Surprising Science — March 25, 2014

Scultpures of Magnetic Particles

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How does NASA control the flow of fluids in Space? NASA invented ferrofluid. It turns out the stuff is multipurpose when you apply rare earth magnets. Check out the ferrofluid “sculptures” in this video:

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