Science BulletinMaterials scientists learn how to make liquid crystal shape-shiftOct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
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ThermoaestheticsConsciousness and Liquid CrystalsConsciousness is probably related to the liquid crystalline physical state of animal brains.Feb 19, 20221Feb 19, 20221
InPenn EngineeringbyPenn EngineeringPenn Researchers Demonstrate How to Control Liquid Crystal PatternsWhen Lisa Tran set out to investigate patterns in liquid crystals, she didn’t know what to expect. When she first looked through the…Nov 8, 2017Nov 8, 2017
Avoni Gharde, Ph.D.Liquid Crystals — Somewhere In BetweenHave you ever seen a cat take the shape of the container and wonder, “Gee, how is it able to that? Is it in a state of solid, a fluid, or…Oct 17, 20192Oct 17, 20192
InPenn EngineeringbyPenn EngineeringDrops of Liquid Crystal Molecules Branch Out Into Strange StructuresShaped by surface tension and elasticity, spherical drops of chain-like liquid crystal molecules transform upon cooling into complex…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
ThermoaestheticsThe Physical State of LifeThe history of thought is filled with the recognition that living things are semifluid, semisolid phenomena.Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
ThermoaestheticsLiquid Crystallinity in Living SystemsOne thing we all share as organisms is our physical situation in a state between the solidness of a crystal and the fluidity of a liquid.Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
ThermoaestheticsLiquid Crystals and the Origin of LifePrior to the evolution of the first living things the world was made of crystals, liquids and gasses. Life’s beginnings must have involved…Apr 30, 20211Apr 30, 20211