Contact: John Toon
Georgia Institute of Technology
Caption: A toroidal droplet made of a nematic liquid crystal material is shown inside a polymeric material. About a millimeter in overall size, the droplets are produced individually, their shapes maintained by the surrounding springy material made of polymers.
Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek
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