Read article: When cold warms faster than hot
Jennifer Ouellette explores the controversially counterintuitive phenomenon of hot water freezing faster than cold – and why some scientists think a reverse effect may even occur too
Read article: Mechanical metamaterial twists when squeezed
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Read article: Land of milk and neutrons
Erik Brok and Søren Roi Midtgaard describe how neutron-based measurements are helping dairy firms understand the complex structure of milk
Read article: Has liquid metallic hydrogen on Jupiter been recreated in the lab?
Controversial claim by Harvard University researchers disputed by other scientists
Read article: Mpemba effect could occur in granular fluids
Odd phenomenon that hot water freezes faster than cold appears to be mirrored in granular media
Read article: The physics of bread
Robert P Crease talks to Nathan Myhrvold – author of the new five-volume blockbuster Modernist Bread – about the science and history of our favourite foodstuff
Read article: Shape-shifting soft projectiles travel faster
Surprising result exploits objects’ deformation
Read article: Squishy-sphere splashes could lead to better speedboats
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Read article: How to make liquid drops with rings like Saturn
Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Bubble cavitation spotted in liquid crystals
Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics
