A lab mistake led to self-forming spiral patterns on metal surfaces, revealing chemical-mechanical interactions.

Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie.

For the first time, researchers have shown that terahertz imaging can be used to visualize internal details of the mouse ...

Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery of beautiful spiral patterns etched on the surface of the semiconductor by a ...

This technique uses real-world physics to control ... or spin about and move precisely along a circular or spiral path in the patterns, deviating at most 2–4 mm from the path.

Others cause the balls to spin about on their centres and move precisely along a circular or spiral path within the patterns. Unlike ordinary ripples, these wave patterns remain stable even when ...

For example, the technique could be developed further to ... or spin about and move precisely along a circular or spiral path in the patterns, deviating at most 2-4 mm from the path.