>"In most natural and technical systems, however, particles are nonspherical, and their structural dynamics are determined by translational and rotational degr

>"In most natural and technical systems, however, particles are nonspherical, and their structural dynamics are determined by translational and rotational degrees of freedom. Using confocal microscopy of fluorescently labeled core–shell particles, we reveal that suspensions of ellipsoidal colloids form an unexpected state of matter, a liquid glass in which rotations are frozen while translations remain fluid." Related: The nematic phase of liquid crystals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal#Nematic_phase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal#Nematic_phase (PDS: Also, intuitively, there should be some relation between phase of substrate and its ability to conduct either electricity, or (if not electricity) some other electromagnetic wavelength/frequency... and of course, the relationship to diodes, transistors, semiconductors, etc., but I don't know what those are at this point in time... I claim the 5th Amendment coupled with Socratic Ignorance at this point in time! <g>)