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  1. A set of short-tailed discotic liquid crystals are presented which feature a mesophase despite having methoxy units as tails. Their unusual properties are a result of strategic fluorination, with more fluorination leading to broader mesophase ranges. 
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    Free, publicly-accessible full text available November 11, 2025
  2. Abstract Manipulating light is an important area of optical research and development. To that end, tunable dichroic devices in which the reflectivity at differing wavelengths can be adjusted, are particularly valuable. This work is motivated by recent studies of the optical properties of chiral ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals (FNLCs). Here electro‐optical studies are presented on two room temperature, FNLC materials that demonstrate electrically tunable reflectivity when subject to a field below 0.2 V µm−1. Moreover, under appropriate conditions, the reflectivity can also be electrically (and reversibly) tuned (without change of color) from 0% to 40%. Reversible, low voltage tunable mirrors, having miniscule power consumption and operable around ambient temperature are expected to be useful in diverse applications ranging from energy‐saving, smart windows to virtual reality interfaces. 
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    Free, publicly-accessible full text available January 1, 2026
  3. We present discotic liquid crystals consisting of fluorinated triphenylene with unusually short tails, including mere methoxy or ethoxy tails. Understanding these short-tailed liquid crystals may lead to new applications for discotic liquid crystals. 
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