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Videos extract mechanical properties of liquid-gel interfaces

Researchers at NIST and the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a video method that may make it possible to make remote, noninvasive measurements of the interaction of fluids and solid surfaces, data important to a host of phenomena including blood coursing through vessels, lubricated cartilage sliding against joints, and ink jets splashing on paper.

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