KENT, Ohio, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- For more than 30 years, scientists have worked to understand liquid crystal alignment and now Kent State University researchers have succeeded.
A group of researchers at the Kent, Ohio, school headed by physics Professor Satyendra Kumar have uncovered the mechanisms of liquid crystal alignment, capping 10 years of research.
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The alignment of liquid crystals in devices such as lap-top computers and palm pilots is what makes the display readable.
The Kent State researchers' work is detailed in the journal Physical Review Letters.
