Composite Liquid Crystals
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The objective of this three-year renewal of a U.S.-Yugoslav                     cooperative research project in solid state physics between Robert              Blinc of the Josef Stefan Institute and William J. Doane of Kent                State University is to study composite liquid crystals and their                interactions with surfaces.  Previously the investigators received              support for their resesarch on chiral (or twisted) liquid crystals,             ferroelectric and lyotropic liquid crystals. In this new project the            work will be extended to include new composite liquid crystal                   materials:  ferroelectric crystal drops dispersed in polymers.  The             investigators lead two of the three top research institutes in this             field worldwide.  Their past collaboration has led to joint                     publications and most recently they applied for a joint patent on               their invention which is called "Low Loss Liquid Crystal Modulator              for Coloring and Shaping a Light Beam.                                                                                                                          This project was approved by the U.S.-Yugoslav Joint Board on                   Cooperation in Science and Technology and is supported through a                joint fund consisting of matching contributions from the U.S. and               Yugoslav governments.  The U.S. contribution is provided annually by            the Department of State.  No NSF funds are involved.  The grants are            composed principally of Yugoslav dinars and made to the principal               Yugoslav institute.  Grants include travel for U.S. scientists to               Yugoslavia and a modest dollar allowance for Yugoslav scientists'               living expenses in the U.S.
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