Dielectric effects produced by solidifying certain organic compounds in electric or magnetic fields

Several unexpected dielectric effects have been observed when certain organic compounds are solidified in electric or magnetic fields. When solidified in electric fields either alternating or uni-directional, the dielectric constant of these compounds in the solid state becomes higher than normal. For example the constant of a dielectric material called Nitrowax* can be increased over 70% by solidifying it in a 60 cycle field of 700 V/mm. The change appears to be the same in all directions in the substance and bears no relation to the direction of the field applied during solidification. The increase in constant is proportional to the strength of the field applied during freezing and also to its frequency.