Watch These Liquid Metal 'Marbles' Go Splat And Un-Splat
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 15:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Safe from impact, safe from extreme temperatures, and just plain fun to watch Here is the non-scientific, fantasy explanation of what's going on in this video: Scientists have discovered a way to breed a ball bearing with Silly Putty. Here is the scientific answer: Researchers from RMIT University call these little marvels "liquid metal marbles," and they're drops of liquid metal with a nanoparticle coating. They're both heat- and impact-resistant (see above), and researchers say their conductive cores could be used for flexible electronics in the future. That is, if the researchers, unlike me, can stop watching this video.