This article provides a concise review of a new state of colloidal matter called nematic liquid-
crystal colloids. These colloids are obtained by dispersing microparticles of different shapes …

In this brief review, we give an introduction to selected colloidal and microfluidic nematic
microstructures, as enabled by the inherent anisotropy and microscopic orientational …

Linear defect‐disclinations are of fundamental interest in understanding complex structures
explored by soft matter physics, elementary particles physics, cosmology, and various …

Active nematics contain topological defects that (under sufficient activity) move, create, and
annihilate in a chaotic quasi-steady state, called active turbulence. However, understanding …

Topological defects are found in a variety of systems, and their existence is robust under
perturbations due to their topological nature. Here we introduce a type of topological defect …

The liquid crystalline phases of matter each possess distinct types of defects that have
drawn great interest in areas such as topology, self-assembly and material micropatterning …

Topology has an increasingly important role in the physics of condensed matter, quantum
systems, material science, photonics and biology, with spectacular realizations of …

The use of liquid-crystal droplets as optical microcavities and lasers is reviewed and
possible applications are discussed. Liquid-crystal droplets are prepared by simple methods …

Importance Patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) may progress to clinical
Alzheimer disease (AD), remain stable, or revert to normal. Earlier progression to AD among …

Fractals are remarkable examples of self-similarity where a structure or dynamic pattern is
repeated over multiple spatial or time scales. However, little is known about how fractal …