Nematic liquid crystals are a unique state of matter that ... which is a mathematical framework used to describe phase transitions in liquid crystals. Recent work has analyzed minimization ...

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 liquid ...

While ferroelectricity in the nematic phase was hypothesized for ... This team successfully observed this elusive liquid crystal phase in RM734, a chemical compound synthesized by a research ...

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 ...

Since naturally occurring colloidal particles have shapes that are typically determined by minimization of interfacial tension (e.g. during phase separation ... When introduced into a nematic liquid ...

The internal structure of LCNPs is characterized by the self-assembly of liquid crystal molecules into ordered domains, such as nematic, smectic ... crystal droplets in an immiscible continuous phase, ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describes a breakthrough in the field of organic ...

The X10468 series liquid-crystal-on-silicon SLM from Hamamatsu Photonics (Hamamatsu City, Japan) is a reflective type of pure phase SLM. It is designed for highly efficient use of light ...