An unexpected shape formed when a graduate student accidentally blended oil, water and nickel. Scientists discovered that the shape-recovering liquid defied the laws of thermodynamics. Instead of minimising the interfacial area and turning into a spherethe mixture of liquid took the shape of a Grecian urn. This research was conducted by a team led by … Read more
An unexpected shape formed when a graduate student accidentally blended oil, water and nickel. Scientists discovered that the shape-recovering liquid defied the laws of thermodynamics. Instead of minimising the interfacial area and turning into a spherethe mixture of liquid took the shape of a Grecian urn. This research was conducted by a team led by … Read more
An unexpected shape formed when a graduate student accidentally blended oil, water and nickel. Scientists discovered that the shape-recovering liquid defied the laws of thermodynamics. Instead of minimising the interfacial area and turning into a spherethe mixture of liquid took the shape of a Grecian urn. This research was conducted by a team led by … Read more
An unexpected shape formed when a graduate student accidentally blended oil, water and nickel. Scientists discovered that the shape-recovering liquid defied the laws of thermodynamics. Instead of minimising the interfacial area and turning into a spherethe mixture of liquid took the shape of a Grecian urn. This research was conducted by a team led by … Read more
Physicists are finalising the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), a facility designed to unravel the mysteries surrounding neutrinos, subatomic particles with no electric charge and minimal mass. Scheduled to commence data collection in summer 2025, the observatory aims to identify the heaviest among the three neutrino types. Situated 700 metres beneath the ground in China, … Read more
The mechanics of hula hooping have been analysed by researchersuncovering how body shapes and motions influence the ability to keep a hoop spinning against gravity. Insights from the study have raised intriguing questions about body dynamics, energy efficiency, and potential engineering applications. The findings, based on experiments and mathematical modelling, offer new perspectives on an … Read more
The concept of heavy dark matter has raised concerns about its implications for the universe’s fundamental structure. While dark matter has been theorised as a key component explaining several astrophysical phenomena, new research indicates that particles exceeding a certain mass could disrupt the Standard Model of particle physics. The ongoing quest to identify dark matter, … Read more
Physicists have recently observed an unexpected phenomenon in a superconducting material, potentially pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in this field. The discovery centres on a material typically known as an electrical insulator. In this insulator, researchers found that electrons could pair up at temperatures as high as minus 123 degrees Celsius (minus 190 degrees … Read more