Triply periodic minimal surface structures and related geometries are widely identified in
many natural systems, such as biological membranes and biophotonic structures in butterfly …

Carbohydrates are key building blocks for advanced functional materials owing to their
biological functions and unique material properties. Here, we propose a star-shaped …

The bicontinuous double gyroid phase is one of the nature's most symmetric and complex
structures, the electron density map of which was established long ago. By utilizing small …

Bicontinuous cubic liquid crystalline phases of π‐conjugated molecules, representing self‐
assembled 3D‐ordered interpenetrating networks with cubic symmetry, are receiving …

Being a link between a uniaxial nematic and a chiral nematic, the twist bend nematic (NTB)
has been an intriguing topic for research over the last decade as a key to understanding …

Discrete block co-oligomers (BCOs) are gaining considerable attention due to their potential
to form highly ordered ultrasmall nanostructures suitable for lithographic templates …

Oxetanes have received increasing interest in medicinal chemistry as attractive polar and
low molecular weight motifs. The application of oxetanes as replacements for methylene …

Development of new functional materials requires the understanding of the fundamental
rules of complex superstructure formation in self-assembling systems. Here we report new …

A bolapolyphile, derived from a linear p-terphenyl core with glycerol groups at each end and
two octadecyl chains fixed to the same side of the π-conjugated rod, is synthesized and is …

A series of pyridinium‐based polymerized ionic liquid crystals (PILCs) with different anions
were synthesized, including poly (pyridinium bromide) s and poly (pyridinium …