High-energy cosmic radiation damages cells and DNA, causing cancer, and secondary neutrons—generated especially from the ...

Holographic polymer films have emerged as a versatile platform where interference patterns are stored via photopolymerisation in photosensitive matrices. When these films are integrated with liquid ...

A phosphorescent liquid-crystal elastomer combines shape change with persistent afterglow, enabling soft materials that visibly track motion, encode hidden patterns and respond to heat or targeted ...

Preliminary studies of the highly polar organic molecule DIO revealed a mysterious liquid crystal phase between the nematic and ferroelectric nematic phases. X-ray diffraction studies showed that this ...

A schematic illustrating the branched flow of light in an NLC film. The random orientation of NLC molecules within a glass cell can be adjusted using an electrical voltage bias. Credit: Chang, Ss., Wu ...

The addition of buckyballs or carbon nanotubes to nematic liquid crystals changes their properties and makes them low-cost alternatives for holographic and image processing applications, according to ...

Developing high-density neutron shielding material using surfactant-stabilized boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT).

The project was led by the Institute of Metal Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The team said the one-second ...