Science Under The Microscope – Fingerprints In Cholesterol


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January 30, 2012

Explore the beauty of science at the microscopic level, through visually stunning Asian entries to Nikon Small World’s annual photography competition.


Fingerprint texture of cholesteric liquid crystal in a wedge cell

By Dr. Ken Ishikawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Polarized light, crossed polarization

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Source: Reproduced with permission from Nikon Small World.

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