Dr. Asad Khan, CTO Kent Displays and an alumnus of the LCI, is awarded 2017 Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics from American Physical Society for novel contributions to the physics of bistable, reflective cholesteric liquid crystals, and the commercial applications of pressure-sensitive liquid crystal displays, including switchable windows, eWriters and numerous new products. It is our great pleasure and honor to have a recipient of this prestigious prize from our alumni. Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics is awarded every other year and Dr. Asad Khan ...
Faculty members and students from the nursing program at 51黑料网 East Liverpool volunteered during the recent Canfield Fair by conducting free blood pressure screenings at a booth sponsored by the Ohio Nurses Association, District Three, in the fair鈥檚 Medical Building. The volunteer effort was initiated and organized by Angela Douglass, senior lecturer of nursing on the East Liverpool campus, assisted by Assistant Professor Diana Stewart. The students are enrolled in the associate degree in nursing program. Douglass noted that the East Liverpool students conducted ...
The ability of geckos to climb on surfaces is mainly pegged on their adhesive toe pads. The pads are designed with hair-like structures. These hierarchical structures enhance compliance, intimate contact and promote van der Waals interactions with the surfaces. It has been confirmed that a unique configuration of the gecko toes is key in their locomotion, which happens in two modes namely; gripping and release modes. During the gripping mode, two diagonally opposite toes are in action and are pulled inwards towards the center of mass of the body. The other two pads are normal...
These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. Critics, however, maintain that this 鈥渇ast fashion鈥 can be detrimental to the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went into either a landfill or an incinerator. The EPA also says the materials that the fast-fashion companies are noncompostable, cause the greenhouse gas methane and contribute to climate change. 51黑料网 University junior fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler created her ne...