To meet the demands of the new foldable devices, Light Polymers is ramping up its new lyotropic liquid crystal coatable polarizer. This new product, named Polymer Polarizer, is less than 1 µm thick and perfectly positioned to meet the harsh folding requirements in new OLED displays. Polymer Polarizer is already in qualification with several major OLED display manufacturers and is earmarked for foldable devices shipping in Q3 2021. In the past, coatable polarizers have fallen short of the optical specifications to gain adoption in the display market. The game is changing with Polymer Polarizer ..read more

Light Polymers is proud to have had our director of US Marketing and Operations, Sergey Fedotov, present our lyotropic liquid crystal technology during the Society for Information Display’s annual Display Week. Sergey spoke to Light Polymers’ coatable polarizer and retarder chemistry, which we have designed to be coated directly on foldable OLED displays by the display manufacturers. The function of a circular polarizer in an OLED display is to eliminate the reflections of light off the mirror-like surface of the display and improve its contrast. One of the primary challenges in developing fo ..read more

Light Polymers is thrilled to announce the grand opening of our new Taiwan facility.  As we continue to develop and expand our liquid crystal chemistry applications, this new site will provide Light Polymers with a larger space and increased capabilities for our company to grow and innovate. Light Polymers’ new Taiwan facility will focus on quick turnaround of customer samples, product and process development and the scale up our industry-leading coatable polarizer and compensation solutions. This capacity allows us to meet the demands of the flexible and foldable OLED display market. Our Appl ..read more

Light Polymers is a nanochemistry company with deep domain knowledge of lyotropic materials. Recently Light Polymers was part of the Tsinghua Alumni III Competition, with multiple rounds of competition designed to reward innovation and entrepreneurship and act as a mechanism to link innovative ideas with investment institutions and help them partner with local government. “Tsinghua Innovators which is sponsored by Tsinghua University. 646 companies from around the world competed in 4 rounds of competition,” said Marc McConnaughey. “96 companies were selected to come to Beijing for the finals ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Light Polymers, a nanochemistry innovator specializing in lyotropic liquid crystals is proud to announce its Crystallin technology for emerging Micro and Mini LED display applications. Based on its award-winning lyotropic liquid crystal technology, Crystallin will accelerate adoption of Micro and Mini LEDs in laptops, automotive, desktop monitors and industrial display applications. “Micro and Mini LEDs hold much promise to create a third display technology, competing against LCD and OLED,” according to William Bandel, COO of Light Polymers. “With the potential f ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Light Polymers, a nanochemistry innovator specializing in lyotropic liquid crystals, is launching a Beta-test program for its innovative GrowBlade® horticultural lighting. GrowBlade flat-panels use Light Polymers’ Crystallin® remote phosphor films to let indoor farmers grow closer, delivering even, consistent lighting in a range of rich crop-specific spectra. GrowBlades have a long service life, running cooler with less spectrum shift and lumen drop over time than conventional LED grow lights. Better quality full-spectrum light in a thin, wide-area form factor is ..read more

Crystallin Orange Study Light uses an innovative liquid crystal-based film developed by Light Polymers, making it the superior choice in desktop lighting for long hours of study. The unique orange spectrum reduces eye fatigue, making it a desired lighting spectrum for long work hours. A task lamp using the Crystallin Gold97 spectrum delivers an industry leading Color Rendering Index (CRI) rating of 97. This high-CRI light ensures that you see the true color needed for viewing printed photographs or artwork, design processes or color comparisons where exact color representation is needed. All C ..read more

Nanochemistry startup Light Polymers recently reached an agreement with Liquid Polarized to collaborate on the next generation of polarized sunglasses and eyewear. Light Polymers’ polarizing film wafers will be included in a variety of eyewear products from Liquid Polarized and their brand Rock Wilson®. This agreement with Liquid Polarized allows Light Polymers to advance lyotropic liquid crystal technology while providing consumers with greater color choice in polarized sunglasses with more durable and functional lenses. According to sunglasses industry expert and Liquid Polarized founder Ken ..read more

Have you ever left a hair or beauty salon and sworn that you will never come back? The hair or beauty salon business is based on your satisfaction in the way you look – so you keep coming back again and again. The cut, shape and the color of your hair when you leave the salon gives you both a fresh look and the confidence that you look your best. If you leave the salon feeling great but later look in a mirror at work or at home and don’t like the results, you may never use that salon and stylist again! A stylist’s income is based in making sure you are satisfied, and a huge part of that incom ..read more

At Songshan Lake, nine competitors from previous regional competitions stepped onto gladiator style, large, outdoor stage with huge LED Displays positioned left, right and center. Each team of competitors had to prepare a one-minute video of their company and present a five-minute presentation with a Question & Answer session afterwards and then a ninety-second elevator pitch in the second round. The event was judged by 5 picked judges and 9 successful entrepreneurs. Set up much like the TV contest ‘The Voice’, the competition was high-pressure and featured a brace of competitors that had ..read more