Liquid crystalline order seen in objects of daily life.
calamitic molecule nematic (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) smectic A (1) (2) (3) (4) smectic Ad smectic B smectic C smectic doped surface films phase transition clearing point isotropic (1) (2) (3) banana molecule twin molecule banana LC phase discotic molecule discoid nematic (1) (2) hexagonal discotic (1) (2) tetragonal discotic home	This image of a twin banana LC molecules, a new structure which has to be discovered:
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