Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

This Review covers the recent developments (2005–2015) in the design, synthesis,
characterization, and application of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals. It was designed to give …

In 1893, Alfred Werner described the structure of octahedral transition metal complexes and
provided the basis for assigning coordination number and oxidation state to what were then …

Predicting structure from the attributes of a material's building blocks remains a challenge
and central goal for materials science. Isolating the role of building block shape for self …

Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state of matter 125 years ago, this field has
developed into a scientific area with many facets. This Review presents recent …

The discovery of the Frank–Kasper σ phase in diblock copolymer and tetrablock terpolymer
melts catalyzed a renewed interest over the past decade in understanding particle-forming …

Small-angle x-ray scattering experiments conducted with compositionally asymmetric low
molar mass poly (isoprene)-b-poly (lactide) diblock copolymers reveal an extraordinary …

1.1 Background Dendrimers and dendrons are architectural motifs synthesized by either
divergent or convergent iterative methods, and therefore, they provide monodisperse …

In the 21st century, soft materials will become more important as functional materials
because of their dynamic nature. Although soft materials are not as highly durable as hard …

Frank–Kasper (FK) and quasicrystal phases were originally identified in metal alloys and
only sporadically reported in soft materials. These unconventional sphere-packing schemes …