报告内容摘要：

    Liquid Crystals (LCs) are mainly known about their applications in flat panel displays used in cell phones, laptops and TVs, commercialized nowadays under LED or QD- LED codes.However, liquid crystals are much more than displays and they are present in biology,minerals, or even in space and the research of LCs is still very active and growing that will surely lead to a number of revolutionary new applications. In this presentation I will briefly review new research areas I was involved in the last decade and will emphasize their possible applications. Specifically I will discuss possible applications of bent-core liquid crystals, liquid crystal elastomers and liquid crystals in responsive fabrics.