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11 December 2012

Cholesteric liquid crystal

Emergence of cholesteric liquid crystal from isotropic liquid (25x).

Credit: Dr. Ken Ishikawa, using polarized light for the Nikon Small World 2012 Photomicrography Competition.

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kenjuDecember 12, 2012 at 9:15 AM
And the line between art and nature blurs again!
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