Liquid crystals (LCs) are omnipresent in living matter, whose chirality is an elegant and
distinct feature in certain plant tissues, the cuticles of crabs, beetles, arthropods, and …

Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state of matter 125 years ago, this field has
developed into a scientific area with many facets. This Review presents recent …

One of science's greatest challenges is determining how life can spontaneously emerge
from a mixture of molecules. A complicating factor is that life and its molecules are inherently …

DNA nanotechnology has been extensively explored to assemble various functional
nanostructures for versatile applications. Mediated by Watson–Crick base-pairing, these …

Liquid crystals are an integral part of a mature display technology, also establishing
themselves in other applications, such as spatial light modulators, telecommunication …

Colloidal particles with directional interactions are key in the realization of new colloidal
materials with possibly unconventional phase behaviors. Here we exploit DNA self …

In this review article, we analyze recent progress in the application of liquid crystal-assisted
advanced functional materials for sensing biological and chemical analytes. Multiple …

Phase separation of nucleic acids and proteins is a ubiquitous phenomenon regulating
subcellular compartment structure and function. While complex coacervation of flexible …

Liquid crystals in combination with nanoparticles are a fascinating topic of research,
because of the wealth of aspects and questions to study. These range from simple effects of …

Bacteriophages initiate infection by releasing their double-stranded DNA into the cytosol of
their bacterial host. However, what controls and sets the timescales of DNA ejection? Here …