Georgetown Physicists Study Fundamental Structure of Flowing Cornstarch-Water Mixture
August 12th, 2022
Results from the research groups of Profs Daniel Blair and Jeffrey Urbach, presented in a paper appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveal the intricate structures associated with the shear thickening transition in cornstarch suspensions, including the first measurements of relative flow between the cornstarch particles and the suspending fluid.…