In a new study, researchers have discovered that applying a small difference in temperature to a watered-down mixture of a compound called zirconium phosphate initiates its liquid crystallization. As ...

The current paradigm of self-propelled motion of liquid droplets on surfaces with chemical or topographical wetting gradients is always mono-directional. In contrast, here, we demonstrate ...

Colloidal liquid metals with gradient heterointerfaces offer a scalable and cost-effective solution to the persistent challenges of thermal management in high-performance electronics. Fig. 1: Thermal ...

(Nanowerk News) Leading a double life as both solids and liquids, liquid crystals occupy center stage for creating smaller, faster and more efficient technologies. Even at the level of single ...