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Kent State鈥檚 Torsten Hegmann Named Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
One of the top publishing societies in the world names a Kent State professor a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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American Physical Society Elects Kent State鈥檚 Robin Selinger as Fellow
Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State 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鈥
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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, Kent State 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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Kent State鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute to Host International Conference
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute庐 in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University will host the 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference on the Kent Campus from July 31-Aug. 5. The event is open to the public, but paid registration is required. Organized by the Internati鈥
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Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in Kent State University'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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Kent State Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal
Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at Kent State University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
Kent State Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal
Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at Kent State University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, Kent State 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, Kent State researchers and students from diverse fields are collaborating on innovations that could become an essential part of our everyday鈥
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Kent State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 Kent State University 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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