Utrecht physicists create equilibrium glassy phase from rod-shaped particles
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 18 -- Utrecht University posted the following news:
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Utrecht physicists create equilibrium glassy phase from rod-shaped particles
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Glass appears to be a solid, but in theory it sometimes behaves more like an extremely slow liquid. Physicists in Utrecht now show that glass-like structures can also exist in equilibrium, which is something many theories say should be impossible.
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Utrecht physicists create equilibrium glassy phase from rod-shaped particles
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Glass appears to be a solid, but in theory it sometimes behaves more like an extremely slow liquid. Physicists in Utrecht now show that glass-like structures can also exist in equilibrium, which is something many theories say should be impossible.
The bottom parts . . .