If we could make liquid crystal molecules obey these rules, «we could potentially create a whole new class» of liquid crystals, he says. (sciencemag.org)
When an electric current is turned on, the liquid - crystal molecules rotate, thus bending the incoming light like a lens. (discovermagazine.com)
To make the liquid crystal molecules in each cell stack up in the staircase - like fashion, displaymakers rub the two plastic layers that sandwich them in perpendicular directions with a velvet roller. (sciencemag.org)