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Aalto University

Example of shapes produced

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‘When we turn on an electric field over the mixture, electrical charge accumulates at the interface between the oils. This charge density shears the interface out of thermodynamic equilibrium and into interesting formations,’ explains Dr Nikos Kyriakopoulos, one of the authors of the paper.

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