The best candidate for next-generation magnetic devices—technology that can power, store, sense or transport information—may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Physicists at CU Boulder have created shimmering “time-moving” crystals from liquid crystal materials, revealing a new form of ...

Solid-state batteries could be safer and more energy-dense than today’s lithium-ion technology, but finding materials that allow ions to move quickly through solid electrolytes has been difficult.

A recent study, published in Science Advances and co-led by Rice University’s Pengcheng Dai, found that the material cerium ...

(Left) Schematic depicting the molecular arrangement and light-matter interaction in the cooling material: a photonic crystal based on spiral liquid crystals. (Right) Actual photographs of the ...

The field of liquid crystals and photoluminescent materials continues to expand, merging the distinctive self‐organisation of liquid crystalline phases with the tunable optical properties of ...

The field of liquid crystalline materials has emerged as a dynamic arena in which self-assembly processes play a pivotal role in generating complex, often hierarchical, architectures. Owing to the ...

Researchers explore the transformation dynamics of cubic liquid crystals using direct simulation and machine learning, offering new possibilities for advanced materials development. Researchers have ...

What are Liquid Crystal Nanoparticles? Liquid crystal nanoparticles (LCNPs) are a unique class of nanomaterials that combine the properties of liquid crystals with the advantages of nanoparticles.

Nano–soft hybrid materials combine the structural precision of nanotechnology with the adaptability of soft matter such as ...

Dr. Jin Gu, Kang, and his team at the Nanophotonics Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a vibrant radiation-cooling liquid crystal material that ...

Crystalline nanomaterials are valuable because their highly ordered structures give them useful properties for technologies ...