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

Our research program in LC-based, nanostructured polymers is divided into three main areas. The first area is the development of polymerizable lyotropic LCs for the construction of functional, ...

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

Liquid crystals are substances that flow like a liquid but maintain some of the ordered structure of crystals. Liquid-crystal molecules tend to be elongated and to orient in specific directions.

Polyisocyanides are polymers distinguished by their helical structures, where the helix's winding direction (right- or left-handed) can be controlled through catalysts designed for synthesizing ...

Our scientific interests encompass different branches of soft condensed matter and optical physics, including novel laser trapping and imaging techniques, molecular and colloidal self-assembly, ...

Not only is the handedness of the polymer helix determined by the ... transferred to the macroscopic texture of the liquid-crystalline phase. Figure 1: The induction of supramolecular chirality ...

During her analysis of long molecule chains at low temperatures, Kwolek observed how polyamide molecules line up to form liquid crystalline polymer solutions of exceptional strength and stiffness.

liquid crystalline and block copolymers for energy storage and biomedical applications. Christopher Li is a Fellow of American Physical Society and North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS). He ...

Because this material isn’t fully crystalline like a solid or fully granular like a liquid, it can maintain the advantages of ...

Researcher Danqing Liu has been awarded 939,619 euros from the NWO Open Technology Programme (OTP) to improve the interaction between people and ...