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Continuously revolving patterns

Nature Nanotechnology volume 13, pages 274–275 (2018)Cite this article

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Molecular motors embedded in a frustrated liquid crystal film induce the formation of sustained rotating patterns under light irradiation.

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Fig. 1: Chiral structures.

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