University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Einstein's Legacy: Laptop Screens
A series of seven pages that describe how screen displays on laptop computers work using polarized light in a liquid crystal display. Interactive Java applets.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Polarization
A series of pages that explain polarization, polarized light and its effects, polarized filters, and sunglasses. Interactive Java applets.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Polarization
An incredible series of illustrated pages that explain polarization, polarized light and its effects, and polarized filters and sunglasses. Features interactive Java applets.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Liquid Crystals History and Properties of Liquid Crystals
This site provides in-depth information on the history and invention of liquid crystals including biographical information on Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. Diagrams and pictures are also provided.
Other
Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Liquid Crystals
With this interactive activity, see how the molecules inside a liquid crystal exhibit some degree of order. Based on the nature of ordering, liquid crystals can be classified into several phases. Four are shown here.