In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...

A hexagonal columnar liquid crystal phase was formed by pairing a porphyrin Au III cation and a pentacyanocyclopentadienide (PCCp⁻) anion in water, stabilized by triethylene glycol (TEG) chains.

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

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The platform created by the researchers enables the formation and dynamic tuning of ...

Scientists have for the first time recorded complicated structures in ice formed by freezing liquid water at the nanoscale.

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

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

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Color plays a crucial role in our daily lives, from the clothes we wear to the screens we gaze at. Yet, traditional methods of creating color, which rely on chemical pigments and ...