A liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and dielectric anisotropy of 0.5 or more, which has one or more compounds of formula S

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denotes

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and the other parameters have the meanings given in the text. Also, the use of the medium in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect. Displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type. And use of the compounds of formula S for the improvement of the transmission and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more additional mesogenic compounds.

This discourse provides a display panel and a manufacturing method of the same. The display panel comprises an array substrate, a color filter substrate, a sealant, a plurality of metal electrodes, and a plurality of walls. The sealant is disposed on edges of the array substrate and the color filter substrate, sealing the array substrate and the color filter substrate. The plurality of metal electrodes are arranged on an aperture region of a plurality of pixel units of the array substrate. A top of the plurality of walls contacts with an inner surface of the color filter substrate. The plurality of walls block liquid crystals on left and right sides, ensuring uniformity of thickness of liquid crystal cells.

A polymer is obtained by polymerizing a monomer having two or more radical polymerizable double bonds and one or more hydroxyl groups. A composition including the polymer, an optical film including a cholesteric liquid crystal layer containing the polymer on a support, and a liquid crystal display device including at least a backlight unit including the optical film and a liquid crystal cell are provided.

A composition for forming a silica layer, a method for manufacturing a silica layer, a silica layer manufactured by the method, and an electronic device including the silica layer. The composition for forming a silica layer includes a silicon-containing polymer and a solvent compound represented by Chemical Formula 1:

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A stereoscopic imaging device including: a body having a stereoscopic image display window for providing a stereoscopic image; an image combining panel which divides an inner space of the body into a first space for providing a virtual image, and a second space for providing a real image, on the stereoscopic image display window, transparency of the image combining panel being changed by input of a power; a first display which is positioned in the first space to provide the virtual image on the stereoscopic image display window through the image combining panel; a target mechanism which is positioned in the second space to provide the real image on the stereoscopic image display window through the image combining panel; an illumination mechanism which is positioned in the second space to illuminate a beam of light onto the target mechanism; and a control unit for controlling the respective units.

A display apparatus comprising an anisotropic absorption layer and a display panel is disclosed. The anisotropic absorption layer is arranged at light-emitting side of the display panel. A predefined angle is formed between an absorption axis of the anisotropic absorption layer and a normal of the display panel. The anisotropic absorption layer is adapted to absorb ambient lights and transmit display lights from the display panel. The anisotropic absorption layer has a high absorptance to the ambient lights and a high transmittance to the display lights, such that the display apparatus can reduce influence of the ambient lights and improve energy usage.

The invention discloses a reactive monomer, a liquid crystal panel and an electronic equipment. The reactive monomer comprises a biphenyl structure and polymeriable groups connecting at both sides of the biphenyl structure, a structure of the reactive monomer is ##STR00001##
wherein, n≧3 B are the polymerizable groups;
the liquid crystal panel in the invention comprises both a first substrate and a second substrate with disposed alignment films respectively, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer comprises the liquid crystal compound which comprises the reactive monomer. The reactive monomer in the invention can absorb ultra violet light more efficiently, shorten an illuminating time of UV1, and increase production efficiency.

The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, SS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.

A photo-alignable object has a thickness of more than 2 μm. The photo-alignable object can be in the form of a free standing film. Also, the photo-alignable object can have a topographical surface structure. The depth of the topographical surface structure can be larger than 100 nm, and preferably the depth of the topographical surface structure is larger than 1 μm.

A liquid crystal (LC) lens, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The LC lens comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A plurality of electrode groups is disposed on the first substrate; each electrode group comprises a plurality of mutually insulated electrodes; and a transparent partition is disposed between two adjacent electrode groups. The LC lens can avoid LC disclination in the area between two adjacent strip electrode groups and hence avoid the influence of 3D display effect.