A graduate student accidentally created a blend of oil, water and nickel particles that formed an unexpected shape. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) No, this article is not about the liquid metal T-1000 from the Terminator movies – but if we can interest you in some more down to earth leading-edge research, keep reading ...

(Nanowerk News) Imagine an alien world with oceans of liquid metal. If such a world exists, metallic elements are likely the sources of the dissolved materials and particles in these oceans.