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Liquid crystal emits polarized light

A new material generates polarized light without the need for filters and so might lead to more energy-efficient monitors and three-dimensional displays.

References:

Chen, S.H., et al. 1999. Circularly polarized light generated by photoexcitation of luminophores in glassy liquid-crystal films. Nature 397(Feb. 11):506.

Sources:

Shaw H. Chen
University of Rochester
Materials Science Program
Department of Chemical Engineering
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
240 East River Road
Rochester, NY 14623-1212

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 11, March 13, 1999, p. 175. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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