Liquid crystal takes page from steel in surprising phase transition
September 21, 2026
September 21, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 21 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Liquid crystal takes page from steel in surprising phase transition
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A type of transformation best known for hardening steel and enabling shape-memory alloys may also occur in a much softer class of materials, according to new research from Rice University.
Researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a . . .
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Liquid crystal takes page from steel in surprising phase transition
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A type of transformation best known for hardening steel and enabling shape-memory alloys may also occur in a much softer class of materials, according to new research from Rice University.
Researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a . . .