A ferroelectric liquid crystal nucleating from bent-core liquid crystal material. Ferroelectricity is the property certain materials possess that cause them to exhibit spontaneous electrical polarization.
Image by Dr. Michi Nakata, University of Colorado at Boulder.
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“You are the light up ahead at the end of the road, when I look in your eyes, boy, it feels like I’m home. I need this night, yes it’s late, but the morning will come. And as you fall fast asleep with your head on my chest, I watch you breathe in and out as you’re finding your rest. I need this night, yes it’s late, but the morning will come, I know.” -My Favorite Highway