Combining concepts from statistical physics with machine learning, researchers at the University of Bayreuth have shown that ...

Scientists led by Prof. Liu Jing from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Look more closely, though, and it’s easy to tell the difference. What is crystal? Crystal is a type of glass made with lead ...

Quantum spin liquids are fascinating states of matter where magnetic spins stay disordered, defying the usual rules of magnetism. Professor Yasuyuki Ishii and his team have made an exciting discovery ...

A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to ...

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 ...

A research team has discovered that achiral hard banana-shaped particles can spontaneously form exotic structures like skyrmions and blue phase III phases. Skyrmions are tiny vortex-like structures ...

has this week announced that it has been awarded a USD $2 million follow-on production order for its Brillian Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) microdisplay for rotary and fixed-wing pilot ...

Centre-half’s volleyed goal seals victory over struggling Leicester and helps visitors move on from departure of on-loan defender Crystal Palace may have lost the services of defender Trevoh ...

Ecover, the ecological cleaning product company, has encouraged UK shoppers to consider the environmental impact of continuously purchasing washing-up liquid in plastic bottles. Washing up liquid ...