Current commercial liquid-crystal (LC) based technologies, such as those used in laptop screens and high-definition televisions (TVs), are based on nematic liquid crystals. Other applications include electronic ‘smart’ glazing, and smart glass, used in recent architectural designs. In electronic smart glazing, a film laminated between glass sheets can be electronically switched between clear and opaque states. One of the key drawbacks of this nematic LC technology is its monostability. (source: spie.org)
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