Liquid crystals /

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"Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. What is a liquid crystal? -- 2.1. Protons, electrons and atoms -- 2.2. Molecules -- 2.3. Phases of matter -- 2.4. Liquid crystal3. Light -- 3.1. What is light? -- 3.2. Polarised light -- 3.3. Circular polarisation -- 3.4. How is light affected by matter? -- 3.5. Light and anisotropic materials -- 3.6. Polarising optical microscopy4. Nematic liquid crystals -- 4.1. The nematic liquid crystal molecule -- 4.2. Director orientation gradients -- 4.3. Liquid crystal defects -- 4.4. Isotropic-to-nematic phase transitions -- 4.5. Adding dispersants -- 4.6. Electric fields and liquid crystal displays5. Long-pitch cholesterics -- 5.1. Symmetry -- 5.2. Repeating helical structures -- 5.3. Defects and distortion -- 5.4. Cholesteric droplets -- 5.5. Out of the isotropic phase -- 5.6. Helix unwinding6. Short-pitch cholesterics -- 6.1. Iridescent beetles and mood rings -- 6.2. Lying helix -- 6.3. Standing helix -- 6.4. Phase transitions7. Blue phases, smectics and lyotropics -- 7.1. Blue phase -- 7.2. Smectic liquid crystals -- 7.3. Twist grain boundary phases -- 7.4. Lyotropics8. Discotic and columnar liquid crystals -- 8.1. Discotic nematic phase -- 8.2. Columnar phase -- 8.3. Crystal growth -- 9. Conclusion.Despite many of us staring at liquid crystals--in the form of liquid-crystal displays--for large portions of our waking life, for many their science and beauty is an untold story full of surprise and wonder. This book takes you on a photographic journey through the science of liquid crystals. By the end you'll be familiar with what they are, how they form and their role in producing the complexity of life on Earth. Presented in non-technical language, without any mathematics, this accessible text looks at spider webs, silk, display technology, lasers, dyes, detergents, DNA, cell membranes, drug delivery mechanisms, anaesthesia and optical computing. Presented in non-technical language and without any mathematics, this book is accessible to all, even if you have no prior knowledge of physics or chemistry.General public that are interested in science, students of all ages interested in liquid crystals.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Benjamin Outram completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford's Department of Engineering Science, focussing on liquid crystal science. His research won the Institute of Physics Optical Group Doctoral Thesis Prize. Since completing his DPhil, Ben received a Daiwa Scholarship and spent four years in Japan, where he completed a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Scholarship in Media Technology with a focus on virtual reality. His VR work includes Crystal Vibes, Planet Juggle and Synesthesia VR which have been showcased at Sundance Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival and Tokyo Game Show amongst others. Ben became interested in photography of liquid crystals during his time at Oxford, where he has had two liquid crystal photography exhibitions at the University of Oxford's Linacre College. His footage has also been featured in a music video in collaboration with Max Cooper. Please visit his website to see more of his work, at www.BenjaminOutram.com.Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 16, 2018).

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