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Liquid metal flows smoothly at room temperatures

30 Jul 2020
A photo of a droplet of liquid metal and a second image of the same metal flowing in a smooth stream after a voltage is applied
Smooth flow: When liquid metal is released into water, its high surface tension normally makes it form droplets. Applying a low voltage reduces this surface tension, allowing the liquid metal to stream out in hairlike filaments. (Courtesy: Minyung Song, NC State University)
Researchers in the US have eliminated the instabilities in liquid metal streams for the first time,

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