A method is described for preparing a nanorods assembly. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising at least a liquid crystal and nanorods and depositing said mixture on the surface of at least substrate. The method further comprises aligning said nanorods with their long axis of the nanorods along a preferred direction on said substrate resulting in a nanorods and liquid crystal assembly, said aligning being performed by applying an external alternating current electrical field.

A liquid crystal polyester resin composition includes: (A) liquid crystal polyester; (B) talc; and (C) mica, in which the total amount ((B)+(C)) of the (B) talc and the (C) mica is in a range of 5 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the (A) liquid crystal polyester, and a mass ratio ((B)/(C)) of a mass of the (B) talc to a mass of the (C) mica is in a range of 9/1 to 1/9.

A nanoparticle film is disclosed. The nanoparticle film comprises a plurality of polymerized liquid crystal monomers having an axis of alignment, and a plurality of nanoparticles disposed in the polymerized liquid crystal monomers. Each of the nanoparticles has a surface modified by a plurality of first ligands and a long axis aligned with the axis of alignment through the plurality of first ligands.

A liquid crystal polyester resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester resin; and at least 10 parts by mass and at most 100 parts by mass of glass components; wherein the glass components contain glass fibers having a length of more than 30 m and glass fine powders having a length of at least 4 m and at most 30 m; the number-average fiber length of the glass fibers is at least 50 m and at most 200 m; and the content of the fine powders is at least 50% and at most 95% relative to a total number of the glass components.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device whose liquid crystal layer is prevented from undergoing a phase transition while the device is on. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a first substrate having a thin-film transistor element, a heatsink film overlapping the thin-film transistor element, a first alignment film, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate in order. The heatsink film contains a liquid-crystalline polymer as the polymerized form of a liquid-crystalline monomer and also contains inorganic fine particles, and the liquid-crystalline polymer is aligned in-plane with respect to the heatsink film. Preferably, the liquid-crystalline monomer is represented by a specified chemical formula.

An improved method for concentrating dispersions of graphene oxide, coating a substrate with a layer of a graphene oxide solution, and producing a supported graphene membrane stabilised by controlled deoxygenation; and graphene-based membranes that demonstrate ultra-fast water transport, precise molecular sieving of gas and solvated molecules, and which show great promise as novel separation platforms.

A light source package structure is provided. The light source package structure includes a substrate, an upper electrode layer, a surrounding wall, a light emitting unit, an adhesive, and a light permeable element. The surrounding wall is annular with step structure and includes an upper tread surface arranged away from the substrate, an upper riser surface connected to an inner edge of the upper tread surface, a lower tread surface disposed at an inner side of the upper riser surface, an accommodating groove disposed between the lower tread surface and the upper riser surface, and a lower riser surface connected to an inner edge of the lower tread surface and arranged away from the upper tread surface. The lower riser surface and the first surface jointly define a receiving space.

Ink-jet printable compositions including nanoparticles capped with a protective layer of hydrocarbon chains and a single solvent exhibiting a single evaporation rate and having a specifically defined viscosity and surface tension that result in uniform and printable alignment layers for liquid crystal materials. Patterned liquid crystal-containing cells are also disclosed including one or more layers including the same or different nanoparticles capped with a protective layer of hydrocarbon chains printed on a surface of a substrate or even another nanoparticle-containing layer. Methods for producing the cells are also disclosed, including the step of printing a pattern on one or more portions of a cell surface utilizing a composition comprising the capped nanoparticles. Devices including the cells are also disclosed.

A liquid crystal polyester resin composition including a liquid crystal polyester resin, 15 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less of a carbon fiber with respect to 100 parts by mass of the liquid crystal polyester resin, and 0.001 parts by mass or more and 0.02 parts by mass or less of a fullerene with respect to 100 parts by mass of the carbon fiber.

Three-dimensional structures of stably associated mesogenic ligand-functionalized nanoparticles are provided. Compositions that include these structures, as well as methods of making the structures are also provided. The structures, compositions and methods find use in a variety of applications, such as light emitting devices (e.g., video displays, lights, etc.), inks, photonics and encapsulation technologies.