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…
Walk This Way
Liquid Crystals Professor Robin Selinger helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
Walk this Way
Professor Robin Selinger of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Liquid Crystal Institute® helps develop new material that propels itself forward under the influence of light.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Receives Multiple Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grants From NSF
Several ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
American Physical Society Elects ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Robin Selinger as Fellow
Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Host International Conference
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
