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Liquid Crystal research finds its home in consumer products

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Many students may see the Liquid Crystal Institute as just a building where research beyond their comprehension takes place. However, new liquid crystal-based technology is finding its way into things like clothes and cell phones, and it may affect the way society reads and takes notes....

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Robin Anderson

posted 12/01/08 @ 9:46 AM EST

So, in the meantime...don't worry...be happy. Our tax/tuition dollars are going toward supporting a few jobs that pay well through research firms in Kent(finally) and many low-paying manufacturing jobs in third-world countries...so we can have a better "toaster"?

I wonder if the polymer folk at the U. of A. have had any greater success contributing to the well-being of the communities where it's situated? I mean, where the rubber meets the road...where's the jobs?
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