By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

Meaning "thread" in Greek, nematic LCs are monostable and return to their original alignment when the electric field is removed. In 1888, liquid crystals were identified by Austrian botanist ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

They consist of a liquid crystalline core surrounded by a stabilizing shell or surface modification. The internal structure of LCNPs is characterized by the self-assembly of liquid crystal molecules ...

The first successful LCDs used two types of liquid crystals – chiral and nematic. By combining these two types of molecules in the right proportion, the display can ‘twist’ the polarized ...

Our team designed an experimental setup where tiny droplets of chiral nematic liquid crystals were subjected to precise temperature control. As the system cooled, localized vortices—tiny regions ...

Preliminary studies of the highly polar organic molecule DIO revealed a mysterious liquid crystal phase between the nematic and ferroelectric nematic phases. X-ray diffraction studies showed that this ...

Additionally, the liquid crystal used in the reaction exhibited properties of the twisted-bend nematic phase -- a recently discovered phase that has been attracting considerable attention in ...