Wiping out dirty displays

作者: Jos van Haaren

DOI: 10.1038/35075178

关键词: VelvetLiquid-crystal displayRubbingNanotechnologyMaterials science

摘要: The manufacture of liquid crystal displays still involves a surprisingly low-tech and messy process: rubbing polymer films with velvet cloth. A twenty-year search for cleaner alternative may finally be over.

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