The British Liquid Crystal Society (BLCS) is a charitable trust

Charitable trust

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 established to promote education and research on liquid crystals in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The object of the Society is to advance education in the science of liquid crystals throughout Great Britain

Great Britain

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 and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It promotes dissemination of knowledge, education and research into and the study of all facets of the formation, evolution, and science of liquid crystals, their physical, chemical and other properties and functions in all products made therefrom. The Society also holds conferences to discuss the findings of such research.