Over 100 scientists met at the IBM Research Laboratory in San Jose.
California for a symposium on the Physics and Chemistry of Liquid
Crystal Devices. The two-day meeting was intellectually stimulating
with excellent oral presentations and with person-to-person
discussions. The applications of liquid crystals have developed
dramatically in the past ten years. In these few years, they have
moved from being a laboratory curiosity to products in the market
place. The first commercial application (1940's) of liquid crystals
was the preparation of a light polarizer. The second commercial
application was their use as temperature sensors. The third major
application of liquid crystals dealt with commercial displays.
Other current applications include polymeric and graphitic fibers
and light attenuators. The future of liquid crystals looks very
promising indeed. One can expect to see new fibers of qualities
which will be superior to those presently known. Graphitic fibers
or other physical forms of graphitic materials will be used as
catalytic surfaces for chemical synthesis. In the display area. one
can expect to see television screens using liquid crystals. Larger
displays than are now used in wrist watches and pocket calculators
will become available. Liquid crystals using color displays will
become commercially practical. Watches. calculators and television
screens will have color.
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