Corning's new LCD glass

It looks like Corning has made a great advance in getting the LCD manufacturing process a little more green. They've replaced all of the heavy metals that are used in the manufacture of the LCD display panels. Their new Eagle XG product looks like a real advance for the industry as a whole.

Corning's press release was posted to a number of blogs and other web sites:

Photonics Today

CIO Magazine

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What's in *your* Monitor?

Over at Slashdot, they linked to a great little 7 page primer on what makes up CRT and LCD displays. Get the low down on AMLCD (Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays) and find out what TFT really means.

How CRT and LCD Monitors Work

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