Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Chemical Physics Professor to Speak at Harvard
Dr. Peter Palffy-Muhoray, professor of chemical physics and member of the Liquid Crystal Institute, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will present "Rotating nametags, rubber lasers and coin magic: short stories from the world of liquid crystals" for the Applied Mechan…
College of Arts & Sciences
Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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…
Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Thermally Active Liquid Crystal Network Gripper Mimicking the Self-Peeling of Gecko Toe Pads
The ability of geckos to climb on surfaces is mainly pegged on their adhesive toe pads. The pads are designed with hair-like structures. These hierarchical structures enhance compliance, intimate contact and promote van der Waals interactions with the surfaces. It has been confirmed that a uniq…
Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Walk This Way
Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
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Walk this Way
Professor Robin Selinger of Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Liquid Crystal Institute® helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
Kent Campus
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF
Several Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experie…
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World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer material in a rectangu…
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World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer material in a rectangu…
Kent Campus
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Torsten Hegmann Named Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
One of the top publishing societies in the world names a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ professor a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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American Physical Society Elects Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Robin Selinger as Fellow
Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Each year, only one half of one percent of APS members are elected as Fellows. Selinger was recog…
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