Conceptual diagram of liquid-origami droplet transformations. A microscopic droplet develops a thin crystalline shell that folds, producing hexagonal and six-pointed star shapes. In a discovery that ...

For the first time, researchers in France and Israel have observed how an emulsified liquid droplet can transform from a hexagon into a six-pointed star shape in response to rising temperature.

On a visit to Odisha last year, I was fascinated to hear from a local about a game played on a six- pointed star. The ...

Reversible temperature-controlled transformation of a microscopic liquid droplet from a sphere to a hexagon, to a six-pointed star, and back. The droplet’s volume is several picoliters. Disclaimer: ...