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

Scientists uncovered how boron nitride nanotubes can be coaxed into forming ordered liquid crystalline phases in water.

Jun 06, 2025 How ions affect the electrical behavior of molecular liquid crystals Ions influence conductivity and mobility in molecular liquid crystals, affecting electrical behavior, stability, and ...

Liquid crystals (LCs) occupy a unique state of matter that combines fluidity with an ordered molecular structure, endowing them with remarkable electro-optical properties. Their ability to change ...

Recent innovations have combined liquid crystals with metamaterial structures and advanced phase-shifting techniques to overcome conventional limitations, thereby broadening their applicability in ...

An international team of researchers have observed a phenomenon called virtual melting in colloidal crystals. They studied how it helps enable changes from one crystalline structure to another ...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong studying the structure of 2D materials have predicted new types of phase transitions that have yet to be seen in experiments ...

Scientists have created tiny disk-shaped particles that can swim on their own when hit with light, akin to microscopic robots ...

A team of engineers from Rice University have developed a flexible octopus-like robot arm that is controlled by laser beams.

Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading provider of application-specific optical systems and high-performance microdisplays for defense, training, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical ...

A lanthanide–carbon triple bond has been created for the first time, specifically a bond between cerium and carbon, ...