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Rice University

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Rice University materials scientist Ned Thomas holds a model of the block copolymer he and his lab created to see if the cubic structures within were perfect or not. Examination with an electron microscope showed distortions in the lattice that could affect their photonic and phononic properties.

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Tommy LaVergne/Rice University

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