Bowlics: history, advances and applications
@article{Wang2017BowlicsHA, title={Bowlics: history, advances and applications}, author={Ling Wang and Dali Huang and Lui Lam and Zhengdong Cheng}, journal={Liquid Crystals Today}, year={2017}, volume={26}, pages={111 - 85} }
ABSTRACT There are three types of liquid crystals (LCs) in the world: rodics, discotics and bowlics, corresponding to one-, two- and three-dimensional molecules, respectively. The rodics were discovered by the Austrian, F. Reinitzer, in 1888 and is the material behind the LC display industry of $100 billion annually. The discotics were discovered by S. Chandrasekhar’s team in India, in 1977. The third type, bowlics, was proposed by a Chinese, LIN Lei (Lui LAM), in 1982 while working at the…
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