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Researchers uncover new principle of motion in liquid crystals

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled for the first time a new principle of motion in the microworld, where objects can move in a directed manner simply by changing their sizes periodically within a substance ...

New soft magnetic materials for a high-frequency future

Imagine tiny magnets powering our world, silently switching energy on and off in phones, cars, and even power grids. These unsung heroes are called soft magnetic materials. However, as devices become faster and more efficient, ...

Beyond the ink: Painting with physics

Falling from the tip of a brush suspended in mid-air, an ink droplet touches a painted surface and blossoms into a masterpiece of ever-changing beauty. It weaves a tapestry of intricate, evolving patterns. Some of them resemble ...

Supercomputers shine new light on ocean turbulence

As an ocean wave laps up against a beach, it contains innumerable swirls and eddies. The seawater forms complex patterns at each level, from the waves that surfers catch to ripples too small and fast for the human eye to ...

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Soft Matter
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General Physics
Investigating the role of 'random walks' in particle diffusion
Optics & Photonics
From disorder to design: Exploring electrical tuning of branched flow in liquid crystal films
General Physics
Study examines aerodynamic performance of nylon shuttlecocks
Soft Matter
Shape of water jet found to influence sound of impact on still water
Soft Matter
Stripes in a flowing liquid crystal suggest a route to 'chiral' fluids
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New theoretical framework unlocks mysteries of synchronization in turbulent dynamics
General Physics
Why paint does not dry slower in a humid environment
General Physics
Snowflake accelerations mysteriously follow a predictable pattern
Soft Matter
From 'liquid lace' to the 'Drop Medusa,' researchers compete for the best image of fluid flow
Soft Matter
AI method for describing soft matter opens up new chapter in density functional theory
Soft Matter
Discovery of magnetic liquid crystal: First direct observation of spin quadrupole moments in a spin-nematic phase
Soft Matter
A mechanism of pressure-induced glass phase transition leading to advanced phase-change memories
Soft Matter
Researchers quantify the onset of turbulence in a pipe bent back on itself
Soft Matter
Understanding the formation of minute droplets in microfluidic devices
General Physics
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Condensed Matter
Study unveils a spontaneous toroidal polar topology in the helielectric nematic state
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Three new millisecond pulsars detected with MeerKAT
Environment
Atmospheric observations in China show rise in emissions of a potent greenhouse gas
Plasma Physics
Plasma fusion: Adding just enough fuel to the fire
Ecology
Supergene research solves the mystery of tiny ant queens
Astronomy
Faintest known star system orbiting the Milky Way discovered
Plants & Animals
Small birds spice up the already diverse diet of spotted hyenas in Namibia
Biochemistry
Biochemists discover first new antibacterial class in decades
Plants & Animals
Discovering van Gogh in the wild: Scientists unveil a new gecko species
Evolution
Comprehensive study explores influence of gene expression on primate brain evolution
Social Sciences
Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive since 1980, study finds
Archaeology
Study reveals evidence of violence at a time of crisis in ancient Peru
Plants & Animals
Study suggests starvation decimated gray whales off the Pacific Coast: Can the giants ever recover?
Quantum Physics
Quantum computing just got hotter: One degree above absolute zero
Earth Sciences
Study finds landfill point source emissions have an outsized impact and present opportunity to tackle US waste methane
Plants & Animals
The lyrebird synchronizes elements of its mating dance
Condensed Matter
Researchers find first experimental evidence for a graviton-like particle in a quantum material
Molecular & Computational biology
Researchers discover key gene for toxic alkaloid in barley
Archaeology
Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor

Why paint does not dry slower in a humid environment

A team of physicists at The University of Edinburgh working with an infection and immunity specialist with the university's Roslin Institute has, via experimentation, validated a theory to explain why paint dries at the same ...

Protected droplets as a new transport route for medicines

Microgels form a thin protective shell around a droplet until the temperature rises above 32°C. Then the microgels shrink and the droplet dissolves in the surrounding liquid. A study by researchers from the University of ...