J.R. Cristaldi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2009-03-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9048122554

Liquid Crystal Display Drivers deals with Liquid Crystal Displays from the electronic engineering point of view and is the first expressively focused on their driving circuits. After introducing the physical-chemical properties of the LC substances, their evolution and application to LCDs, the book converges to the examination and in-depth explanation of those reliable techniques, architectures, and design solutions amenable to efficiently design drivers for passive-matrix and active-matrix LCDs, both for small size and large size panels. Practical approaches regularly adopted for mass production but also emerging ones are discussed. The topics treated have in many cases general validity and found application also in alternative display technologies (OLEDs, Electrophoretic Displays, etc.).

Soap, Science, and Flat-Screen TVs

Soap, Science, and Flat-Screen TVs
Author: David Dunmur
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2014-05-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191004308

The terms 'liquid crystal' or 'liquid crystal display' (LCD) are recognized in the context of flat-screen televisions, but the properties and history of liquid crystals are little known. This book tells the story of liquid crystals, from their controversial discovery at the end of the nineteenth century, to their eventual acceptance as another state of matter to rank alongside gases, liquids, and solids. As their story unfolds, the scientists involved and their works are put into illuminating broader socio-political contexts. In recent years, liquid crystals have had a major impact on the display industry, culminating in the now widely available flat-screen televisions. This development is described in detail over three chapters, and the basic science behind it is explained in simple terms accessible to a general reader. New applications of liquid crystals in materials, biosystems, medicine, and technology are also explained. The authors' approach to the subject defines a new genre of popular science books. The historical background to the scientific discoveries is given in detail, and the personal communications between the scientists involved are explored. The book tells the story of liquid crystals, but it also shows that scientific discovery and exploitation relies on human interactions, and the social and political environments in which they operate.

Revolutionizing Energy Conversion - Photoelectrochemical Technologies and Their Role in Sustainability

Revolutionizing Energy Conversion - Photoelectrochemical Technologies and Their Role in Sustainability
Author: Mahmoud Zendehdel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2024-09-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0854668810

Revolutionizing Energy Conversion - Photoelectrochemical Technologies and Their Role in Sustainability offers a comprehensive exploration of the latest advancements in photoelectrochemical (PEC) technologies and microbial fuel cells (MFCs), two rapidly evolving fields at the forefront of sustainable energy research. This book presents a curated collection of cutting-edge studies that examine the innovative materials, processes, and applications driving the future of energy conversion. By harnessing the power of light and microbial activity, these technologies provide promising solutions to the global challenge of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Readers will gain insights into the potential of PEC systems for hydrogen production, solar energy harvesting, and smart energy storage, as well as the emerging role of MFCs in sustainable electricity generation. This book is an essential resource for researchers, engineers, and policymakers seeking to understand the transformative impact of these technologies on the energy landscape. With a focus on practical applications and sustainability, it highlights the potential of PEC and MFC technologies to revolutionize energy conversion, contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable future.

Handbook of Optoelectronics

Handbook of Optoelectronics
Author: John P. Dakin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1162
Release: 2017-10-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482256975

Handbook of Optoelectronics offers a self-contained reference from the basic science and light sources to devices and modern applications across the entire spectrum of disciplines utilizing optoelectronic technologies. This second edition gives a complete update of the original work with a focus on systems and applications. Volume I covers the details of optoelectronic devices and techniques including semiconductor lasers, optical detectors and receivers, optical fiber devices, modulators, amplifiers, integrated optics, LEDs, and engineered optical materials with brand new chapters on silicon photonics, nanophotonics, and graphene optoelectronics. Volume II addresses the underlying system technologies enabling state-of-the-art communications, imaging, displays, sensing, data processing, energy conversion, and actuation. Volume III is brand new to this edition, focusing on applications in infrastructure, transport, security, surveillance, environmental monitoring, military, industrial, oil and gas, energy generation and distribution, medicine, and free space. No other resource in the field comes close to its breadth and depth, with contributions from leading industrial and academic institutions around the world. Whether used as a reference, research tool, or broad-based introduction to the field, the Handbook offers everything you need to get started. (The previous edition of this title was published as Handbook of Optoelectronics, 9780750306461.) John P. Dakin, PhD, is professor (emeritus) at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK. Robert G. W. Brown, PhD, is chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics and an adjunct full professor in the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic at the University of California, Irvine.

