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Manipulating blobs of ferrofluids
A boy manipulates blobs of ferrofluids and makes them dance using rare Earth magnets during a visit to the "Strange Matter Exhibit" at the Casa Roig Museum in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The traveling exhibit highlights the exciting science of materials.
Strange Matter lets visitors explore materials with unexpected properties, such as liquids that are magnetic; 'feel' atoms with a model of an atomic force microscope; or enjoy the 'music' of the different materials used in a xylophone.
The exhibit opened at the museum Oct. 25, 2007, and was brought to Puerto Rico by the PENN - University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Partnership for Research and Education in Materials, a program sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation. (Date of Image: October-November 2007)
Credit: PREM, UPR HUMACAO
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