Liquid crystal display — LCD redirects here. For other uses, see LCD (disambiguation). Reflective twisted nematic liquid crystal display. Polarizing filter film with a vertical axis to polarize light as it enters. Glass substrate with ITO electrodes. The shapes of these… … Wikipedia
Thin film transistor liquid crystal display — A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) is a variant of liquid crystal display (LCD) which uses thin film transistor (TFT) technology to improve image quality (e.g. addressability, contrast). TFT LCD is one type of active matrix… … Wikipedia
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Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… … Universalium
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supernova — /sooh peuhr noh veuh/, n., pl. supernovas, supernovae / vee/. Astron. 1. the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star s luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star s mass is… … Universalium
Cosmic distance ladder — * Light green boxes: Technique applicable to star forming galaxies. * Light blue boxes: Technique applicable to Population II galaxies. * Light Purple boxes: Geometric distance technique. * Light Red box: The planetary nebula luminosity function… … Wikipedia
Funny Girls — is a burlesque cabaret showbar on the North Shore of Blackpool, Lancashire, the cast comprise male dancers, and drag performers, and are part of In The Pink (ITP) Leisure, owned by Basil Newby.The Funny Girls cast have performed on television and … Wikipedia
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