People tend not to think about the non-Newtonian properties of foodstuffs, but we're glad at least one person did. When it comes to cornstarch, it's indeterminate viscosity when mixed with water made it the perfect solution for a pretty neat trick: making a liquid move in reaction to a subwoofer. The unique motion can be attributed to the physical properties of the solution: when enough force is … [Read more...]
Magnetic Movie
July 10, 2008 By 3 Comments
Magnetic field lines may be invisible to the naked eye, but they behave in ways that would amaze us if only we could see them. [Ruth Jarman] and [Joe Gerhardt] from Semiconductor wanted to make them visible for everyone, so they produced Magnetic Movie, a film that combines animations, theoretical models, and actual VLF recordings of the entire Earth's magetic forces to create a film that shows … [Read more...]
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