Designed Defects in Liquid Crystals Can Guide Construction of Nanomaterials
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 16:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Imperfections running through liquid crystals can be used as miniscule tubing, channeling molecules into specific positions to form new materials and nanoscale structures, according to engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The discovery could have applications in fields as diverse as electronics and medicine.