All liquid crystals articles
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ResearchLiquid crystals under pressure create squid-like camouflage
Pneumatic membranes trigger full-spectrum colour shifting on demand
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BusinessStretching liquid crystals to the limit with LC AuxeTec
The unintuitive properties of LC AuxeTec’s materials mean they thicken when stretched, and could be exploited in body armour and skyscraper windows
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ResearchKnotted molecules can transfer chirality from the nano to the macroscale
Simply unknotting a molecule added to liquid crystals can invert their chirality
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ResearchGecko-inspired adhesive unsticks with a flash of light
UV-responsive sticky surface can be switched on and off in a matter of seconds
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ResearchCrystal expansion makes light work of moving microbeads
Researchers exploit thermal expansion rather than light-responsive molecules to move microbeads in a liquid crystal
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FeatureFrom screen to cell
Nina Notman finds out how liquid crystals are moving into the biotechnology and pharmaceutical toolbox
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