The most significant example of this is the emerging open-cell business model, which is shifting value in the LCD supply chain from panel makers to set makers and has been accelerated by the introduction of LED backlighting. The introduction of LED backlighting has also changed the pricing, ...
Over the centuries, our view of light has changed dramatically. The first real theories about light came from the ancient Greeks. Many of these theories sought to describe light as a ray -- a straight line moving from one point to another. Pythagoras, best known for the theorem of the rig...
But LED technology changed the market. While LCD TVs were far thinner and lighter than massive rear-projection sets, they still used cold cathode fluorescent tubes to project a white light onto the pixels that make up the screen. Those add weight and thickness to the TV set. LEDs solved ...
To do that, we have to go back in time to 1914, the year the First World War started. Philips is now the largest private employer in Holland, and it is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. In the years preceding the war, Philips had gone through a small crisis because they were ...
One of the most iconic elements of the series is the lightsaber, a weapon that has become synonymous with the Star Wars universe. The lightsaber has had a significant cultural impact, and in this article, we will explore how Star Wars changed the world of sci-fi weapons. Lightsaber'...
The light bulb hasn't changed a whole lot in its 120 years -- the original design was just that good. Apparently, you can throw together a filament, a glass mount, an inert gas and a bit of electricity and change the world. Learn what happens when yo
But LED technology changed the market. While LCD TVs were far thinner and lighter than massive rear-projection sets, they still used cold cathode fluorescent tubes to project a white light onto the pixels that make up the screen. Those add weight and thickness to the TV set. LEDs solved ...
be scrubbed and wiped so often—but it's a good idea to do a quick wipe-down when you've been traveling, or after other people have used it, or at the very least every week or so. sanitize your smartphone when it comes to cleaning a smartphone, gentleness is key. these are ...
The structure of liquid crystals can be changed by electric current. There are transparent substances that can conduct electricity. An LCD is a device that uses these four facts in a surprising way. To create an LCD, you take two pieces of polarized glass. A special polymer that creates micr...
if i hold this particular laser i know which one it is, i've changed the sounds. so by holding it for that extended period of time the sounds have changed. in my ground-based pieces, there's usually a magical platform that when you stand on will change the entire color palette for ...