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September 24, 2012
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A video of a 3-D curved crystalline structure.
This video shows colloidal beads (bright dots) that have assembled themselves on a liquid droplet to form a 3-D curved crystalline structure. The positive electric charges cause the beads to repel each other, leading them to arrange themselves naturally in a honeycomb pattern with each particle equally distant from six others.
Credit: William Irvine, University of Chicago
Videos credited to the National Science Foundation, an agency of the U.S. Government, may be distributed freely. However, some materials within the videos may be copyrighted. If you would like to use portions of NSF-produced programs in another product, please contact the Video Team in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.
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