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Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society. (Photo credit: Sterling Steves of SterlingFX Photography)

American Physical Society Elects Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Robin Selinger as Fellow

Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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…

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Newly Developed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Material Could Enable Advanced Sensors, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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…

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Host International Conference

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University will host the 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus from July 31-Aug. 5. The event is open to the public, but paid registration is required. Organized by the Internati…

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Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways

A group of researchers in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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…

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, 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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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, 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, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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…

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Geek Chic

In the expanding world of wearables, one challenge is how to tailor technology into something we’d actually want to wear. As fashion and technology merge, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Liquid Crystal Institute, demonstrates a prototyping technique in the institute’s clean room facility.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovationâ€

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center Kiva on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.        

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