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Similarities found between granular jets, exotic plasma

In this video clip, a stream of glass beads hitting a target narrower than the stream produces a hollow cone. Scientists running experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory have also observed liquid-like behaviour in colliding subatomic particles that simulate conditions existing a fraction of a second after the big bang (c) Xiang Cheng, University of Chicago

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Similarities found between granular jets, exotic plasma
— 7 November 2007 08:55 GMT | Physics

Streams of granular particles bouncing off a target in a simple tabletop experiment produce liquid-like behaviour also witnessed in a massive research apparatus that simulates the birth of the universe. A team led by the University of Chicago's Sidney Nagel and Heinrich Jaeger report this surprising finding in the 27 October-2 November issue of Physical Review Letters…