Brain tumours spread by exploiting fundamental physics
Elastic cells favour malignant tumour growth
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Electric fields cause square droplets and liquid lattices to appear in oil mixtures
Effect could mimic swimming microbes
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Boiling droplets propel themselves across oily films
New variation on the Leidenfrost effect is discovered
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Quark–gluon plasma flows like water, calculations suggest
Hot, dense matter created just after the Big Bang has a liquid-like minimum kinetic viscosity
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Water on a cold surface must heat up to freeze
New insights into nucleation could help prevent ice forming on aircraft and wind turbines
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Lasers peer into a mysterious region of supercooled water
Research highlights the role of dynamics in liquid water below 0 °C
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‘Flat-pack pasta’ morphs into 3D shapes when cooked
Tiny grooves cause flat pasta to curl up into tubes and spirals
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How to keep a skipping stone on a steady path across water
Study could help aircraft and spacecraft land more safely on water
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Probing the gelation of egg whites with X-ray scattering
The surprisingly dynamic behaviour of a familiar food
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Liquid-jet evolution is driven by surface tension, not gravity
Study reveals why jets created by falling droplets are self-similar
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