Thanks to billions of years of evolution, cells are remarkably adept at detecting pathogens or toxic chemicals in the environment. Taking advantage of this natural surveillance capability, researchers ...

World experts have collaborated in new liquid crystal elastomers research. Recently, they have developed the first type of cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers with special properties that enable it ...

2001 issue of the journal Science. 17 August 2001: Principles for Measurement of Chemical Exposure Based on Recognition-Driven Anchoring Transitions in Liquid Crystals, [abstract], Science.

Chemical engineers have developed a new way to create inexpensive chemical sensors for detecting explosives, industrial pollutants or even the chemical markers of disease in a patient’s breath.

Recently, the research team led by Prof. Hanyang Li at Harbin Engineering University has integrated functionalized liquid crystal (LC) microcavities with whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) laser technology ...

The worldwide pandemic COVID-19 has urged scientists around the world to concentrate their research on the virus. Some focused on understanding the fundamental aspects of the virus and its ...

Domestic researchers have developed a technology that can detect acetic acid, a major cause of sick house syndrome. Professor Kim Young-ki from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) ...

MILWAUKEE — For eight years, a small Wisconsin company has been working to create inexpensive portable sensors that detect deadly gases, pesticide exposure, even rotting fish and meat. The challenge ...

Liquid crystals are used in everything from tiny digital watches to huge television screens, from optical devices to biomedical detectors. Yet little is known of their precise molecular structure when ...

(Nanowerk News) University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have developed a new way to create inexpensive chemical sensors for detecting explosives, industrial pollutants or even the chemical ...

MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have developed a new way to create inexpensive chemical sensors for detecting explosives, industrial pollutants or even the chemical ...