Three-dimesional Laser Manipulation and Imaging of Liquid Crystals and Composites by Dr. Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado at Boulder

What makes a red thing red? I bet you have a guess. Now put it to the test when we shine a high-powered laser on a red balloon. Does it pop? Does a red object absorb red light? Does it reflect red light? Does it do something different?
See the results in this science video that will challenge your expectations of science videos. This video gets you involved by asking you to make predictions and then, after you see the results, helps you to sort out your thinking.

Yue Shi gives a talk at the LC2CAM conference about the properties of DMR Azo-SAM and its use on liquid crystals, and the local reorientation of liquid crystals.

Philip Hands gives a talk at the LC2CAM conference about band-edge lasing in chiral nematics in relation to monochromatic and polychromatic LC laser arrays.

Harry J. Coles gives a talk at the LC2CAM conference about the properties of several generic families of symmetric and non-symmetric bimesogenic liquid crystal materials.

A quick tour through the field of genomics, from simple to complex - an algal cell dividing, lyonization in a cat, and newborn genetic testing, among other topics. This is a re-upload.

Harry Coles discusses lasers that operate without the aid of mirrors at the Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics (I-CAMP) Summer School in Beijing, China, July 14, 2009. Learn about this event at: http://icamconferences.org/i-camp/ Learn more about the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (ICAM) at: http://www.icam-i2cam.org/ Read about future events here: http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/events/

LC Chien discusses Cholesterics for Photonic Applications at the Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics (I-CAMP) Summer School in Qingdao, China, July 7, 2009. Learn about this event at: http://icamconferences.org/i-camp/ Learn more about the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (ICAM) at: http://www.icam-i2cam.org/ Read about future events here: http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/events/

LC Chien discusses Cholesterics for Electro-Optic Applications at the Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics (I-CAMP) Summer School in Qingdao, China, July 6, 2009. Learn about this event at: http://icamconferences.org/i-camp/ Learn more about the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (ICAM) at: http://www.icam-i2cam.org/ Read about future events here: http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/events/

Ivan Smalyukh discusses Applications of Liquid Crystals, and Yu Chen discusses Nonlinear Conversion Frequency-Based Blue-Green Lasers at the Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics (I-CAMP) Summer School in Qingdao, China, July 6, 2009. Learn about this event at: http://icamconferences.org/i-camp/ Learn more about the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (ICAM) at: http://www.icam-i2cam.org/ Read about future events here: http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/events/