State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK
The United Kingdom has a proud history of liquid crystal research. Its contributions span from the formulation of the theory of nematic elasticity as it is used today, uncovered via the Leslie–Erickson theory describing the viscosity of mesophases, to the discovery of the first room-temperature nema...
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| description | The United Kingdom has a proud history of liquid crystal research. Its contributions span from the formulation of the theory of nematic elasticity as it is used today, uncovered via the Leslie–Erickson theory describing the viscosity of mesophases, to the discovery of the first room-temperature nematic and the related developments in the display industry, to name just several pioneering contributions. Today, liquid crystal science in the UK is more diverse and multidisciplinary than ever, ranging from the synthesis of increasingly complex mesogenic molecules, via the physical properties of self-organised systems and composites of both the thermotropic and the lyotropic type, to a wide variety of applications outside of the traditional display sector. The field covers aspects of chemistry, physics, material sciences, chemical engineering, mathematics, biology and device engineering in an overarching effort to advance the fundamental understanding of these soft-matter materials and to promote their technological exploitation in the UK and worldwide. To this end, a large group of individuals and research groups from universities and industry in the UK are working together on a Special Issue to advance the development of this field. The achievements of these scholars can be found in publications in top-class journals and presentations at all large international conferences, in the development of new products, and in events for public engagement. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-958672024-04-11T15:10:59Z State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK Dierking, Ingo liquid crystal soliton toron skyrmion nematic cholesteric smectic micro-cargo transport dissipative dynamics twist-bend phase liquid crystals molecular simulation molecular dynamics dissipative particle dynamics ferroelectric materials smectic liquid crystals electrocaloric effect ferroelectric birefringence dielectrics chirality polymer cholesterol block copolymer self-assembly polymerisation-induced self-assembly Hartshorne Bouligand optical textures developable domains columnar hexagonal phases liquid crystal dimers intercalated interdigitated twist-bend nematic twist-bend smectic resonant soft X-ray scattering topological defects nematic liquid crystals gratings defect dynamics bistability LCD ZBD direct laser writing diffraction gratings stretchability n/a thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science The United Kingdom has a proud history of liquid crystal research. Its contributions span from the formulation of the theory of nematic elasticity as it is used today, uncovered via the Leslie–Erickson theory describing the viscosity of mesophases, to the discovery of the first room-temperature nematic and the related developments in the display industry, to name just several pioneering contributions. Today, liquid crystal science in the UK is more diverse and multidisciplinary than ever, ranging from the synthesis of increasingly complex mesogenic molecules, via the physical properties of self-organised systems and composites of both the thermotropic and the lyotropic type, to a wide variety of applications outside of the traditional display sector. The field covers aspects of chemistry, physics, material sciences, chemical engineering, mathematics, biology and device engineering in an overarching effort to advance the fundamental understanding of these soft-matter materials and to promote their technological exploitation in the UK and worldwide. To this end, a large group of individuals and research groups from universities and industry in the UK are working together on a Special Issue to advance the development of this field. The achievements of these scholars can be found in publications in top-class journals and presentations at all large international conferences, in the development of new products, and in events for public engagement. 2023-01-05T12:36:19Z 2023-01-05T12:36:19Z 2022 book ONIX_20230105_9783036561110_96 9783036561110 9783036561127 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/95867 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/6524 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/6524 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6112-7 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6112-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036561110 9783036561127 224 Basel open access |
| spellingShingle | liquid crystal soliton toron skyrmion nematic cholesteric smectic micro-cargo transport dissipative dynamics twist-bend phase liquid crystals molecular simulation molecular dynamics dissipative particle dynamics ferroelectric materials smectic liquid crystals electrocaloric effect ferroelectric birefringence dielectrics chirality polymer cholesterol block copolymer self-assembly polymerisation-induced self-assembly Hartshorne Bouligand optical textures developable domains columnar hexagonal phases liquid crystal dimers intercalated interdigitated twist-bend nematic twist-bend smectic resonant soft X-ray scattering topological defects nematic liquid crystals gratings defect dynamics bistability LCD ZBD direct laser writing diffraction gratings stretchability n/a thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK |
| title | State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK |
| title_full | State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK |
| title_fullStr | State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK |
| title_short | State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK |
| title_sort | state of the art liquid crystals research in uk |
| topic | liquid crystal soliton toron skyrmion nematic cholesteric smectic micro-cargo transport dissipative dynamics twist-bend phase liquid crystals molecular simulation molecular dynamics dissipative particle dynamics ferroelectric materials smectic liquid crystals electrocaloric effect ferroelectric birefringence dielectrics chirality polymer cholesterol block copolymer self-assembly polymerisation-induced self-assembly Hartshorne Bouligand optical textures developable domains columnar hexagonal phases liquid crystal dimers intercalated interdigitated twist-bend nematic twist-bend smectic resonant soft X-ray scattering topological defects nematic liquid crystals gratings defect dynamics bistability LCD ZBD direct laser writing diffraction gratings stretchability n/a thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science |
| topic_facet | liquid crystal soliton toron skyrmion nematic cholesteric smectic micro-cargo transport dissipative dynamics twist-bend phase liquid crystals molecular simulation molecular dynamics dissipative particle dynamics ferroelectric materials smectic liquid crystals electrocaloric effect ferroelectric birefringence dielectrics chirality polymer cholesterol block copolymer self-assembly polymerisation-induced self-assembly Hartshorne Bouligand optical textures developable domains columnar hexagonal phases liquid crystal dimers intercalated interdigitated twist-bend nematic twist-bend smectic resonant soft X-ray scattering topological defects nematic liquid crystals gratings defect dynamics bistability LCD ZBD direct laser writing diffraction gratings stretchability n/a thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TG Mechanical engineering and materials::TGM Materials science |
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