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Pancake Science, Amsterdam Science, May (2018)
Physicist saw a video on IFLScience and ended up writing a scientific study about it, IFLScience, October (2017)
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Springende gelballetjes piepen in de koekepan, NRC Handelsblad, July (2017)
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Waarom deze balletjes gillen en stuiteren in een hete pan, Kijk Magazine, July(2017)
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Leidenfrost-Effekt lässt weiche Kügelchen hüpfen, Welt der Physik, July (2017)
Elastic Leidenfrost enables soft engines, Phys.org, July (2017)
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Screaming gel balls reveal a way to power soft but noisy robots, New Scientist, July (2017)
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Físicos y astrónomos ganan fondo para estudiar la formación de planetas, Noticias de la Universidad de Chile, December (2016)
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Simulan en laboratorio como empiezan a formarse los planetas, Tendencias Científicas, August (2015)
Creating ‘Planets’ in a laboratory: How particles clump together to create new worlds observed for the first time, Daily Mail, August (2015)
Lab experiment mimics early-stage planet formation process, UChicago News, August (2015)
Watch: Clumps of particles mimic how planets form, Futurity, August (2015)
Focus: Electrons not the cause of charged grains, APS Focus, May (2014)
We still don’t know how static electricity works, Gizmodo, May (2014)
Static electricity defies simple explanation, Science News, May (2014)
Viral video shows people walking and dancing on liquid, Business Insider, January (2014)
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Clearing up the oobleck physics mystery, Scientific Computing, July (2012)
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Mystery solved: why impact turns liquid solid, Futurity, July (2012)
Why can we walk on custard?, Chemistry World, July (2012)
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Messy experiment cleans up physics mystery of cornstarch, UChicago New, July (2012)
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Über Wasser(-Stärke-Gemisch) gehen…, pro-physik.de, July (2012)
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A striking experiment shows how you can run on quicksand, Ars Technica, July (2012)
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Sand found to flow like water, Live Science, July (2009)
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