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Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways

A group of researchers in 蹤獲扦'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

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蹤獲扦 Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 蹤獲扦s Liquid Crystal Institute簧, 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

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蹤獲扦 Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 蹤獲扦s Liquid Crystal Institute簧, 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

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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, 蹤獲扦 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

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Geek Chic

In the expanding world of wearables, one challenge is how to tailor technology into something wed actually want to wear. As fashion and technology merge, 蹤獲扦 researchers and students from diverse fields are collaborating on innovations that could become an essential part of our everyday

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Douglas Bryant (center), manager of display engineering at 蹤獲扦s Liquid Crystal Institute, demonstrates a prototyping technique in the institutes clean room facility.

蹤獲扦s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 50 Years of Innovation

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute簧 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 蹤獲扦 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

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The Liquid Crystal Institute

Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, 蹤獲扦's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.        

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蹤獲扦s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate 50 Years of Innovation

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute簧 and the College of Arts and Sciences at 蹤獲扦 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

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蹤獲扦 Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society

Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in 蹤獲扦s Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Societys 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her

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蹤獲扦s Liquid Crystal Institute Hosts Chirality Symposium June 4-5

蹤獲扦s Liquid Crystal Institute簧 will host a symposium called Chirality at the Nanoscale on June 4-5 in the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus.    This event features internationally renowned scientists presenting cutting-edge research on one of the key central to

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