Colloids are abundant in nature, science, and technology, with examples ranging from milk
to quantum dots and the colloidal atom paradigm. Similarly, liquid crystal ordering is …

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

Exotic structures with interesting physical and chemical properties can be achieved by self-
organizing engineered building blocks. The central aim for self-assembly is to precisely …

Reconfigurable microdevices are being explored in a range of contexts where their life‐like
abilities to move and change shape are important. While much work has been done to …

Robust control over the position, orientation and self-assembly of nonspherical colloids
facilitate the creation of new materials with complex architecture that are important from …

Spherical microparticles dispersed in nematic liquid crystals have been extensively
investigated in the past years. Here, experimental studies are reported on the elastic …

Colloidal particles in nematic liquid crystals create elastic distortion and experience long-
range forces. The symmetry of elastic distortion and consequently the complexity of …

Self-assembly of colloidal particles due to elastic interactions in nematic liquid crystals
promises tunable composite materials and can be guided by exploiting surface …

The nontrivial shape of colloidal particles creates complex elastic distortions and topological
defects in liquid crystals and plays a key role in governing their electrophoretic propulsion …

Control of physical behaviors of nematic colloids and colloidal crystals has been
demonstrated by tuning particle shape, topology, chirality and surface charging. However …