Responsive materials using liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) have been used in artificial muscles, robotics, and other dynamic materials. The ability to pre-align and orient the polymer network leads to ...

The Yokoyama Nano-structured Liquid Crystal project took a very interdisciplinary approach to the subject of liquid crystals and their self-organizing characteristics while emphasizing surface physics ...

Portable, intuitive wearable devices have been sought after in recent years. Despite the flexibility and miniaturization of current electronic devices, the power supply and complex structural design ...