Liquid-crystal display
part · 1968 · Digital age
A screen built on liquid crystals.
What it is made of
- Transistor — has part. Thin-film transistors.
- LED — has part. LED backlighting.
- Polarizing filter — has part. Polarizers.
Principles and materials it uses
- Liquid crystals — is made of. Liquid crystals.
Where it is used
- Laptop — is part of. An LCD screen.
- Monitor — is part of. Then LCDs.
- Electronic calculator — is part of. An LCD display.
- Flat-screen TV — is part of. An LCD panel.
- Car navigator — is part of. A screen.
- Glucose meter — is part of. A screen.
- Handheld console — is part of. An LCD screen.
- Pager — is part of. The message appears on an LCD.
- Electronic scales — is part of. The reading is on an LCD.
- Digital thermometer — is part of. The reading is on an LCD.
- pH meter — is part of. An indicator.
- Mobile phone — is part of. A screen.
- Smart meter — is part of. A display.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Display — evolved into. The first smartphones had LCD screens.