Chemists may soon have one less rigorous step to worry about when searching for the right molecules to accomplish their ...

Anisotropy of molecular shape is essential for the formation of thermotropic liquid crystals (LCs) 1. Rod-like mesogens have been known for well over a century and disc-like mesogens were identified ...

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Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are fascinating states of matter that emerge when atoms or molecules are cooled to extremely low temperatures just slightly above absolute zero (0 K). In 2023, ...