The top image illustrates the 3D framework of the structure housing the liquid crystal molecules, shown in blue and green. The bottom sequence details the transition from random orientation (left) to ...

The first successful LCDs used two types of liquid crystals – chiral and nematic. By combining these two types of molecules in the right proportion, the display can ‘twist’ the polarized ...

As a demonstration that the tilt of liquid crystal molecules can be patterned to a high precision, scientists created a lens made of liquid crystals. The ability of the lens to focus and capture ...

An electric current runs through the glass. The glass is filled with liquid crystal molecules. When the power is switched on the glass becomes clear. When it's switched off, the glass becomes opaque.

The water molecules that evaporate become a gas called water vapor. Only the water evaporates, leaving the sodium and chloride ions behind. The sodium and chloride ions attract each other and re-form ...

A new type of crystal that absorbs heat when released from extreme pressure could lead to climate-friendly refrigerators and ...

An LCD consists of several layers, including two polarizing filters with perpendicular axes, a layer of liquid crystal molecules, and electrodes that apply the necessary electric field to the crystals ...

Liquid crystals exist in a phase of their own. They can flow like liquids, but because their molecules are arranged in a ...

Meeting their biological counterparts halfway, artificial molecular machines embedded in liquid crystals, crystalline solids and mesoporous materials are poised to meet the demands of the next ...

As the system cooled, localized vortices—tiny regions where the molecules twisted into spirals ... Self-organization in liquid crystals could revolutionize optical devices, enabling precise ...