Aquatic functional liquid crystals, which are ordered molecular assemblies that work in water
environment, are described in this review. Aquatic functional liquid crystals are liquid …

Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …

The liquid crystalline state of matter arises from orientation-dependent, non-covalent
interactions between molecules within condensed phases. Because the balance of …

Monolayer assemblies of amphiphiles at planar interfaces between thermotropic liquid
crystals (LCs) and an aqueous phase can give rise to configurational transitions of the …

Soft robots are composed of compliant materials that facilitate high degrees of freedom,
shape‐change adaptability, and safer interaction with humans. An attractive choice of …

Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) are amphiphilic molecules that have the ability to self-
organize into highly ordered yet fluid, phase-segregated assemblies in the presence of an …

Liquid crystals (LCs) are fluids within which molecules exhibit long-range orientational
order, leading to anisotropic properties such as optical birefringence and curvature elasticity …

The societal impact of liquid crystals (LCs) in electrooptical displays arrived after decades of
research involving molecular-level design of LCs and their alignment layers, and elucidation …

Amphiphilic lipids aggregate in aqueous solution into a variety of structural arrangements.
Among the plethora of ordered structures that have been reported, many have also been …

The development of stimuli‐responsive materials suitable for use in wearable sensors is a
key unresolved challenge. Liquid crystals (LCs) are particularly promising, as they do not …