Liquid crystal

A state of matter with an orientational order of building units—individual molecules or their aggregates—and complete or partial absence of the long-range positional order. Liquid ...

liquid crystal

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Materials in intermediate state between solid and liquid.

liquid crystal

Aviation; Aeronautics

A type of liquid whose molecules can be arranged by electrical charges in such a way that polarized light cannot pass through a film of the liquid. Liquid crystal is used in the ...

liquid crystals

Materials science; Material physics

Some organic crystals, when heated, go through one or more phases before they melt into the pure liquid phase. These intermediate phases, known as mesophases or mesomorphic phases ...

fabric

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A material or cloth made by weaving or knitting threads together which are made from natural fibres as cotton, wool, or silk and from synthetic fibres such as nylon.

dispersant

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A dispersing agent, often of a surface active chemical, that promotes formationof a dispersion or maintains a state of dispersion by preventing settling or aggregation.

damask

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A firm, glossy, Jacquard-patterned fabric that may be made from linen, cotton, rayon, silk, or a combination of these with various manufactured fibers. Similar to brocade, but ...

denim

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A firm 2 x 1 or 3 x 1 twill-weave fabric, often having a whitish tinge, obtained by using white filling yarns with colored warp yarns. Heavier weight denims, usually blue or ...

high-temperature dyeing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A dyeing operation in which the aqueous dyebaths are maintained at temperatures greater than 100°C by use of pressurized equipment. Used for many manufactured fibers.

double-knit fabric

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A fabric produced on a circular-knitting machine equipped with two sets of latch needles situated at right angles to each other (dial and cylinder).

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George Clooney arrest

George Clooney, the Hollywood star, was arrested on March 16, 2012 for protesting outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington DC. Along with his father ...