Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state in 1888, liquid crystal science has made great advances through fusion with various technologies and disciplines. Recently, new molecular design strategies and new self‐assembled structures have been developed as a result of the progress made in synthetic procedures and characterization techniques. Since these liquid crystals exhibit new functions and properties derived from their nanostructures and alignment, a variety of new functions for liquid crystals, such as transport for energy applications, separation for environmental applications, chromism, sensing, electrooptical effects, actuation, and templating have been proposed. This Review presents recent advances of liquid crystals that should contribute to the next generation of materials.

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面向下一代材料的功能液晶

自从1888年发现液晶状态以来，液晶科学通过与各种技术和学科的融合而取得了长足的进步。最近，由于合成方法和表征技术的进步，已经开发出新的分子设计策略和新的自组装结构。由于这些液晶显示出源自其纳米结构和取向的新功能和特性，因此液晶的各种新功能，例如用于能量应用的传输，用于环境应用的分离，色度，感测，电光效应，驱动和模板化等建议的。本评论介绍了液晶的最新进展，这些进展应有助于下一代材料的发展。