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ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


In very narrow spaces, liquids behave more like gels

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 05:01 AM PDT

Three molecules thick, or two, or one: how does an extremely thin layer of trapped liquid behave when we make it even thinner? Measurements made using the atomic force microscope show that the forces of friction increase with each step. Liquids begin to behave more like a gel, according to new research.

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