Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a light-emitting element layer. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first and second substrates and is configured to emit light in a direction toward the second substrate. A first sound generator is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate and is configured to vibrate the display panel to output a first sound. A first heat dissipation film is disposed between the first substrate and the first sound generator.

Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing a display apparatus and the display apparatus. A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes preparing a first substrate including a display; adhering a second substrate to the first substrate by using a sealing element; exposing the sealing element by using a blocking member including a plurality of blocking patterns arranged apart from one another; and cutting the first substrate and the second substrate along portions thereof inside the blocking member.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a lighting device that is configured to provide light with a high color rendering index (CRI) value and/or uniform planar illumination. The lighting device may include a circuit board, a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the circuit board and configured to emit broad spectrum light having a first CRI value, a photo-luminescent material disposed above the LED mounted to the circuit board configured to increase the CRI of the broad spectrum light emitted by the LED from the first CRI value to a higher, second CRI value, and an elastomer encapsulating at least part of the circuit board. Additionally, the lighting device may include a lens disposed over the LED configured to increase the maximum emission angle of light from the LED and a diffuser disposed above the lens and configured to diffuse the broad spectrum light.

Abstract: There are provided a display unit and an electronic apparatus that are capable of preventing color mixture in adjacent color pixels, and improving color reproducibility and chromaticity viewing angle. The display unit includes: a drive substrate having a plurality of pixels with a partition therebetween; and a first light shielding film provided on the partition.

Abstract: This disclosure includes variable light transmission panels (VLTPs) and their assembly into insulated glass units (IGUs), which can be incorporated into buildings. Disclosed windows provide uniform appearance from outside during the day when a number of such windows are incorporated in a building regardless of their state of light transmission. These disclosures may also be used to make windows which tint to different transmitted colors but during the day still appear to be uniform from outside.

Abstract: A light deflector, a method of manufacturing the light deflector, and an image projector. The light deflector and the method includes forming a first wafer provided with a plurality of movable mirror units, bonding the first wafer to be sandwiched between a second wafer on which a plurality of base units are formed and a third wafer on which a plurality of spacers are formed, bonding a fourth wafer on which a plurality of transparent members are formed on the third wafer, bonding a plurality of polyhedron light-beam adjusters on the fourth wafer such that one of the plurality of polyhedron light-beam adjusters and the movable mirror unit become a pair, and cutting a wafer layered product of the first to fourth wafers for each area in which the light deflector is formed. The image projector includes the light deflector, and an image is projected by optical scanning.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided to analyze a signal received by a communicator and identify a first electronic device that transmits the received signal and a second electronic device that will transmit the received signal. The vehicle identifies a lighting algorithm that corresponds to an analysis result of the received signal and sequentially turns on a plurality of lighting devices based on the identified lighting algorithm.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a luminaire includes a housing, a light source coupled with the housing, an optical sheet coupled with the housing, and a film stabilizer coupled with the housing. The optical sheet includes a first surface and an opposing second surface that are both disposed substantially horizontally when the luminaire is in an installed orientation. The first surface is disposed facing the light source, so that when the light source emits light, the light passes first through the first surface and subsequently through the second surface. The film stabilizer includes a third surface and an opposing fourth surface. The film stabilizer is disposed with the third surface adjacent to the second surface of the optical sheet, and provides mechanical support for the optical sheet.

Abstract: To provide a technique for suppressing brightness non-uniformity of an area illuminated by a light source and also suppressing a decline in contrast between areas caused by incidence of a luminous flux of the area to another area. Provided is a light guide plate including: a diverging portion which is provided on an opposite side of a light exit surface from which light is emitted, the diverging portion causing a luminous flux emitted from a light emitting element to diverge; and a restricting portion which is provided, when a prescribed range from the light emitting element on the light exit surface is defined as an illuminated area illuminated by the light emitting element, in at least a periphery of the illuminated area on the light exit surface and which deflects or shields light traveling from inside toward outside of the illuminated area to restrict traveling, toward a side of the light exit surface, of light traveling toward the outside of the illuminated area.

