viscoelastic
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Until now, researchers have hypothesized that viscoelastic energy dissipation causes adhesion hysteresis in soft solids.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024
Once inside, two things prevent a hasty escape: downward pointing hairs lining the inner pitcher wall, and a pool of liquid that is sometimes so viscoelastic it resembles quicksand.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2024
Which is to say that Nudy’s go-to producers, Bourne and Coupe, are in top form on “EA Monster,” consistently spritzing their perfumed melodies over viscoelastic rhythms that jiggle and throb.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022
This glacier in Patagonia, Argentina, originated from successive snowfalls accumulating and compacting, forming a dense mass that is viscoelastic enough to be able to crawl down the valley.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
“Asphalt is a viscoelastic material, which is temperature-dependent. So, the hotter it is, the more fluid-like it is,” Muench says.
From The Verge ● Jul. 5, 2021
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