Geometrically confined apolar nematic liquid crystals lose rotational symmetry and form a multifunctional polar lattice of fluid elastic dipoles with controllable orientation. The lattice is of interest from a fundamental science perspective as well as having potential applications.
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Lucchetti, L. Liquid dipole lattice. Nat. Phys. 21, 1354–1355 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02992-9
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