John William Goodby

The Liquid Crystal Group is involved in the research and development of a wide variety of self-organising and self-assembling materials which exhibit liquid crystal behaviour. Unlike conventional materials which display three states of matter, liquid crystals exhibit four. It is this Fourth State of Matter that exists between the solid and the liquid states which is our prime focus of research. Many of the materials we design and create are destined for use in a wide spectrum of high technology applications, encompassing large area flat panel displays, microdisplays, sensors, imaging devices, biomedical materials, surface coatings, and smart adhesives. The following sections describe some of our current areas of research.