http://www.materialsviews.com Liquid Crystals MaterialsViews Rss Feed http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/853447/Merck_realigns_liquid_crystal_research_with_EUR_50m_investment.html German liquid crystals, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals specialist Merck (Darmstadt, Germany) houses materials research in new laboratory complex at their HQ. 2010-09-24T11:23:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/842125/An_attractive_mix.html A new organic-soluble ferromagnetic compound with excellent potential for use in magnetic data storage has been synthesised. 2010-09-09T12:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/804333/Enhanced_Magnetic_Storage_Devices_with_Discotic_Liquid_Crystals.html Researchers in Korea report on the first room temperature ferromagnetic compositions consisting of discotic liquid crystals which are expected to find very important practical applications. 2010-08-09T08:53:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/739881/Liquid_Crystalline_Elastomers_What_will_remain_after_the_retirement_of_H__Finkel.html Helmut R. Brand and some former group members on the heritage of 30 years of scientific research on liquid crystalline elastomers 2010-06-11T12:50:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/694329/An_Odd_Couple.html Photoluminescent liquid crystals based on metal clusters. 2010-05-14T11:33:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/576145/38th_Topical_Meeting_on_Liquid_Crystals__Alfred-Saupe-Prize_awarded_to_Helmut_Ri.html On March 10-12, 2010 researchers with an interest in liquid crystals will meet once again in Mainz, Germany. 2010-03-08T10:17:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/569897/Tuning_the_Liquid_Crystal_Period.html New work shows that the liquid crystalline period can be tuned by varying the random/block copolypeptide architectures and the composition of the ampholytic amino acid species. 2009-12-04T09:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/569315/Chirality_at_the_Nanoscale.html The only standard reference in this exciting field combines the physical, chemical and material science perspectives... 2009-10-21T16:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/569065/A_Thermally_Controlled_Microgripper.html Microactuators are an essential component in microsystems and microdevices, and in applications such as pumps, valves, or switches. 2009-09-30T09:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/568347/Micromuscles.html Micrometer-sized actuators from liquid-crystal elastomers. 2009-08-10T16:00:00Z