Researchers using a high-speed camera have captured the moments a fluid reacts like a solid, through a new method of fluid observation under pressurized conditions. They examined fluids that have a ...

Tangled chains lead to shear thickening Simulations showing the emergence of chains of particles in a suspension. The image on the left shows isolated chains in a suspension with a relatively low ...

Squishy science: Top view of the rings after compression and lateral deformation. The contrast has been increased to highlight the orange parts underlying the image analysis. (Courtesy: Poincloux and ...

Welcome to the home page of the first International Conference on Mechanics of Complex Solids and Fluids (ICMCSF) that will take place on May 17th till 22th 2015 in Lille, France. Scope Engineering ...

Scientists shed new light on the chaotic motion of a solid body moving through a fluid. They claim to have discovered two basic mechanisms that lead to chaotic motion of the body as it interacts with ...

One of the smaller mysteries of science is the non-Newtonian liquid. While its study may not be as glamorous as making robots or exploring space, there are still mysteries that surround this amazing ...

Stewart McCorkle Faculty Fellow Brett G. Compton coauthored a comprehensive review on the physics of direct-ink writing (DIW), a highly versatile type of 3D printing, which was published on January ...

The arrangement, movement and spacing of particles are different in solids, liquids and gases. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Changes of state To change ...

I wear eyeglasses (you may too) and blow on them when they are dusty. The large dust particles blow off easily but the small particles do not. But why not? This familiar occurrence illustrates the ...

If you’ve ever whacked the bottom of a ketchup bottle to get that tasty tomato goop flowing, you’ve put some serious physics to work. Ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid. So are toothpaste, yogurt, ...