Liquid crystals, the same phase-shifting materials used to display information on cell phones, monitors and other electronic equipment, can also be used to report in real time on the differentiation ...

You'd think there's nothing surprising left to discover about water. After all, researchers have been studying its properties for centuries.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Image sticking phenomena in liquid crystal (LC) devices became obvious soon after the production of the first nematic LC displays and have been a concern ever since. In a nematic ...

Researchers embedded a liquid crystal layer into a waveguide that was created with direct laser writing (pictured). The resulting hybrid device can be used to change the polarization of light ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Liquid crystals displays (LCDs) are widely used for laptops, smartphones, tablets etc. Typically, an electric field applied across a thin layer of liquid crystals changes their ...

Cholesteric liquid crystal layers aid in electric generation without loss of clarity, according to Science Daily.

Well, it’s likely not an energy solution for single-family homes. But skyscrapers built with these light-collecting windows ...

On the move: a time sequence of images showing the motion of a droplet in the liquid crystal. (Courtesy: Hend Baza) Experimental models are vital to the study of human cell migration and division.

Scientists have filmed nanoscale ice crystals adapting to trapped air bubbles without losing structural integrity.