On the History of Reactive Mesogens: Interview with Dirk J. Broer

Prof. Dirk Broer is among the pioneers and most active researchers in the field of stimuli‐responsive liquid crystal (LC) networks. He is the inventor of reactive mesogens, a class of materials with far‐reaching implications in liquid‐crystal photonics and in the triumph of LC‐based shape‐shifting polymers. Together with his team, Prof. Broer continuously produces innovative solutions for controlling and programming new functions into soft...