Not exact matches
Just a note about using it, though... if it comes in
contact with cold ingredients,
such as eggs, the oil will harden; so it's best to start
with it in a
liquid state (warm it gently before adding it to any cold ingredients) or let your eggs sit out a little while so they aren't so cold.
Specific to this nickel - bismuth system,
such interfacial superstructures are the root cause of a mysterious phenomenon called «
liquid metal embrittlement,» wherein a normally ductile nickel metal or nickel - based alloy can fail catastrophically in an extremely brittle manner in
contact with a bismuth - based
liquid metal.
This is not simply an amusing trick: moving objects
such as particles or droplets of a
liquid freely in mid-air makes it possible to investigate processes while avoiding any disruptive
contact with a surface.
Until now, scientists have been able to generate
such a «
contact - free» levitational state only
with the help of magnets, electrical fields or in
liquids with the help of buoyancy.