News Physics

Holey Water: Punctured fluid stays riddled

By Peter Weiss

- More than 2 years ago

Imagine poking a liquid to create holes that persist like those in swiss cheese. Incredible as that might sound, a group of scientists has done it.

ALL SHOOK UP. In an intensely vibrated cornstarch suspension, holes persist (right) and other structures form, including ripples (middle) and a tumult of blobs and voids (left).