Colloidal gels are complex systems made up of microscopic particles dispersed in a liquid, ultimately producing a semi-solid network. These materials have unique and advantageous properties that can ...

Pollutant particles with a smaller diameter, density, and flow rate can enter the deep lung, but large particles with a low density may also enter the deep airways, according to a study. Researchers ...

Researchers have built a constraint-based operating map that shows which combinations of magnet angle and magnetic-liquid ...

Trions form when three particles, like quarks or electrons, come together. This formation occurs in quantum particles in nuclear physics, semiconductors and magnets, and understanding its behavior can ...

In a twist on conventional wisdom, researchers have discovered that in ocean-like fluids with changing density, tiny porous particles can sink faster than larger ones, thanks to how they absorb salt.

Liquid lithium walls helped a fusion plasma stay hotter, denser, and potentially more stable by absorbing particles that would otherwise cool its outer edge. The approach could also protect reactor ...

Powder is a collection of single solid particles, which in most cases may be considered a basic unit. Powder is typically comprised of solid particles, interparticle voids, as well as open and closed ...

New CORSIKA simulations at four high-altitude observatories show that adding an explicit air-density dependence to runaway electron avalanche scaling raises the fit quality from R-squared 0.90 to 0.99 ...

Sand pumped into a hydraulically fractured well has two competing jobs: it must travel through a branching fracture network, ...