But LEDs are far from the only way to run a seven-segment display — check out this mechanical seven-segment display for proof of that. We’ve been seeing a lot of mechanical seven-segment ...

We all know and love the humble seven-segment display, right? And if you want to make characters as well as numbers, you can ...

seven-segment display (Image courtesy of LXD, Inc.) In their natural state, liquid crystals line up with the orientation "rubbed" into the front and rear glass panels. The rubbings are microscopic ...