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Under The Microscope: Liquid Crystals

Cambridge University has launched a new video series to mark research into the natural and man-made worlds at the microscopic scale. The series provides incredible and revealing closeups of cells that to the naked eye may seem bland but which, in reality, are sophisticated organisms…

The fourth video in the series shows liquid crystals, the core technology behind modern displays and the developing 3D template. The aim of this researcher is to combine liquid crystals with nanotechnology in order to make pixels able to manipulate light in three-dimensional ways…

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