KAIST researchers observed the phase transition of topological defects formed by liquid crystal (LC) materials for the first time.
Condensed Matter
Jun 2, 2017
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Ioliomics is defined as a rapidly emerging research discipline dealing with the studies of ions in liquid phases and revealing fundamental properties of ionic interactions in biological and chemical systems.
Materials Science
Feb 3, 2017
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6
Snow falls in winter and melts in spring, but what drives the phase change in between?
Condensed Matter
Feb 1, 2017
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Phase transitions surround us—for instance, liquid water changes to ice when frozen and to steam when boiled. Now, researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered a new phenomenon of so-called metastability ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 23, 2017
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Matter is either gas, liquid or solid based on how its molecules respond to temperature and pressure. But what if the building blocks are self-spinning particles instead of ordinary molecules? Theoretical physicists found ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 5, 2016
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As seen in diverse applications, such as the refinement of petrol, their use in batteries and fuel cells for electric cars and to aid in the cleanup of hazardous agricultural waste, a variety of catalysts are in constant ...
Materials Science
Jul 13, 2016
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Researchers at Osaka University developed a technology to control the light wavefront reflected from a cholesteric liquid crystal - a liquid crystal phase with a helical structure. Although known for their ability to Bragg-reflect ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 16, 2016
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6
Life is flexible. All living cells are basically squishy balloons full of water, proteins and DNA, surrounded by oily membranes. Those membranes stand up to significant amounts of stretching and bending, but only recently ...
Biochemistry
May 4, 2016
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An adaptive material invented at Rice University combines self-healing and reversible self-stiffening properties.
Materials Science
Jan 11, 2016
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1038
Researchers have developed a new method for generating complex shapes, and have found that the development of form in nature can be driven by the physical properties of materials themselves, in contrast with earlier findings. ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 9, 2015
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