IN a previous note 1, we showed that liquid crystalline substances infective at high dilutions could be isolated from solanaceous plants infected with three different strains of tobacco mosaic virus.

For the first time, researchers transformed light into a quantum crystalline structure to create a "supersolid" that's both solid and liquid at the same time. Here’s what that means, and why it's such ...

What are Liquid Crystal Nanoparticles? Liquid crystal nanoparticles (LCNPs) are a unique class of nanomaterials that combine the properties of liquid crystals with the advantages of nanoparticles.

Last week, we covered a report claiming that Apple's book-style foldable iPhone (or "iPhone Fold," as we are provisionally ...

Recent leaks suggest that Apple's iPhone Fold may feature a liquid metal hinge, rumored to be over twice as strong as ...

For decades, researchers have explored how electrons behave in quantum materials. Under certain conditions, electrons ...

However, expanding this to two-dimensional systems presented new challenges, including the risk of disruptions in the liquid-crystal patterns that would affect light behavior. To overcome this ...

as in a liquid. But under stronger pressure, they lock into place, forming a rigid structure. This duality places them in a unique category, between granular materials and crystalline ...

A Chinese leaker says Apple has selected metallic glass (amorphous metal) for its foldable iPhone's hinge mechanism.

A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to how muscles contract and relax in response to signals from the nervous ...

During her analysis of long molecule chains at low temperatures, Kwolek observed how polyamide molecules line up to form liquid crystalline polymer solutions of exceptional strength and stiffness.