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Scientists have discovered something that seems almost impossible: under the right conditions, ordinary liquids can snap apart like solid objects. In experiments, researchers found that when certain ...

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Deep insideEarth’s mantle, scientists have spotted something unexpected in a very common mineral. Tiny defects once thought ...

Using a "doughnut" of liquid crystals, physicists have successfully trapped light in a swirling, coherent state.

In a development that could shift our basic understanding of fluid mechanics, researchers from Drexel University have reported that, given the right circumstances, it is possible to induce a simple ...

Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper 400 km (about 250 miles) of Earth’s interior, has long been studied for how it deforms. Scientists have identified two primary directions of dislocation ...

But when we push metal components down to the nanoscale, the traditional rules of physics start to warp. In 3D printing, this ...

Abstract: The paper presents the results of investigations having the purpose of selecting parameters derived from partial discharge acquisitions for an accurate identification of defects in solid ...