{"id":60196,"date":"2025-08-02T17:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=60196"},"modified":"2025-08-02T17:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:12:46","slug":"student-claims-i-broke-physics-after-creating-shape-recovering-liquid-that-challenges-us-scientists-and-defies-thermodynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2025\/08\/student-claims-i-broke-physics-after-creating-shape-recovering-liquid-that-challenges-us-scientists-and-defies-thermodynamics\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Claims “I Broke Physics” After Creating Shape-Recovering Liquid That Challenges US Scientists and Defies Thermodynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  • \ud83d\udd0d A graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst discovered a unique shape-recovering liquid<\/strong> that challenges thermodynamic principles.<\/li>\n
  • \ud83e\uddea The liquid, a mix of oil, water, and magnetized nickel particles<\/strong>, consistently forms into a Grecian urn shape.<\/li>\n
  • \ud83e\uddf2 The behavior is influenced by magnetic dipoles<\/strong> created by the particles, leading to unexpected interactions and higher interfacial energy.<\/li>\n
  • \ud83c\udf1f Published in Nature Physics<\/strong>, the discovery opens new avenues in material science and understanding of particle interactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

    In an unexpected development, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has made a discovery that could upend established scientific theories. Anthony Raykh, while experimenting with a mix of oil, water, and nickel particles, observed behavior that seemed to violate the basic principles of thermodynamics. The mixture consistently adopted the form of a Grecian urn, a phenomenon that captivated scientists and ignited significant interest within the scientific community. This unexpected behavior in emulsions could lead to new insights into particle interactions and the fundamental laws governing them.<\/p>\n

    The Unlikely Discovery of a Shape-Recovering Liquid<\/h2>\n

    The path to this remarkable discovery began in a university laboratory, where Anthony Raykh, a committed graduate student in polymer science and engineering, conducted routine experiments. He was working with a concoction of oil, water, and magnetized nickel particles, expecting the mixture to behave like typical emulsions, which usually separate into distinct layers. However, what unfolded was extraordinary. Upon agitation, the mixture formed into a shape resembling a Grecian urn and retained this form despite repeated disturbances. This consistent pattern defied standard expectations<\/strong> of emulsion behavior, which typically involves minimizing surface area by forming spherical droplets. The distinctiveness of this behavior caught the attention of Raykh and his colleagues, prompting a deeper investigation.<\/p>\n

    Groundbreaking Discovery by Student: Accidental Creation of a ‘Shape-Recovering Liquid’ Defies the Fundamental Laws of Thermodynamics<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n