Liquid crystals are the basis of a pervasive technology of the modern era. Yet, as the display
market becomes commoditized, researchers in industry, government and academia are …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a unique class of materials which combine rubber
elasticity with the orientational order of liquid crystals. This combination can lead to materials …

Leveraging liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) to realize scalable fabrication of high‐
performing fibrous artificial muscles is of particular interest because these active soft …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are soft materials capable of large, reversible shape
changes, which may find potential application as artificial muscles, soft robots, and dynamic …

Untethered twist fibers do not require end‐anchoring structures to hold their twist orientation
and offer simple designs and convenient operation. The reversible responsiveness of these …

Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

The extraordinary responsiveness and large diversity of self-assembled structures of liquid
crystals are well documented and they have been extensively used in devices like displays …

While the unique optical properties of liquid crystals (LCs) are already well exploited for flat‐
panel displays, their intrinsic ability to self‐organize into ordered mesophases, which are …

Anisotropic 1D contraction motion of polymeric actuating materials has drawn growing
interests in fields ranging from soft robotics to biomimetic muscles. Although light‐driven …

The quest for interesting properties and phenomena in liquid crystals toward their
employment in nondisplay application is an intense and vibrant endeavor. Remarkable …