Multimedia Release 30-Jun-2011

Can You Tie It in a Knot? Knotting Particle Defect Lines (3 of 8)

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Can You Tie It in a Knot? Knotting Particle Defect Lines (3 of 8) — video: Author Igor Musevic explains an animation of topological defect lines and video footage of tied knots at the micron scale. This video relates to an article that appeared in the July 1, 2011, issue of *Science*, published by AAAS. The study, by Uroš Tkalec of the Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and colleagues was titled, "Reconfigurable Knots and Links in Chiral Nematic Colloids." view more

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