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 ...

For the first time, they achieved asymmetric (chiral) living polymerization ... The identification of a twisted-bend nematic liquid crystal within a polymer is a notable finding in liquid crystal ...

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 ...

A dynamic manipulation of droplets by light was achieved in a nematic liquid crystal doped with photochromic azobezene derivatives. Chiral twin enantiomers: Novel series of symmetrically substituted ...

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 ...