A demonstration of the open siphon effect, a result of the extreme extensional thickening exhibited by the material. Samples are a 0.5% solution of 8,000,000 molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) in water (red) and a 0.5% solution of 8,000,000 molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) in water with 45-60 nm silica nanoparticles (blue).
A demonstration of the open siphon effect, a result of the extreme extensional thickening exhibited by the material. Samples are a 0.5% solution of 8,000,000 molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) in water (red) and a 0.5% solution of 8,000,000 molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) in water with 45-60 nm silica nanoparticles (blue).
So...moral of the story...see pothole, drive faster...
Virtual wall made using laser and smoke
The Rehbinder effect in physics is the reduction in the hardness and ductility of a material, particularly metals, by a surfactant film
The Rehbinder effect in physics is the reduction in the hardness and ductility of a material, particularly metals, by a surfactant film