The mixture, gooey and fun, made Almando Harris’ eyes light up. “It’s the ultimate quicksand!” he said, digging his hands into a plastic bowl filled with the cream-colored fluid. What Almando ...

Thousands of children descended on the University of Manitoba's campus Saturday to muck up their hands and feet creating art, while learning about science and engineering. At 50 interactive stations, ...

When I was a kid, my mother would sometimes give my younger brothers and me a large tub of oobleck, telling us to go play outside and make a mess. Oobleck is a milky-white, shiny substance known as a ...

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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 ...

This article was taken from the February 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Storm Team 4’s meteorologist Liz McGiffin met up with Joe Wood, Director of Education Interactions and Performances at COSI, to make Oobleck. The name “Oobleck” comes from the ...

Scientists are keen to develop new materials for lightweight, flexible, and affordable wearable electronics so that, one day, dropping our smartphones won’t result in irreparable damage. One team at ...

It takes guts to attempt running across the surface of a liquid. Even more so if a sneaky physicist is nearby. Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid, meaning that its viscosity changes depending upon the ...

Thousands of children descended on the University of Manitoba's campus Saturday to muck up their hands and feet creating art, while learning about science and engineering. At 50 interactive stations, ...