{"id":51,"date":"2023-03-21T22:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T02:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gritcms.smca.ucf.edu\/chanda\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:10:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nanoscience.ucf.edu\/chanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Custom HTML Block for Video -->\n<!-- Header Media Section -->\n<div class=\"header-media\">\n    <!-- Background Image Section -->\n    <div class=\"background-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nanoscience.ucf.edu\/chanda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/09\/dong2.jpg\" alt=\"Dong Research Group\" class=\"background-img\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Video Section -->\n    <video class=\"media-background\" autoplay muted playsinline loop id=\"background-video\">\n        <source src=\"https:\/\/nanoscience.ucf.edu\/chanda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/09\/chandavid.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n        Your browser does not support the video tag.\n    <\/video>\n\n    <!-- Custom Play\/Pause Button -->\n    <button class=\"video-toggle\" id=\"video-toggle\">\n        <span class=\"fa fa-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"fa fa-pause\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Add CSS Styles -->\n<style>\n.header-media {\n    position: relative;\n    height: 75vh;\n    overflow: hidden;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    justify-content: center;\n    margin-bottom: 40px;\n}\n.background-image {\n    position: absolute;\n    top: 0;\n    left: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 100%;\n    z-index: 0;\n}\n.background-img {\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 100%;\n    object-fit: cover;\n}\n.media-background {\n    position: absolute;\n    top: 0;\n    left: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 100%;\n    object-fit: cover;\n    z-index: 1;\n    pointer-events: none;\n}\n.video-toggle {\n    position: absolute;\n    bottom: 30px;\n    right: 15px;\n    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);\n    border: none;\n    padding: 3px 7px;\n    color: #fff;\n    font-size: 1.125rem;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    border-radius: 0;\n    z-index: 2;\n    width: 37.5px;\n    height: 37.5px;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    justify-content: center;\n}\n.video-toggle .fa {\n    display: inline;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<!-- Add JavaScript for Play\/Pause Button -->\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n    var video = document.getElementById('background-video');\n    var playIcon = document.querySelector('#video-toggle .fa-play');\n    var pauseIcon = document.querySelector('#video-toggle .fa-pause');\n\n    \/\/ Start the video and update the button state\n    video.play();\n    playIcon.style.display = 'none';\n    pauseIcon.style.display = 'inline';\n\n    \/\/ Update the play\/pause button state on click\n    document.getElementById('video-toggle').addEventListener('click', function() {\n        if (video.paused) {\n            video.play();\n            playIcon.style.display = 'none';\n            pauseIcon.style.display = 'inline';\n        } else {\n            video.pause();\n            playIcon.style.display = 'inline';\n            pauseIcon.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Update the button state when video ends\n    video.addEventListener('ended', function() {\n        playIcon.style.display = 'inline';\n        pauseIcon.style.display = 'none';\n    });\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4 heading-underline\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li>Energy Saving, non-toxic paint, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/videos\/this-the-lightest-paint-in-the-world\/\">World Economic Forum<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\">Butterfly-inspired nanotech makes natural-looking pictures on digital screens, <strong>National Science Foundation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\">UCF researchers develop method to hide images and information in plain sight,<strong> National Science Foundation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"mb-2\">Flexible &#8216;skin-like&#8217; 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