Accurately modeling irregularly-shaped particles isn’t easy, but a new study found a way to improve a century-old idea.

Tangled chains lead to shear thickening Simulations showing the emergence of chains of particles in a suspension. The image on the left shows isolated chains in a suspension with a relatively low ...

The table below shows a comparison of the same substance in three different states. A single particle does not have the properties of the material it is part of. The properties of a substance are the ...

Sinking clumps of dead ocean life have been shown to leak up to half their carbon and more than half their nitrogen when ...