Cooling liquids reveal self-limiting particle clusters behind glass transition

by Nicole Testerink, Eindhoven University of Technology

edited by Swati Mestri , reviewed by Andrew Zinin

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Add as preferred source Depending on the phase, molecules in a material move in very different ways. Credit: PhD thesis Corentin Laudicina Before diving into the mystery of glass, theoretical physicist Corentin Laudicina takes us back to high school physics for a moment. Although he has spent years studying exactly what happens in a material during the glass transition, he also understands that his research is not the easiest thing to explain off the cuff at the cafeteria table.