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We are working on building up a library of images which arise in the study of liquid crystals. Here's a taste of coming attractions. (Click on the image to get the full-sized version)

ALCOM Information

• Principal ALCOM Members.
• Chemical Physics Graduate Program.
• Preprints on papers and highlights of work on Liquid Crystals.
• Calendar of Local Seminars and Workshops.
• Calendar of Seminars and Workshops at Other Sites.

ALCOM Resources

• K-12 Education Outreach Program.

  Creative Connections. High School students simulate orientationally ordered liquid crystal molecules during an ALCOM education workshop. (Click on image for full-sized version.)

• Kent State University Library Catalog and OHIOlink.
• Liquid Crystal Institute Gopher Server.

Chemistry and Physics Web Servers Around the World

• NSF Science and Technology Centers.
• NASA Press Releases.
• American Astronomical Society.
• National Institute of Health.
• National Center for Atmospheric Research.
• American Physical Society.
• NASA Planetary Data System..
• Theoretical Physics Group -- Imperial College, London.

Chemistry and Physics Gopher Servers Around the World.

Indices and Catalogues of WWW Resources

• CUI's W3 Catalog.
• Global Network Academy Metalibrary
• Internet Resources Meta-Index.