it's a small, small world.

This is not a textile pattern. It's a picture of ferroelectric liquid crystal domains, taken by Dr. Michi Nakata from the University of Colorado at Boulder. I found this amazing photo in the Time magazine photo essay finding beauty in the very small, featuring some of the nikon small world photomicrography competition entries. I love this stuff!

And while we're on the subject, check out eye of science for a few more inspiring shots of the magical world we can't see.