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CALL FOR A SCI. GROUP ON LIQUID CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY.
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Dear netters,

	Liquid Crystals are becoming a major part of our daily lives. Your
watch may have a LCD. Your Car might be having a couple of them! Are not 
they look sleek! If you are not a worker in this area, you might not have
a chance to look at them more closely. If you see Liquid crystals under a 
polarizing microscope, you probably would think,"I have never seen more beautiful
things in life!"
	Liquid crystals, though discovered by a botanist a century ago, only 
became very active by the 1950-60s.This field underwent a sea change in the
later half of this century! First fabrication of LCDs were around 1960-70. 
Discovery of Ferroelectrics, Polymeric Liquid crystals, attracted a lot of
attention to this feild!

	It becomes a meeting ground of so many Physical, chemical and biological
phenomena now. To name a few, There has been similarity in High Tc superconducti
vity and Twist grain boundary phase of smectic phase. Formation of galaxies can be
be understood from temporal observation of liquid crystal defects. etc. DNA
is found to have LC phases!The list is endless...................

	The purpose of this group would be to discuss and solve problems relating
to liquid crystals, new developments, new products, crazy but true ideas etc....

	I have already posted similar requests in the SCI.engr. and SCI.physics
news groups. The response so far has been good, though not terrific. Expectinng
a few more votes and suggestions in this regard.

	Thanx in advance.

	Deeleep K. Rout
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Dept. of Chemistry
U Mass. Lowell
MA 01854

(508)-934-3712 (Lab.)
routd@woods.ulowell.edu
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