By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In this process, optically ...

Template-based methods utilize pre-formed nanostructures, such as mesoporous silica or polymer nanoparticles, as templates for the confinement and self-assembly of liquid crystal molecules. The liquid ...

Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) are unique materials that ... Recent research has focused on the development of polymer networks derived from LLCs, which have shown promise in areas such as ...

particularly in the context of liquid crystal applications and light-controlled devices. One of the key advancements in this area is the development of holographic photomobile polymers (H-PMP ...

IG Railing recently unveiled its new IG Switch, which it says is the first-ever brand of privacy frameless glass railing. IG ...

These glass technologies rely on polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) technology, which enables windows to transition between clear and frosted at the flick of a switch. When you apply voltage ...

The research team synthesized optically active conducting polymers from non-optically active monomers through physical rather than chemical methods using a liquid crystal reaction field as an ...