Physicists capture microscopic origins of thinning and thickening fluids

In things thick and thin: Cornell physicists explain how fluids – such as paint or paste – behave by observing how micron-sized suspended particles dance in real time. Using high-speed microscopy, the scientists unveil how these particles are responding to fluid flows from shear – a specific way of stirring.

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Physicists capture microscopic origins of thinning and thickening fluids