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For example, in school you may have learned that molecules within a solid are tightly packed together in fixed positions, whereas those in a liquid move more freely around one another. On ...

Oobleck has long been my favorite example of a non-Newtonian fluid, and I'm not alone.It's a hugely popular "kitchen science" experiment because it's simple and easy to make. Mix one part water to ...

Certain liquids do not want to play together: for an easy example, oil and water. If you put these two classic liquids together and try to mix them, the less dense oil will float on top.

Soft electronics are an exciting and innovative class of technology that brings together bendable, stretchable semiconducting ...

Sometimes, science moves forward with a spark of genius. Other times, it happens by accident—like when a graduate student shook a vial of liquid and ended up discovering a material that seems to ...

Cats may seem solid, but they’re actually somewhat liquid — at least according to one 2017 theoretical physics paper inspired by videos of cats squeezing under doors, into tight vases and down ...