Suspensions are widespread in industry and everyday life. By a suspension, materials scientists mean a liquid in which tiny, ...

Fluids which obey this linear relationship between stress and strain rate are called Newtonian fluids. Most common fluids are Newtonian, including air and water over very wide ranges of pressures and ...

Non-Newtonian fluids may exhibit shear thinning, where the viscosity decreases with stress; common examples include ketchups and sauces that can appear almost solid-like at rest. The reverse is ...

The mixture is two parts cornstarch to one part water. It demonstrates the properties of non-Newtonian fluids. Non-Newtonian fluids are solid if you apply a sudden force and liquid if you apply a ...

This strange material acts like a liquid when handled gently but becomes solid when force is applied. It's a perfect example of a non-Newtonian fluid - a substance that doesn't follow Newton's law of ...

The Antarctic ice sheet behaves like a non-Newtonian fluid and may be more nonlinear than previously thought. This impacts its future stability and requires revisions to predictions of sea level rise.

For the first time, ETH materials scientists are measuring the rolling friction of tiny, micrometre-sized particles. These ...