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 ...

It’s a 7-segment display that is completely mechanical! Built by [aeh5040], this beauty features 7 separate linkages that control each display segment. It’s powered off of a single motor ...

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 ...