The Lutetium Project's video: Waltzing defects

This week on the Lutetium Project: music & microscopy! 🔬 Polarized light reveals the flow and glow of liquid crystals and their intriguing walzting defects... ↓ More infos and links in the description! ↓ ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- LINKS: French version: https://youtu.be/V-RdcIlFwn0 Subscribe to the channel : https://youtube.com/thelutetiumproject Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/TheLuProject Visit our website: https://www.lutetium.paris/en ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- RELATED ARTICLE: Alexandre Darmon, Michael Benzaquen, David Seč, Simon Čopar, Olivier Dauchot et Teresa Lopez-Leon Waltzing route toward double-helix formation in cholesteric shells Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113, 34, 9469-9474, 2016 https://www.pnas.org/content/113/34/9469.short ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- CREDITS: Original footage: Guillaume Durey, Alexandre Darmon Original soundtrack: Julien Mazet Visual identity: Juliette Nier Theme music: Pierre David Written and produced by: Guillaume Durey, Quentin Magdelaine, Mathias Kasiulis Directed and edited by: Guillaume Durey, Hoon Kwon ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- The Lutetium Project is a PSL students’ initiative conducted as part of IDEX ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL and funded by: PSL University – https://www.psl.eu ESPCI Paris – https://www.espci.fr Espace des sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes – https://www.espgg.org ESPCI Alumni – https://www.espci.org Fonds ESPCI Paris – https://www.fonds-espci-paris.org