The Glass of the Nematic Phase of the 4CFPB Liquid Crystal (IMAGE)

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

The Glass of the Nematic Phase of the 4CFPB Liquid Crystal

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The negative pressure produced in nanopores by liquid crystals can significantly exceed 100 atmospheres. Above: The glass of the nematic phase of liquid crystal studied by scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow (Source: IFJ PAN).

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