Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in 91PORNA's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals鈥
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91PORNA Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal
Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 91PORNA鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other indust鈥
Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science
91PORNA Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal
Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 91PORNA鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other indust鈥
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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, 91PORNA Researchers Say
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), essentially rubbers with liquid crystal properties, can do a number of fascinating things, especially in the fields of optics, photonics, telecommunications and medicine. They can curl up, bend, twist, wrinkle and stretch when exposed to light, heat, gases and other鈥
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Geek Chic
In the expanding world of wearables, one challenge is how to tailor technology into something we鈥檇 actually want to wear. As fashion and technology merge, 91PORNA researchers and students from diverse fields are collaborating on innovations that could become an essential part of our everyday鈥
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91PORNA鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 鈥50 Years of Innovation鈥
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute庐 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w鈥
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The Liquid Crystal Institute
Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, 91PORNA's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.
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91PORNA鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 鈥50 Years of Innovation鈥
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute庐 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebra鈥
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91PORNA Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society
Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in 91PORNA鈥檚 Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Society鈥檚 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her 鈥
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91PORNA鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute Hosts Chirality Symposium June 4-5
91PORNA鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐 will host a symposium called 鈥淐hirality at the Nanoscale鈥 on June 4-5 in the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. 鈥淭his event features internationally renowned scientists presenting cutting-edge research on one of the key central to鈥
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