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include thermionic energy converters with a thermal concentrating hot shell and emitters for thermionic energy converters. In some embodiments, an illustrative thermionic energy converter includes: an emitter electrode; a hot shell configured to concentrate heat flow toward the emitter electrode; a collector electrode; and a cold shell that is thermally isolated from the hot shell.

Abstract: A trim for an object and its method of manufacture involve providing a transparent or translucent substrate defining a top surface, applying an opaque layer above the top surface of the substrate, the opaque layer defining one or more apertures through which light can pass, and applying one or more translucent metallic-looking layers above a top surface of the opaque layer. In some implementations, the trim is a selectively illuminable trim whereby a light source is arranged beneath a bottom surface of the substrate, the light source being configured to output light through the substrate, the one or more apertures defined by the opaque layer, and the one or more metallic-looking layers.

Abstract: A flexible, sheet-like, multi-layered lighting assembly for applying to a surface. The lighting assembly includes an on-board power source for powering the lighting assembly. The lighting assembly includes a sheet-like electroluminescent light source that is activated by power from the power source, and when activated, emits light. The power source may include a flexible thin sheet-like battery, a wireless power receiver, or a combination thereof. The wireless power receiver may receive power from a power signal generated by a wireless power transmitter; and may operate to directly power the electroluminescent light source, or may recharge the battery. The lighting assembly includes outer and inner polymer layers for protecting the other layers of the lighting assembly, and an adhesive layer on the inner polymer layer for adhering the lighting assembly to a surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides an emitter, which comprises carbon nanotubes and is excellent in the efficiency of electron emission, and an X-ray tube comprising the same.

Abstract: Provided herein are thermionic converters that are capable of operating at lower temperatures and with increased efficiency as compared to conventional thermionic converters. Also provided are methods of using and making the thermionic converters of the disclosure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for emitting electrons from a hollow cathode are provided. The cathode includes a plasma holding region configured to hold a plasma, a gas supply source configured to supply gas to the plasma holding region, and an orifice plate disposed on a periphery of the plasma holding region. The orifice plate comprises a plurality of openings constructed to receive electrons from the plasma. The plurality of openings decouple gas conductance and electrical conductance across the orifice plate. The diameters of the plurality of openings are within a range of 20%-60%, inclusive, of a diameter of a circular opening with an area equal to a sum of the areas of the plurality of openings.

Abstract: The present invention is for a backplane substrate including an in-cell type touch panel advantageous to reducing the number of masks and the number of processes, a liquid crystal display device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same, includes a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers disposed above a drain electrode of a thin film transistor are simultaneously patterned after forming a sensing line and a common electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reflective device and a display apparatus. In one embodiment, a reflective device includes: a resonant cavity configured to reflect a light of a first wavelength range; and a light conversion structure disposed within the resonant cavity and configured to convert an incident light of a second wavelength range into the light of the first wavelength range.

Abstract: A method for producing a polarizing plate including a polarizer and a substrate film is provided. The method comprises: stretching a primary film to obtain a polarizer material film; providing an unstretched substrate film on the polarizer material film to obtain a layered body; and stretching the layered body to obtain the polarizing plate. The polarizer includes a dichroic material and has a thickness T of 20 ?m or less. A phase difference Re in an in-plane direction of the substrate film in the polarizing plate is 20 nm or less.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for wavelength conversion of a signal, for example, a dual-polarization signal, is disclosed. The apparatus implements a single-loop counter-propagating wavelength conversion scheme which provides both up-conversion and down-conversion of the signal within the same loop. Nonlinear wavelength conversion devices in the loop provide both up-conversion and down-conversion of the polarization components of the signal within the loop depending on whether the polarization component travels through the nonlinear conversion device in a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction. The wavelength-converted signal is available to be extracted from the wavelength-conversion loop. An all-optical wavelength-division multiplexing transponder based on the wavelength-conversion scheme is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lighting element includes a circuit board defining a longitudinal axis and including at least one illuminator thereon, a housing having at least one flexible element in the optical pathway of the at least one illuminator and in register with the at least one illuminator on the circuit board, and with opposing axial ends.