HOT TOPIC: Research Project Aims to Control Sunlight, Extend Growing Season and Conserve Energy

Cleveland Botanical Garden and Kent State Liquid Crystal Institute team up on greenhouse research project with potential to regulate energy consumption and light, improve plant growth and develop more efficient greenhouses. For more information, please visit Kent State's "For the Media" Web site at http://www.kent.edu/media or call 330-672-8595. Opening Ceremony Photos Cleveland Botanical Garden and Kent State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute officially launch a pioneering research project to explore the potential of liquid crystal technology for creating more sustainable, energy-efficient greenhouses. Media Releases "Smart” Greenhouse Research Partnership Unveiled (4/30/08) Research Project Aims to Control Sunlight, Extend Growing Season and Conserve Energy  Related Releases Articles "Smart" Greenhouse Research Partnership Unveiled Energy-saving Greenhouse Kent, Cleveland Botanical Garden test liquid-crystal greenhouse to see if plants grow better Botanical Garden, Kent State collaborate on project KSU technology goes 'green' Liquid crystal research used to regulate greenhouses    Related Articles Additional Information Multimedia: WKSU - Liquid crystal panels show promise as greenhouse material Graphical Interpretation of Liquid Crystal Greenhouse Research Greenhouse Partnership The Research Greenhouse Project Kent State University Liquid Crystal Institute Find out more about the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University at http://www.lci.kent.edu/ Cleveland Botanical Garden Find out More About Cleveland Botanical Garden Media contacts: Scott Rainone, 330-672-8595, srainone@kent.edu Kimberley Sirk, 330-672-8514, kgallek@kent.edu