Tag: liquid
IBM outlines a future of ultra-fast computing, where “liquid” light dances
The words “photonics”, “terahertz”, “nanosecond” or “liquid light” made our mouths water… During a trip that invited the press to discover (a little) secrets of its European research laboratory in…
Ice can also levitate like liquid water!
The Leidenfrost effect. Does it ring a bell ? However, you have surely already observed it. When water droplets slide on a very hot pan. On closer inspection, they levitate…
Why does ice take up more space than liquid water?
The pipes burst by a blow of frost remind us every winter: ice occupies a greater volume than liquid water! An astonishing peculiarity which can be explained at the atomic…