Z-Polymers Inc. has announced a strategic investment from the wholly owned US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Kureha Corp. as well as a joint development agreement that will help to accelerate ...

Stressed liquid crystal (SLC), discovered 20 years ago in the study of polymer dispersed liquid crystals and polymer network liquid crystals, has attracted great interest from researchers. SLC ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom have developed a smart window that combines switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal with integrated PV cells, offering controllable transparency and electricity ...

Abstract: This study reveals microscopic optical properties of temperature-responsive polymer-dispersed liquid crystals by examining with a polarizing optical microscope combined with a spectrometer ...

Imagine a “smart fluid” whose internal structure can be rearranged just by changing temperature. In a new study in Matter, researchers report a way to overcome a long-standing limitation in a class of ...

Publishers’ adoption of generative AI is reducing the friction between content and format, making it easier for the same story to appear as shorter summaries, audio, or video, often in real time. To ...

If you dissolve sugar in hot water and then cool it down, you’ll see pure sugar crystals form while impurities stay in the liquid. You can even watch the beautiful sugar crystals slowly grow in the ...

The polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC)-filled switchable thermochromic transparent wood (TW) exhibits outstanding ultraviolet blocking performance for smart windows. Environmentally friendly ...

A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal crystal repeat in space. Examples once existed in only complex, quantum matter, ...