Student accidentally creates 'shape-recovering liquid' that's an exception to the laws of thermodynamics

Student accidentally creates 'shape-recovering liquid' that's an exception to the laws of thermodynamics

A graduate student accidentally created a blend of oil, water and nickel particles that formed an unexpected shape.

This Strange Liquid Retains Its Shape, Appears to Defy Thermodynamics

Upon blending the oil, water, and nickel mixture, a shape-recovering liquid, which consistently returns to the shape of a Grecian urn, was formed. It defies the law of thermodynamics. Further investigations revealed that this strange behaviour of the particles is due to the magnetic field of the particles and not a violation of the law of thermodynamics

Researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of California have made a significant discovery in materials science, having discovered substances whose behavior defies classical thermodynamics. These materials exhibit a unique characteristic: they shrink when heated and expand when pressurized. This study demonstrates an unusual behavior of oxygen-active substances in metastable states. Image created with Grok These structures... …

By playing on the metastable states of matter, researchers have shown that it is theoretically possible to challenge the laws of thermodynamics to produce materials with revolutionary properties.

The image of an iconic film, which marked more than a generation, that Terminator who was able to go through with his body, which changed the shape of iron bars, certainly comes to mind when we think of this type of material.These are elements that can end up being the ones that will mark the future in which nanotechnology will be key.The search for materials that do not have any kind of barrier, that allow to increase the safety of homes or mea…