Manual intervention in the self‐organization of soft matter to obtain a desired superstructure
is a complex but significant project. Specifically, optical components made fully or partially …

Replicating biological patterns is promising for designing materials with multifaceted
properties. Twisted cholesteric liquid crystal patterns are found in the iridescent tessellated …

Circular polarized light is utilized in communication and display technologies and a major
challenge is to develop systems that can be switched between left and right circular …

Dynamic controllability of self‐organized helical superstructures in spatial dimensions is a
key step to promote bottom‐up artificial nanoarchitectures and functional devices for diverse …

The miniaturization of tools is an important step in human evolution to create faster devices
as well as precise micromachines. Studies around this topic have allowed the creation of …

Transparent windows that insulate infrared (IR) light entering indoor spaces promise to
reduce energy consumption. However, a long-standing challenge for an energy-efficient …

We report on the influence of surface confinement on the phase behavior and strain-induced
alignment of thin films of blue phase liquid crystals (BPs). Confining surfaces comprised of …

Some optical properties of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) films are investigated prior and after the
rubbing and stretching of the samples. Birefringence of the prepared foils is enhanced as …

We demonstrate electrically controlled linear translation and precision positioning of a
colloidal particle in a soft matter device. The basis of transportation is the time dependent …

We show that micron-scale two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb microwells can significantly
improve the stability of blue phase liquid crystals (BPLCs). Polymeric microwells made by …