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Liquid Crystals
Liquid crystals are a substance that behaves similarly to both a liquid and a solid. Learn more about this strange but very useful substance here.
LCD Monitor Teardown
Bill the Engineer Guy looks at what makes up a liquid crystal display and how it works.
Materials Science
Explains difference between different types of crystals and talks about various topics such as x-ray diffraction, microscopy and polymers.
Doping Of Semiconductors
The addition of a small percentage of foreign atoms in the regular crystal lattice of silicon or germanium produces dramatic changes in their electrical properties.
Max Theodor Felix von Laue
Biography of Max von Laue (1879 -1960), who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays on crystals.
Messing about with Dr Light
Optics experiments with Infra-Red light, light bulbs and liquid crystal post cards.
How Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Work
A brief description of how LCD displays work, from the microscopic principles to full screens. From HowStuffWorks.com.