you create a gooey material that seems to defy the rules of physics. It flows like a liquid, but when you try to handle it quickly, it stiffens up. This kind of material is called an oobleck, and it’s ...

The underlying physics principles of this simple substance ... such as being stirred or mixed. In a non-Newtonian fluid, the viscosity changes in response to an applied strain or shearing force ...

How do the molecules interact to produce this physics-defying spectacle ... conflicting theories on the dynamics of non-Newtonian fluids actually coexist and give it its amazing properties.

In Newton’s ideal fluid, the viscosity is largely dependent ... because experiments and computer modeling studies haven’t agreed. From a physics standpoint, we’re talking about microscopic ...

If you’ve ever whacked the bottom of a ketchup bottle to get that tasty tomato goop flowing, you’ve put some serious physics to work. Ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid. So are toothpaste, yogurt, ...

For example, moving your arm causes the surrounding air to change shape – or deform, to use the physics term ... These are called Newtonian fluids, named after Sir Isaac Newton.

Part of the problem lies within the physics of the condiment itself ... That's because there are two types of fluid: Newtonian and non-Newtonian. Newtonian fluids retain their viscosity ...

Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research ... the metafluid behaves like a Newtonian fluid, meaning its viscosity only changes in response to temperature.

Cornstarch and water combine to form a non-Newtonian fluid — a fluid that does not flow in accordance with Newton’s laws of viscosity. Newtonian fluids, like water, maintain a constant ...