Thermotropic liquid crystals can be formed by various molecular shapes, some discovered
over 125 years ago. The simplest and most-studied liquid crystals are made of rod-shaped …

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

Electroconvection (EC) in liquid crystals (LCs) is extensively studied for the formation of
regular nonequilibrium structures, and the applications that require strong light scattering …

A great variety of tunable multifunctional materials can be produced by combining
nanoparticles and liquid crystals. Typically, the tunability of such soft nanocomposites is …

Dynamics of small particles, both living and inanimate, has fascinated scientists for
centuries. Learning how to control it could open technological opportunities in the …

The generation of spatially localized, soliton-like hydrodynamic disturbances in microscale
fluidic systems is an intriguing challenge. Herein, we introduce nonequilibrium solitons in …

Smart switchable windows for buildings and vehicles become more and more important
because they can reduce energy consumption. They exhibit two optically contrasting states …

We report a light waveguide liquid crystal display (LCD) based on the flexoelectric effect.
The display consists of two parallel flat substrates with a layer of flexoelectric liquid crystal …

Self-assembly of organic molecules represents a fascinating playground to create various
liquid crystalline nanostructures. In this Letter, we study layer undulations on micrometer …

AC electric fields cause three-dimensional orientational fluctuations (solitons) to form and
rapidly propagate in confined films of liquid crystals (LCs), offering the basis of a new class …