Physicists from Case Western Reserve University, Tufts say they’ve remotely altered microscopic surface; could lead to applications for microchips, or ‘liquid tools’ Physicists at Case Western Reserve University and Tufts University say they’ve changed the shape of a flat liquid crystal surface without applying any local stimulus—essentially remotely altering its physical appearance without touching it. That’s something that scientists have never done before, the researchers said. In doing so, they defied the gravitational force that ordinarily would cause a level plane … Continue reading Scientists develop novel ‘shapeshifting’ liquid crystal