The Soft Materials Group, directed by Professor Christopher Li, studies materials having complex structural and dynamic properties between those of solid crystals and fluids. Materials belonging to ...

-Her skillset includes communication, collaboration and empathy-These enhance teaching and inspire students to embrace ...

The paper, "Spontaneous Snapping-Induced Jet Flows for Fast, Maneuverable Surface and Underwater Soft Flapping Swimmer," is published open access in the journal Science Advances. The paper was co ...

The study was recently published in the journal Science. The polymer is so adaptable ... as Liquid Crystalline Elastomer (LCE), which is a soft substance that resembles rubber and can be ...

A group of scientists from Ohio State University developed a new shape-changing polymer that has the potential to revolutionize the construction of soft materials. The study was recently published in ...