One purpose of the present invention is to provide a liquid-crystal compound which exhibits liquid crystallinity at low temperatures. Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermally responsive material which exhibits liquid crystallinity and rubber elasticity at low temperatures (around room temperature) ever, though a large amount of a liquid-crystal compound is contained therein, and a method for producing this thermally responsive material. A liquid-crystal compound according to the present invention is obtained by adding an alkylene oxide and/or styrene oxide to a mesogenic group-containing compound that has an active hydrogen group.

One purpose of the present invention is to provide a liquid-crystal compound which exhibits liquid crystallinity at low temperatures. Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermally responsive material which exhibits liquid crystallinity and rubber elasticity at low temperatures (around room temperature) ever, though a large amount of a liquid-crystal compound is contained therein, and a method for producing this thermally responsive material. A liquid-crystal compound according to the present invention is obtained by adding an alkylene oxide and/or styrene oxide to a mesogenic group-containing compound that has an active hydrogen group.

Disclosed herein are compositions, comprising one or more types of surface modified anisotropic nanoparticles dispersed in a liquid crystal. The compositions provide tunable methods for modifying light and energy flow.

Disclosed herein are compositions, comprising one or more types of surface modified anisotropic nanoparticles dispersed in a liquid crystal. The compositions provide tunable methods for modifying light and energy flow.

Compounds that have ultraviolet light absorbing properties, and which can also have mesogenic properties. Compositions that include one or more such compounds. Articles of manufacture that include one or more such compounds, such as optical elements that include an optical substrate and a layer that includes at least one such compound.

Object To provide a tilt-imparted liquid crystal display element that is obtained through UV irradiation of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition, whose drive voltage can be reduced with a fast decay time maintained, and that is well balanced between characteristics, such as decay time, drive voltage, and transmittance. A polymerizable liquid crystal composition for use in it is also provided. Solution A liquid crystal display element has polymer networks formed in the liquid crystal phase 5 in FIG. 3. The polymer networks are formed by polymerizing a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that contains, as essential ingredients, a radically polymerizable monomer component (A), a liquid crystal material (B), and a polymerization initiator (C) that has a molecular structure resulting from substituting any two or more hydrogen atoms in the aromatic nucleus in the molecular structure of an alkylphenone-based photopolymerization initiator, for example with a C1-10 alkyl group (i).

Object To provide a tilt-imparted liquid crystal display element that is obtained through UV irradiation of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition, whose drive voltage can be reduced with a fast decay time maintained, and that is well balanced between characteristics, such as decay time, drive voltage, and transmittance. A polymerizable liquid crystal composition for use in it is also provided. Solution A liquid crystal display element has polymer networks formed in the liquid crystal phase 5 in FIG. 3. The polymer networks are formed by polymerizing a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that contains, as essential ingredients, a radically polymerizable monomer component (A), a liquid crystal material (B), and a polymerization initiator (C) that has a molecular structure resulting from substituting any two or more hydrogen atoms in the aromatic nucleus in the molecular structure of an alkylphenone-based photopolymerization initiator, for example with a C1-10 alkyl group (i).

A touch display screen and a preparation method, display apparatus and drive method therefor. The touch display screen includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite each other; a first electrode and a second electrode arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and capable of generating a horizontal electric field when in a powered-up state; a liquid crystal filled between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a touch sensing electrode provided at an outer side or an inner side of the second substrate. The liquid crystal includes a nematic phase liquid crystal and a long-chain compound dispersed in the nematic phase liquid crystal and enabling the nematic phase liquid crystal to be in a scattered state.

A touch display screen and a preparation method, display apparatus and drive method therefor. The touch display screen includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite each other; a first electrode and a second electrode arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and capable of generating a horizontal electric field when in a powered-up state; a liquid crystal filled between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a touch sensing electrode provided at an outer side or an inner side of the second substrate. The liquid crystal includes a nematic phase liquid crystal and a long-chain compound dispersed in the nematic phase liquid crystal and enabling the nematic phase liquid crystal to be in a scattered state.

An electro-polarizable compound has the following general formula: ##STR00001##
Core1 is an aromatic polycyclic conjugated molecule having two-dimensional flat form and that self-assembles to form supramolecular structures. R1 are electron donor groups connected to Core1 and R1 are electron acceptor groups connected to Corel, m is number of acceptor groups R1, m is a number of donor groups R. The numbers m and m are equal to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, but both m and m are not both equal to 0. R2 is a substituent comprising one or more ionic groups connected to Core1 directly or via a connecting group; a number p of ionic groups R2 is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. The fragment marked NLE has a nonlinear effect of polarization. Core2 is a self-assembling electro-conductive oligomer, a number n of the such oligomers is 0, 2, or 4. R3 is a substituent comprising one or more ionic groups connected to Core2; a number s of the ionic groups R3 is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. R4 is a resistive substituent electrically insulating the supramolecular structures from each other. A number k of substituents R4 is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.