The precise control of tiny droplets on surfaces is essential for advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and ...

AMES, Iowa – Martin Thuo likes to look for new, affordable and clean ways to put science and technology to work in the world. His lab is dedicated to an idea called frugal innovation: “How do you do ...

Self-assembling electronics made from liquid metal particles could provide a cheaper way of manufacturing computer chips, simply by harnessing the basic physics of how fluids flow through tiny ...

Using advanced electron microscopy, researchers have watched individual atoms transition from chaotic liquid motion to ordered solid structure, revealing that the boundary between liquid and solid ...

Scientists studying molten metals have uncovered a surprising truth: even in a liquid state, some atoms do not move at all. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Motionless atoms can trap liquid metal in a strange ...

“Secondhand vapor is something by-standers shouldn’t have to breathe,” said environmental scientist Ying-Hsuan Lin.

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A novel study demonstrates that droplets at a miniscule level can be precisely controlled, opening new avenues in micro-scale ...