By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In this process, optically ...

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

A research team has discovered that achiral hard banana-shaped particles can spontaneously form exotic structures like skyrmions and blue phase III phases. Skyrmions are tiny vortex-like structures ...

A research team has discovered that achiral hard banana-shaped particles can spontaneously form exotic structures like ...

Published in Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE), the study involves adding a small concentration of nanoporous microparticles (NMPs) to nematic liquid crystals (LCs), resulting in a thin device ...

The patterned VO 2 layer serves two important purposes: it helps align the liquid crystals in a way that improves their function, and it enhances the window's ability to block IR radiation. The ...

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India ...

Department of Materials Science, Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan ...

The return to form of Gabriel Jesus proved timely for Mikel Arteta as Arsenal fought back from a goal down to make the semi-finals. The Brazilian forward took his tally to four this season, and ...

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