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Prototype Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Cell

Engineering Psychology · UTSIC

A small (10 cm wide) enclosure in off-white and grey plastic with an electrical cord attached. A square opening has been cut into opposite faces of the enclosure. Mounted inside the enclosure, place at the centre of both opening so as to form a window, is a glass element that is a liquid crystal cell. This cell is cloudy but transparent. One one side of the enclosure is a black button adjacent to the point at which the electrical cord joins the enclosure.

The electrical cord is terminated with a two-pin type F plug.

Accession Number: 2024.ep.24

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Height = 5 cm, Width =10cm, Length= 2.5; The cord is ~3m long.

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