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Liquid crystals are wonderful materials. In addition to the solid crystalline and isotropic liquid phases, they exhibit many so‐called mesophases in which they flow like ordinary liquids yet possess crystalline properties [1]. These mesophases are characterized by many unique physical and optical properties and offer a fertile ground for several areas of fundamental pursuits, as well as applications in display screens of ubiquitous devices, photonics, THz and microwave and biomedical systems [2–8].