In this work, the feasibility of microwave liquid crystal based dielectric waveguide phased shifters is investigated in a phased rod antenna array for the first time. For this, a 1×4 rod antenna array ...

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

Have you ever wondered how much salt you could extract by boiling down seawater? I recently embarked on a hands-on, ...

As few as five electrons in a semiconductor can exhibit collective behaviour, forming a “Coulomb liquid”, according to researchers in Europe. This extends the study of correlated systems to electron ...

A new study details how researchers successfully built and operated a motor using coils woven from pure carbon nanotubes instead of the heavy copper that has been the standard for a century. But can ...

This letter presents for the first time an innovative waveguide structure, the multigap-waveguide (MGWG), utilizing liquid crystal (LC) technology to develop a continuously tunable phase shifter at Ka ...

Since liquid crystals are anisotropic, mobility is direction-dependent. In nematic phases, ions tend to move faster along the molecular alignment (the director) than across it, whereas in smectic ...

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

Understanding material transformations at the microscopic level is crucial for advancing technology. Researchers from Japan have recently studied liquid crystal phase transitions, revealing the ...