The 27th international liquid crystal conference, ILCC2018 in Kyoto, Japan.

Highlights from the article: The 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2018) was held in Kyoto from 22 to 27 July 2018. Considering this fact, the organising committee planned general sessions for existing fields of science and technology of liquid crystals as well as special sessions for research fields related to liquid crystals and industrial applications in order to extend the territory of liquid crystal science and technology. Diverse topics were covered in the session ranging from defects, liquid crystal composites, molecular theories of complex phases, biological and lyotropic liquid crystals, and elastomers. The International Liquid Crystal Conferences have provided excellent opportunities for sharing new ideas, stimulating discussions, and exchange of information for researchers and engineers in the fields of liquid crystal science and technology since the first conference was held in Kent State University in 1965.