The groups “Light & Matter” and “Physics of Soft and Partially Ordered Matter” are organizing an international topical meeting on the emerging field of new ferroelectric soft matter materials entitled ‘Workshop on Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals”, taking place at IJS, from May 29 to 31, 2024. This closed event will be attended by some of the world’s leading researchers in the field of ferroelectricity in soft materials, highlighting the excellence of the research conducted at IJS and UL FMF.
Although the idea of a ferroelectric 3D liquid was theoretically contemplated more than a hundred years ago, it was not until very recently that it was experimentally realized with the outstanding participation of researchers from IJS and UL FMF. The uniqueness of Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals (FNLC) has been widely recognized, as demonstrated by the large collective research effort that followed their recent discovery. With the organization of this workshop, groups at IJS and FMF aim to contribute to knowledge exchange and collaborative opportunities in this rapidly advancing and dynamic research area.