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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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Bioretention Cells Reduce Total Runoff by 40 Percent in Study
妻友社区 and Cleveland Metroparks partnered on study of two Parma neighborhoods near West Creek Reservation Rain barrels, rain gardens, and bioretention cells are increasingly used as green infrastructure to capture and slow storm water runoff before it gets to nearby urban waterways, 鈥
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Kent State Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral
We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral. But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that 妻友社区 researchers in the College of A鈥
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Kent State Researchers Use Digital Devices to Dispense Medications Safely
Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day. Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits a year, 325,000 ho鈥
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WKYC-TV, 妻友社区 Poll Finds Ohioans Support Marijuana for Public Use
A 妻友社区 study, commissioned by WKYC-TV (the NBC affiliate in Cleveland owned by TEGNA), found that 58 percent of registered voters would support allowing adults in Ohio to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The results are plus-or-minus 4 percent and offer a鈥
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model鈥
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妻友社区 is Celebrating a 鈥淵ear of Science鈥!
Immediately following the groundbreaking for the new Integrated Sciences Building, join us for a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with refreshments, music and fun, on the Student Green from 2:30-4:30. See demonstrations from the science departments including Biological Scienc鈥
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Kent State Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 妻友社区鈥檚 new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with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 妻友社区 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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The Liquid Crystal Institute
Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, 妻友社区's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.
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