Liquid crystals have been commercially important for several decades, especially for applications in electronic displays and TV screens. They can exhibit well-known liquid crystalline mesophases in which the molecules are very responsive to applied electric or magnetic fields. When studied under polarising microscopy they can produce artistic textures, which exhibits the beauty and fascination of liquid crystals.
Submission Year:
2017-18
Photographer's affiliation:
Faculty
Academic areas:
Arts and Science
Art of Research categories:
Art in action
Photo:
![Art Meets Science Under Polarising Microscopy Liquid crystalline mesophases studied under polarising microscopy](https://www.queensu.ca/research/sites/all/modules/contrib/lazyloader/image_placeholder.gif)
Categories:
Faculty / Researcher
Bader International Study Centre - BISC
Materials Discovery and Molecular Design
Fundamental Principles of Nature: from Discovery to Application and Innovation
Location of photograph:
Kingston University, UK
Photographer's name:
Danesh Roudini
Display Photographers Affiltion + Faculty or Department:
Faculty, Bader International Study Centre - BISC