The orientation of liquid crystal molecules is very sensitive towards contacting surfaces, and this phenomenon is critical during the fabrication of liquid crystal display panels, as well as optical ...

Physicists have shown how liquids on solid surfaces can be made to slide over the surface a bit like a bobsleigh on ice. The key is to apply a coating at the boundary between the liquid and the ...

Vinod Radhakrishnan, Senior Product Specialist for the Particle and Material Characterization group at Anton Paar USA, talks to AZoM about the new SurPASS 3 and how it enables users to generate ...

Controlling the solid-liquid-vapor tri-phase interface is of fundamental importance for a broad range of industrial applications ranging from biomedical engineering, energy production and utilization, ...

Researchers use ultrasonic waves to assemble copper nanosheets into uniform, conductive coatings on curved and flexible surfaces for electronics and sensors. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ability to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Superhydrophobic surfaces that can also withstand mechanical deformation such as bending and stretching are important for applications such as robust self-cleaning, ...