60-year-old definition of surface tension on solids revised

Monday, February 27, 2012 - 12:31 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have shown that surface tension on a solid material is unconnected to the energy required to create a new surface. Consequently, surface tension on a solid does not exist in its conventional meaning.

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