LEADER 04210nam 2200937z- 450 001 9910639984903321 005 20231214133039.0 010 $a3-0365-6112-9 035 $a(CKB)5470000001633505 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/95867 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000001633505 100 $a20202301d2022 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aState-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK 210 $aBasel$cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2022 215 $a1 electronic resource (224 p.) 311 $a3-0365-6111-0 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aTechnology: general issues$2bicssc 606 $aHistory of engineering & technology$2bicssc 606 $aMaterials science$2bicssc 610 $aliquid crystal 610 $asoliton 610 $atoron 610 $askyrmion 610 $anematic 610 $acholesteric 610 $asmectic 610 $amicro-cargo transport 610 $adissipative dynamics 610 $atwist-bend phase 610 $aliquid crystals 610 $amolecular simulation 610 $amolecular dynamics 610 $adissipative particle dynamics 610 $aferroelectric materials 610 $asmectic liquid crystals 610 $aelectrocaloric effect 610 $aferroelectric 610 $abirefringence 610 $adielectrics 610 $achirality 610 $apolymer 610 $acholesterol 610 $ablock copolymer 610 $aself-assembly 610 $apolymerisation-induced self-assembly 610 $aHartshorne 610 $aBouligand 610 $aoptical textures 610 $adevelopable domains 610 $acolumnar hexagonal phases 610 $aliquid crystal dimers 610 $aintercalated 610 $ainterdigitated 610 $atwist-bend nematic 610 $atwist-bend smectic 610 $aresonant soft X-ray scattering 610 $atopological defects 610 $anematic liquid crystals 610 $agratings 610 $adefect dynamics 610 $abistability 610 $aLCD 610 $aZBD 610 $adirect laser writing 610 $adiffraction gratings 610 $astretchability 615 7$aTechnology: general issues 615 7$aHistory of engineering & technology 615 7$aMaterials science 700 $aDierking$b Ingo$4edt$01280937 702 $aDierking$b Ingo$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910639984903321 996 $aState-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK$93017718 997 $aUNINA