The liquid crystals used in displays nowadays are usually in a nematic phase, i.e. a liquid-like state of almost parallel oriented molecules. However, there is another liquid crystal phase which has a ...
Nematic liquid crystals are an intriguing class of soft materials that exhibit long‐range orientational order without positional rigidity. This unique ordering imparts anisotropic optical properties, ...
New research offers clearer insight into how phase transitions unfold at the atomic scale in real materials. When ice turns into water, the change happens almost instantly. Once the melting ...
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Scientists observe matter behaving between liquid and solid in a new phase
For more than a century, schoolbook physics has divided matter into neat categories like solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. A ...
Scientists have observed transitions into and out of an exotic state of matter found between liquid and solid in 2-D materials (Sci. Rep. 2021, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80082-x). The hexatic phase ...
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