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Introduction to Thermotropic Liquid Crystals

Explores self-assembly in soft materials, focusing on the formation of thermotropic liquid crystals and their transition temperatures.

Glass Transition: Polymer Properties

Explores glass and melting transitions in polymers, including characterization methods and specific polymer properties.

The Crystalline Phase: Polymers and Crystallization

Delves into the crystalline phase of polymers, emphasizing crystallization processes and structural influences on melting temperatures.

Crystal Packing of Conjugated Molecules

Explores the crystal packing of conjugated molecules, discussing shapes, structures, and packing arrangements in the solid state.

Vapor-Liquid Phase Diagrams: Engineering Applications

Covers vapor-liquid phase diagrams and their applications in molecular separation processes, focusing on equilibrium, graphical methods, and the use of flash drums.

Free-energy of solids: origins and consequences of the 1983 CECAM workshop

Explores the historical significance of the 1983 CECAM workshop on the free-energy of solids and its impact on developing free-energy methods for hard-core models.

Supramolecular Organisation: Solid State

Explores the supramolecular organization of π-conjugated molecules in the solid state, covering crystal structures and packing preferences.

Flash Drum: Principles and Mass Balance in Separation Processes

Covers the principles of flash drums and the mass and energy balances involved in separation processes.

Introduction to Materials Science: Atomic Bonds and Crystal Structures

Explores atomic bonds, crystal structures, states of matter, and the cubic crystal system.

Liquid Crystals: Patterns and Displays

Covers the properties and defects of liquid crystals and their applications in displays.

Supramolecular Organisation in Solid State

Explores supramolecular organization in the solid state, covering pi-conjugated molecules' shapes, crystal structures, and intermolecular interactions.

Crystal Packing of Conjugated Molecules

Explores the shapes and crystal structures of conjugated molecules, discussing packing arrangements, polymorphism, and the impact of substituents on crystal packing.

Renormalization & Scaling

Explores renormalization, scaling, critical points, exponents, and phase transitions in conformal field theory and quantum gravity.

Crystal Structures of Organic Molecules: Insights and Implications

Covers the crystal structures of organic molecules and their implications for solubility and electronic properties.

Separation Processes: Energy Efficiency and Techniques

Covers the fundamentals of separation processes and their energy efficiency, focusing on CO₂ separation from air and various techniques used in the industry.

Gas Absorption and Desorption

Explores gas absorption, desorption, liquid-liquid extraction, and adsorption technology in gas purification processes.

Liquid Crystals: Alignment and Phases

Explores the alignment, viscosity, elastic constants, phases, and unique properties of liquid crystals, including their reflection of light and visualization techniques in microscopy.

Phase Transitions: Understanding Thermodynamic Stability

Explores phase transitions in thermodynamics, focusing on stability criteria and real-world applications.

Binary Systems: Phase Diagrams Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores binary systems, phase diagrams, and elastic properties in materials science, emphasizing phase equilibria and material behavior under deformation.

Nucleation and Growth: Interfacial Phenomena Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores nucleation, growth, Ostwald ripening, LaPlace pressure, Kelvin equation, phase equilibrium, size dependence of phase transitions, critical micelle concentration, self-assembly, temperature dependence of nucleation rate, heterogeneous nucleation, and melting point depression.