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ERIC Number: EJ277085
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Mar
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Demonstrations of Some Optical Properties of Liquid Crystals.
Nicastro, Anthony J.
Physics Teacher, v21 n3 p181-82 Mar 1983
Discusses several properties of liquid crystal displays. Includes instructions for demonstrating liquid crystalline phase, ordering of the long axes of molecules along one direction, and electro-optic effects. The latter is accomplished with the use of an overhead projector following preparation of a sandwich cell. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Crystallography, Demonstrations (Educational), High Schools, Higher Education, Optics, Physics, Science Education, Science Experiments, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Liquid Crystals