Patterning Viscous Polymeric Nanocomposites (VIDEO) DOE/Ames National Laboratory This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption Researchers are excited about poloxamers, a group of oddly-behaving polymer materials that are liquid at low temperature and a gel at higher temperatures. Because of their interesting behavior, these gels show promise as a matrix medium for arrangements of nanoparticles. But it is very difficult to image nanoparticles in gels. Ames Laboratory has developed a new microscopy approach for imaging gel nanocomposites in their natural state, which will reveal more useful information about their assembly and properties. Credit US Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.