Joseph ShavitDec 19, 2022Researchers finally solve the mystery of why ice is slipperySliding on ice is a familiar experience. Faraday hypothesized that ice forms spontaneously a thin quasi-liquid layer on its surface.
Joseph ShavitMar 15, 2022The next generation of robots will be shape-shiftersPhysicists have discovered a new way to coat soft robots in materials that allow them to move and function in a more purposeful way.
Joshua ShavitSep 28, 2021Researchers find human learning can be duplicated in solid matterResearchers have found that learning -- a universal feature of intelligence in living beings -- can be mimicked in synthetic matter.
Joseph ShavitSep 5, 2021Unified theory finally explains how materials transform from solids to liquidsYears of meticulous experimentation have paid off for researchers aiming to unify the physics that defines transition from solid to liquid.