This book focuses on the development of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and liquid crystal materials (LCs) in Japan. The Committee of Organic Materials Research for Information Sciences of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) planned the book to document essential LCD innovations and developments since the beginnings of the field-effect LCD technology in 1970. The book illustrates the remarkable effort and progress behind those flat, lightweight, and high-information-content LCDs that have become the indispensable human–machine interface for virtually all electronic devices. In contrast to other publications on this topic, the book illustrates the interdisciplinary character of the LCD technology and its crucial importance for technological progress of the field far beyond displays. It also gives insights into breakthrough innovations not revealed in other publications. Moreover, prospects for the development of LC research toward new fields of applications are provided. In line with its interdisciplinary character, the book targets researchers in basic science as well as engineers and researchers in industry.
Edited by:
Naoyuki Koide Imprint: Springer Verlag, Japan Country of Publication: Japan Edition: 2014 ed. Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 8.469kg ISBN:9784431548584 ISBN 10: 4431548580 Pages: 416 Publication Date:13 August 2014 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Liquid Crystal Materials.- Circuits and Drives for Liquid Crystal Devices.- Alignment Films for Liquid Crystal Devices.- Filters and Films for Liquid Crystal Devices.- Backlights.- Modes for Liquid Crystal Devices.- Latest Liquid Crystal Technology.- Next-Generation Liquid Crystal Displays.- Liquid Crystal Research Leading the Field in the 21st Century.- Liquid Crystalline Materials.- Physics of Liquid Crystals.- Function of Liquid Crystals.