News/Research
The activities at the AMLCI are focused on the forefront of the cross disciplinary area, transcending the individual scientific field and streamlining the research from the basic science to development of practical applications. The AMLCI builds on the foundation of the LCI, with the 19th century discovery of the liquid crystal through an international collaboration between a biochemist and a crystallographer in Europe, the advancement of the liquid crystal science and technology has always been driven by an interdisciplinary research effort involving expertise across the boundary of biology, chemistry & materials science, physics, mathematics, and device engineering.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Researchers Use Liquid Crystal to Control Bacteria Movement
Jan. 18, 2021
A liquid crystal research group at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ led by Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., is knocking on the doors of the biomedical industry with its current project. The recent publication of research explains a technique of controlling bacteria movement with liquid crystal structures…
Read More »New Publication: Mechanically tunable elastomer and cellulose nanocrystal composites as scaffolds for in vitro cell studies
Jan. 4, 2021
The Royal Society of Chemistry has accepted a new publication worked on by an interdisciplinary team, including five members of the AMLCI ( Senay Ustunel, Marianne E. Prévôt, Grace A. R. Rohaley, Torsten Hegmann, and Elda Hegmann ). Abstract:
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Physics Professor Elected as 2020 Fellow of Prestigious Scientific Society
Dec. 7, 2020
Jonathan V. Selinger, professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Department of Physics, in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement…
Read More »Professor Mietek Jaroniec Recognized as a 2020 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Web of Science
Dec. 4, 2020
AMLCI Internal Advisory Board member and Affiliated Faculty, Professor Mietek Jaroniec, was recognized by Clarivate Web of Science for his stunning accomplishment. Professor Jaroniec was recognized as having multiple highly cited papers published in 2020- ranking in the top 1%…
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AMLCI Virtual Walkthroughs
Nov. 24, 2020
The AMLCI virtual walkthroughs are complete! We now have virtual tours of two of our facilities. Cleanroom Research and Prototyping Facility: °ä³ó²¹°ù²¹³¦³Ù±ð°ù¾±³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô…
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‘Hyperbolic hedgehog’ steers active droplets in a liquid crystal
Nov. 6, 2020
In a paper published in "Nature," researchers in Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich’s materials science group at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ describe how it moved a stabilized droplet of active bacteria along a pre-determined path by harnessing the broken symmetry of a liquid…
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Alumnus Who Aimed to Solve Major Problem Raises $25 Million
Sept. 29, 2020
Alumnus Andrew Konya, '10, graduated from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University with a degree in physics and started chiseling away at what is now his company, Remesh, in 2013. Remesh, has gone on to receive …
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Materials Science Research Receives Grant for New X-ray Scattering Instrument
Sept. 4, 2020
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute soon will be home to a new X-ray scattering instrument capable of examining materials in scales from as small as a fraction of a nanometer to as large as several micrometers.
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