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Magic Color Changing Stickers

By Janice VanCleave

Magic Color Changing Heat Sensitive Stickers Magic TLC Dot Stickers- Just touch the TLC stickers and magically you’ll see a rainbow of colors. The TLC dots are coated with liquid crystals. See TLC Stickers in the sidebar for information about liquid crystals, science experiment project ideas and  DIY projects. Magic HAT Stickers- Thermochromic HAT stickers are […]

Filed Under: Chemistry, thermochromic dyes Tagged With: CAT stickers, HAT stickers, thermochromic, TLC stickers

Color Changing Chemicals

By Janice VanCleave

Thermochromic liquid crystal display shows effect of heat from a hand on liquid crystals. lcrest Inc. Thermochr

Thermochromic (TC) materials change color in response to temperature changes. The two basic types of thermochromic substances are liquid crystals and Leuco dyes. Liquid Crystals (LCs) can be highly temperature sensitive, change to many colors, and are more expensive than leuco dyes. The picture shows a liquid crystal sheet. Prior to being touched with a hand, […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: Leuco Dyes, liquid crystals, specrum of visual light, thermochromic, visual perception, white light

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