2014 A theory is developed on the rotational relaxation time 03C4r of rigid rod-like molecules in concentrated solutions. The result is 03C4r oc c2 L9(03B1 cL2 d)-2 (In (L/d))-1 , where c is the concentration of rods, L and d are the rod length and diameter respectively and 03B1 is a certain numerical factor. This relaxation time is related to the static viscosity and is found to be in good agr...

We report the elaboration of a hybrid mesophase combining the lamellar order of a lyotropic system of nonionic surfactant and the nematic order of a concentrated solution of inorganic nanorods confined between the surfactant layers. Highly aligned samples of this mesophase can be obtained by thermal annealing, and the orientation of the nanorods is readily controlled with a magnetic field. High...

Using the number and sizes of observed gravitational lenses, I derive upper limits on the dark matter content of elliptical galaxies. On average, dark matter can account for no more than 33% of the total mass within one effective radius (Re) of elliptical galaxies, or 40% of the mass within 2Re (95% confidence upper limits). I show that galaxies built from Cold Dark Matter (CDM) mass distributi...