Jump-Starting America

Jump-Starting America
Author: Jonathan Gruber
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1541762509

The untold story of how America once created the most successful economy the world has ever seen—and how we can do it again. The American economy glitters on the outside, but the reality is quite different. Job opportunities and economic growth are increasingly concentrated in a few crowded coastal enclaves. Corporations and investors are disproportionately developing technologies that benefit the wealthiest Americans in the most prosperous areas -- and destroying middle class jobs elsewhere. To turn this tide, we must look to a brilliant and all-but-forgotten American success story and embark on a plan that will create the industries of the future -- and the jobs that go with them. Beginning in 1940, massive public investment generated breakthroughs in science and technology that first helped win WWII and then created the most successful economy the world has ever seen. Private enterprise then built on these breakthroughs to create new industries -- such as radar, jet engines, digital computers, mobile telecommunications, life-saving medicines, and the internet-- that became the catalyst for broader economic growth that generated millions of good jobs. We lifted almost all boats, not just the yachts. Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson tell the story of this first American growth engine and provide the blueprint for a second. It's a visionary, pragmatic, sure-to-be controversial plan that will lead to job growth and a new American economy in places now left behind.

Computational Liquid Crystal Photonics

Computational Liquid Crystal Photonics
Author: Salah Obayya
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2016-05-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119041953

Optical computers and photonic integrated circuits in high capacity optical networks are hot topics, attracting the attention of expert researchers and commercial technology companies. Optical packet switching and routing technologies promise to provide a more efficient source of power, and footprint scaling with increased router capacity; integrating more optical processing elements into the same chip to increase on-chip processing capability and system intelligence has become a priority. This book is an in-depth look at modelling techniques and the simulation of a wide range of liquid crystal based modern photonic devices with enhanced high levels of flexible integration and enhanced power processing. It covers the physics of liquid crystal materials; techniques required for modelling liquid crystal based devices; the state-of-the art liquid crystal photonic based applications for telecommunications such as couplers, polarization rotators, polarization splitters and multiplexer-demultiplexers; liquid core photonic crystal fiber (LC-PCF) sensors including biomedical and temperature sensors; and liquid crystal photonic crystal based encryption systems for security applications. Key features Offers a unique source of in-depth learning on the fundamental principles of computational liquid crystal photonics. Explains complex concepts such as photonic crystals, liquid crystals, waveguides and modes, and frequency- and time-domain techniques used in the design of liquid crystal photonic crystal photonic devices in terms that are easy to understand. Demonstrates the useful properties of liquid crystals in a diverse and ever-growing list of technological applications. Requires only a foundational knowledge of mathematics and physics.

Innovation, Technology and Knowledge

Innovation, Technology and Knowledge
Author: Charlie Karlsson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136619526

The editors are experienced, well published authors in the area of innovation and economic development. This book offers a wide coverage of issues within Europe.

International Economic Development

International Economic Development
Author: Tony Fu-Lai Yu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2014-03-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317813855

Written by experts in their respective areas, this book is an excellent review of theories, policies and empirical evidences on important topics in global economic development. The book is both a superb teaching tool and a valuable handbook in development economics. The volume compiled 13 articles on contemporary issues influencing the world development. The book covers issues ranging from global financial crisis, the rise of China and the world economic order, multinational corporations, sweat factories and social responsibilities to Japan's nuclear meltdown and sustainable development. The book highlights the impacts of globalization on human well-being and examines the relationship between developed and developing economies in the global perspective. With cases and box illustration, this book is an essential reader for undergraduate students in economic development, international development and development economics. It is also a great reference for more advanced students, as well as a very useful guide to policymakers and practitioners interested in recent advances in global development.