Liquid Crystal Physics at the Millennium

Abstract

Liquid crystal science can look back on a century of impressive fundamental and technological accomplishment. The next millennium greets us not only with a new set of scientific challenges but also with the need to define ourselves in the broader scientific arena. This talk will look at some of the research areas where we are likely to see future growth.

Key Words:

• liquid crystals
• low-symmetry nematic
• smectic-phases
• sliding phases
• smectic metals