Liquid crystals form nano rings
Quantised self-assembly enables design of materials with novel properties
07-Feb-2018 -
At DESY's X-ray source PETRA III, scientists have investigated an intriguing form of self-assembly in liquid crystals: When the liquid crystals are filled into cylindrical nanopores and heated, their molecules form ordered rings as they cool – a condition that otherwise does not naturally occur ...
liquid crystals
material science
metamaterials
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