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Medusa' shaped droplets containing liquid crystal molecules

Credit: Wei-Shao Wei, Arjun G. Yodh, and Felice Macera, Department of Physics and Astronomy & LRSM, University of Pennsylvania

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The sparkling metallic colors of birds like this Mariqua sunbird.

Credit: Microscopy image by Rosalyn Price-Waldman and Klara Nordén, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

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Intricate polymer brush patterns

Credit: Christian Pester, UC-Santa Barbara

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This unique art hangs in the lobby at MagLab and is crafted from the disks that make up the powerful magnets at the facility.

Bitter disk art

Credit: Stephen Bilenky

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Liquid crystals bend light into psychedelic patterns.

Credit: Oleg Lavrentovich, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University

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This 3D rendering shows a new way to manufacture circuits directly onto neurons.

Credit: Ella Maru Studio and Yoon Seok Kim/Jia Liu, Deisseroth/Bao laboratories, Stanford University

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Image of simulated cluster of young galaxies.

Between 2011 and 2014, a 70-terabyte dataset called the "Renaissance Simulation" was created on the Blue Waters supercomputer to help scientists understand how the universe evolved during its early years. This 30,000 light-year region from the Renaissance Simulation centers on a cluster of young galaxies that generate radiation (white) and metals (green), while heating the surrounding gas.

Credit: Advanced Visualization Lab, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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