A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describes a breakthrough in the field of organic ...

The paper is published in the journal Macromolecules. This advance represents a pioneering achievement in both asymmetric chemistry and polymer chemistry. Polyisocyanides are polymers ...

Template-based methods utilize pre-formed nanostructures, such as mesoporous silica or polymer nanoparticles, as templates for the confinement and self-assembly of liquid crystal molecules. The liquid ...

Our research program in LC-based, nanostructured polymers is divided into three main areas. The first area is the development of polymerizable lyotropic LCs for the construction of functional, ...

Some beetles, such as Anomala albopilosa, strongly reflect left circularly polarized light (electromagnetic waves that ...

This work is being done in collaboration with Professor Doug Gin. Liquid crystals can be organized to form films with a nanostructured polymer network. These structures can be cross-linked to produce ...

Applications such as self-driving vehicles, 6G mobile communications and quantum communications are pushing fiber optic ...

The insect Anomala albopilosa has an exoskeleton that reflects circularly polarized light. Researchers at the University of ...