It seems like a liquid, but it is not one (IMAGE)
Caption
“Thanks to simulations, and even more importantly, their theoretical interpretation, we realised that while in the macroworld plastic deformation caused by mechanical stress of various types is not reversible, at a nanometric level it may be.” At the origin of the apparent liquefaction is this “forward and backward” movement among the internal micro-surfaces of the solid nanocontact, between a plastically deformed conformation and the original one. This is why what showed the rheology of a liquid, may be actually remain solid
Credit
Ali Khosravi, Antoine Lainé, Andrea Vanossi, Jin Wang, Alessandro Siria & Erio Tosatti
Usage Restrictions
The use of the image is allowed only if linked to the present piece of research. Credit must be reported.
License
Original content