Rice researchers uncover the hidden physics of knot formation in fluids
December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 15 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice researchers uncover the hidden physics of knot formation in fluids
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Knots are everywhere from tangled headphones to DNA strands packed inside viruses but how an isolated filament can knot itself without collisions or external agitation has remained a longstanding puzzle in soft-matter physics.
Now, a team of researchers at Rice University, Ge . . .
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Rice researchers uncover the hidden physics of knot formation in fluids
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Knots are everywhere from tangled headphones to DNA strands packed inside viruses but how an isolated filament can knot itself without collisions or external agitation has remained a longstanding puzzle in soft-matter physics.
Now, a team of researchers at Rice University, Ge . . .