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'Rubber Laser' Material Advances Sensor Technology

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A rubberlike material that emits coherent light without mirrors — even while it's being stretched — could be used in remote sensors or as a tunable light source. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can curl up, bend, twist, wrinkle and stretch when exposed to light, heat, gases and other stimuli. Because they are so responsive, they could be used for biophotonics applications in artificial muscles and blood vessels, actuators, sensors, plastic motors and drug-delivery systems. Researchers from Kent State University and Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan developed the...Read full article

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    Published: December 2015
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    liquid crystal
    Liquid crystals are a state of matter that exhibits properties intermediate between those of conventional liquids and solid crystals. In a liquid crystal, the molecules are ordered like those in a crystal, but they can still flow like a liquid. This unique combination of structural order and fluidity gives liquid crystals their distinctive characteristics and makes them valuable in various technological applications, particularly in display technology. Key features and characteristics of...
    Research & TechnologyKent StateSensors & DetectorsPeter Palffy-MuhorayBiophotonicsliquid crystalAmericasOhioTech Pulse

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