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UMass Researchers Unveil Game-Changing Shape-Recovering Liquid

5/19/2025

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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have unveiled a groundbreaking liquid that challenges traditional thermodynamics. By harnessing magnetized nickel particles, they crafted a "shape-recovering liquid" that maintains a stable urn shape rather than emulsifying. This exciting discovery, featured in Nature Physics, paves the way for innovative advancements in soft-matter physics and magnetic material manipulation.

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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have unveiled a groundbreaking liquid that challenges traditional thermodynamics. By harnessing magnetized nickel particles, they crafted a "shape-recovering liquid" that maintains a stable urn shape rather than emulsifying. This exciting discovery, featured in Nature Physics, paves the way for innovative advancements in soft-matter physics and magnetic material manipulation.