Liquid crystals form a unique state of matter that blends the molecular mobility of liquids with the organised structure of crystalline solids. Their phase transitions, ranging from nematic to smectic ...

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

(a) The process for fabricating LC phase modulator with the MMOT structure. (b) The schematic of LC phase modulator with MMOT structure. Liquid-crystal (LC) phase modulators are widely used in optical ...

The crystallization process involves the intricate distortion and rearrangement of the hydrogen-bonded network of water ...

Electricity powers our lives, including our cars, phones, computers, and more, through the movement of electrons within a ...

Learn how the discovery of a new ice phase could open up new frontiers in exploring material phases and how matter behaves in ...

Physicists from Case Western Reserve University, Tufts say they’ve remotely altered microscopic surface; could lead to applications for microchips, or ‘liquid tools’ Physicists at Case Western Reserve ...

If you were able to visualize the passage of time, it may appear as looping ribbons of color, these fragments ribboning and glinting whenever they refracted light. Researchers at the University of ...

In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice University have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials engineering by uncovering how boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs)—touted for their ...

(Nanowerk News) Liquid-crystal (LC) phase modulators are widely used in optical systems because of their advantages of low power consumption, light weight, flexible bandwidth adjustment, and ...

This research could provide a means to give a deeper insight into the transformation between different structures in a wider variety of materials. This schematic illustrates the MALIO software, a ...