Genetic characterisation of indigenous duck of Tripura state in India using microsatellite markers.

Exploring genetic variability by microsatellite markers is essential for genetic improvement, preservation of indigenous germplasm and production of high-quality offspring. Lack of information on microsatellite profiling of Indian indigenous ducks (Tripura state) has stoked curiosity in this work. Genomic DNA samples from randomly selected 36 native ducks were analysed at 25 duck-specific microsatellite loci.

Nanodoping: a route for enhancing electro-optic performance of bent core nematic system.

We report the effect of dispersion of barium titanate (BaTiO) nanoparticles (BNPs) in a four ring bent core nematic (BCN) liquid crystal. Polarizing optical microscopy reveals the presence of a single nematic phase in pure and doped states. Polar switching has been observed in the bent core system and the value of spontaneous polarization (P ) increases with increase in doping concentration of BNPs in BCN.

Highly Polarized Fluorescent Illumination Using Liquid Crystal Phase.

Liquid crystal (LC) materials are currently the dominant electronic materials in display technology because of the ease of control of molecular orientation using an electric field. However, this technology requires the fabrication of two polarizers to create operational displays, reducing light transmission efficiency below 10%. It is therefore desirable to develop new technologies to enhance the light efficiency while maintaining or improving other properties such as the modulation speed of the molecular orientation.