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Twisting Crystals

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Nicole Sharp

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Alternating vertical bands of orange and blue in a liquid crystal flowing from left to right. Text reads: "What is happening here?"
Image shows cartoon logs twisting through different configurations as they flow left to right. Text reads: "This is as if logs rolling down a river would spontaneously assemble!"
Illustrations showing the changing orientations of the crystals as they flow. Text reads: "Alternating tilts, between which liquid crystals are homeotropic, suggest a twist-like structure."
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