The harder they’re hit, the stronger they are. They stop bullets and let people walk on custard. They’re non-newtonian fluids. Here’s a tip for obsessive lovers, smothering parents, and over ...

Oobleck has long been my favorite example of a non-Newtonian fluid, and I'm not alone.It's a hugely popular "kitchen science" experiment because it's simple and easy to make. Mix one part water to ...

Non-Newtonian fluid: A fluid whose viscosity depends on the shear rate or applied stress rather than remaining constant as in Newton’s law of viscosity. Shear thinning: ...

In this project, instead of mechanical components, the screen would be protected by a layer of fluid, like a mattress sitting below the glass. To build a system that would adapt to different impacts, ...

It puts up some resistance to flow. And that is this viscosity. But a non-Newtonian fluid now can adapt its viscosity. Smartly, it can flow more easily– for example, when we push it. Or it can ...

The most famous non-Newtonian fluid is probably Oobleck, a mixture of cornstarch and water. In this experiment, you will compare it to a lesser-known non-Newtonian fluid: ketchup. Tomato ketchup is a ...

A hallmark of non-Newtonian fluids is that their viscosity — how thick they are — changes dramatically when the materials are under stress. For some materials, this means thinning with stress. Shaking ...

The bold question-askers at What If explain what makes honey a fascinating non-Newtonian fluid. Senate Approves Banning ...

Non-Newtonian fluid flows deviate from classical Newtonian behaviour by exhibiting viscosities that vary under different shear conditions. In these fluids the viscosity is not constant but ...