Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

The colloidal domain is characterized by the dimensions of its constituents in the range from
several nanometers to micrometers. Often, these individual entities are organized in …

Biological processes build complex, functional materials from the molecular encoded messa
blueprint ges writt for lif en in the sequence of its fe, DNA. DNA directs material synthesis …

In our information-rich world, it is becoming increasingly important to develop technologies
capable of displaying dynamic and changeable data, for reasons ranging from value-added …

We propose an efficient high-throughput scheme for the discovery of stable crystalline
phases. Our approach is based on the transmutation of known compounds, through the …

This article describes an elastic silicone sheet with reversible tuning structural color. The
sheet has a thin layer of cubic close-packed, ccp, colloidal particles embedded in poly …

We review the state of the art concerning drops and shells of liquid crystal. We especially
focus on the defect structures observed with liquid crystals with different degrees of order …

The prospect of mimicking molecular chemistry with colloidalrather than molecular building
blocks could enable unprecedented control over the properties of microstructured materials …

We previously reported that monodisperse silica particles (SiPs) afforded with a high-density
brush of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) and suspended in a good solvent for PMMA …

Photonic crystals comprise a class of functional materials that utilize the periodical
arrangement of refractive index in spatial dimensions to modulate the propagation of …