Solids, liquids and gases. In a solid like this brick, the particles are regularly arranged touching their neighbours and move only by vibrating. This explains why solids have a fixed shape.

solids have particles fixed tightly together in rows so they can’t move. In liquids, the particles are touching but are free to move around each other like balls in a ball pool. In a gas ...

Does it feel like a solid, liquid, or gas? Leave the shaving cream blob out overnight ... Do you notice a difference in how the mixture feels? The cornstarch particles do not dissolve, but are ...

The focus is that matter, whether solid, liquid, or gas, is made up of particles; that dissolving and evaporation happen at the particle level; and that models can help explain these processes that we ...

We need to consider how we can link the macroscale observable properties of solids, liquids and gases with what is happening at a particulate level. The particle model of matter helps to explain ...

Although gas-solid systems are characterized by the same mechanical interactions that are present in granular flows (e.g., collisions between two particles), the physical nature of the gas-solid ...

Earlier this week we broke down the complexities of mixed-phase precipitation forecasting.Within that we briefly touched on a key component to that complexity w ...

The concepts of creation and destruction are fundamental to current scientific theories regarding the origin of the Earth.

This allows solid metals to be handled like liquids ... arc with argon gas and quickly solidify in the process. A container at the bottom of the system collects the particles.

The unique structure of PAMs has the potential to transform industries, from healthcare to robotics, by offering properties never before seen in materials science. PAMs represent a bold step forward ...