{"587309":{"#nid":"587309","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"The Awesome Science of Everyday Life: The Science Behind Neon Lights With The Neon Company And Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWho better to help explain the calculated science behind the artistic craftsmanship of Atlanta\u0026#39;s The Neon Company than School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026#39;s Eric Shen?\u0026nbsp;His research on electrochromic materials - materials that change colors when zapped with an electric current - provides him with a unique perspective on how color and light can be manipulated. Shen\u0026nbsp;provides\u0026nbsp;insight into what\u0026rsquo;s going on at the atomic level with the fascinating light displays that The Neon Company produces for iconic Atlanta businesss and film\/television productions,\u0026nbsp;along with how it could connect to his own research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2017-02-13 14:42:29","changed_gmt":"2017-02-13 14:52:35","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"QFC program","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/blog\/2017\/01\/awesome-science-everyday-life-science-behind-neon-lights-neon-company-and-georgia-tech","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"173458","name":"Eric Shen"},{"id":"4995","name":"electrochromics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}