Physicists capture microscopic origins of thinning and thickening fluids
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
In things thick and thin: Physicists now explain how fluids -- such as paint or paste -- behave by observing how micron-sized suspended particles dance in real time. Using high-speed microscopy, the scientists unveil how these particles are responding to fluid flows from shear -- a specific way of stirring.