Univ. of Akron licenses patented LCD technology.The University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a , Akron, OH, has announced that a patented liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. (LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. ) technology developed by a pair of university researchers has been licensed by California-based Rockwell Scientific Co. The company, which develops imaging sensors, electronics, optics, and information science technology, will use the LCD technology to improve LCD projection systems. Referred to as C-plate technology, it was patented by Dr. Frank Harris and Dr. Stephen Cheng of the University of Akron's College of Polymer Science Polymer science or macromolecular science is the subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics. The field of polymer science includes researchers in multiple disciplines including chemistry, physics, and engineering. and Polymer Engineering. |
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