Chirality is a universal phenomenon throughout nature. Most biologically important
molecules are chiral and many key biological processes involve specific interactions …

Cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) are a major class of photonic materials that display
selective reflection properties arising from their helical ordering. The temperature response …

ROY G. BIV is the acronym used around the English-speaking world to aid children in the
memorization of the traditional colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue …

Helicenes are molecules with ortho-fused aromatic rings that adopt an inherently chiral
helical shape. This helical topology combined with the extended π-conjugated system …

Chirality is a distinct feature of the essential building blocks that make up the materials and
molecular systems of life [1]. Chiral phenomena occur at various hierarchical levels ranging …

New bioconjugated amphiphilic mesogens with recognition groups have been synthesized,
and their self-assembly behavior has been characterized at aqueous–liquid crystal (LC) …

This review deals with recent developments in the design of switchable dopants capable of
altering the pitch of cholesteric liquid crystals under the influence of light. Cholesteric liquid …

We report the synthesis and characterization of two new chiral 1, 3-phenylene based five
ring bent-core mesogens that combine the unique electro-optic characteristics of banana …

Use of a fluorescent organic molecule consisting of binaphthyl functionalized with donor–
acceptor substituted stilbenes for the detection of dinitrotoluene (DNT) and trinitrotoluene …

Chirality is a powerful tool for the generation of order, directionality, and, as such, of function,
in assembled nanoscale chemical devices. Axially chiral binaphthyls have been widely used …