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Caption: Graduate student Tai-De Li examines the AFM scanner head used to measure the viscosity of confined fluids. A study led by Elisa Riedo, an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Physics, revealed that these liquids can respond and modify their viscosity based on environmental changes.
Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek
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