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Liquid crystals articles from across Nature Portfolio Liquid crystals are substances that flow like a liquid but maintain some of the ordered structure of crystals. Liquid-crystal molecules tend ...

Besides humans, very few mammals receive care from their fathers. But when species do, it may benefit their children. New research from the University of Notre Dame found that the strength of ...

Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are synthetically produced organic compounds widely used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and have recently emerged as a significant environmental concern.

The self-complementary hydrogen bonding ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) motif is widely used in the design of supramolecular polymers because of its high dimerization constant. Lateral aggregation into ...