SCIENCE AS ART
Cholesteryl perlargonate
Jennifer Boothby, University of Texas, Dallas, USA
This microscope image shows cholesteryl pelargonate, a chiral liquid crystal, in transition between liquid crystalline states at 72°C in transmission between crossed polarizers.
A Finalist from the Science as Art competition at the 2019 MRS Spring Meeting.
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