A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

We report on the solid-state structural features of self-assembled chiral supramolecules based on ionic complexation of chiral cholesteric pendant groups with achiral dendritic macromolecules and show ...

We report the design and synthesis of a novel chiral arylazopyrazole (AAP) molecular switch, which exhibits robust photoresponsive behavior in nematic liquid crystal (LC) hosts. By integrating both ...

A new electric-field-controlled reflective optical storage effect has been discovered in mixed nematic-cholesteric liquid-crystal systems. Ion motion produced by a dc electric field is used to ...

After prepping the cellulose crystals in water, they self assemble from a chaotic (isotropic) configuration into an ordered (cholesteric) state upon drying. Using the patented technology, the densely ...

We present a molecular design of a preprogrammed supermolecule that can stabilize frustrated molecular organization of an isotropic liquid-crystalline phase. The tapered amphiphilic compound ...

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 ...

室温自修复胆甾相液晶弹性体的力致变色及可调圆偏振反射特性研究 《Polymer》：Room-Temperature Self-Healing Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomer with Mechanochromism and Tunable Circularly Polarized Reflection 【字体： 大 中 小 】 时间：2025年06月29日 ...

Liquid crystals are partially ordered systems without a rigid, long-range structure. The study of these materials covers a wide area: chemical structure, physical properties and technical applications ...

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