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Change of Focus for Liquid Crystals

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the scientists-all-charged-up-about-new-discovery dept.

Dylan Knight Rogers writes to tell us PhysicsWeb is reporting that US physicists have discovered a new liquid-crystal lens design that can alter the focus by varying the voltage applied. From the article: "The new lens, which has been built by Shin-Tson Wu and colleagues at the University of Central Florida, allows the focus to be changed in a new way. The device consists of a mixture of liquid-crystal molecules and smaller N-vinylpyrrollidone monomers placed between two glass substrates, each of which is coated with a thin transparent layer of conducting indium tin oxide. They then placed a concave glass lens with a flat base on top of one of the substrates."

2 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Not for monitors just yet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're stupid. This isn't a liquid crystal display. It's a liquid crystal lens.

  2. Re:god almighty, drop the attitude by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    All right, you arrogant little shitstain, have it your way.