Not exact matches
When you think of a flexible item, you think of something with a particular
shape that can bend and then
return to its
original shape.
When the nucleus is excited, its
shape may change, but only for an extremely brief moment, after which it
returns to its
original state.
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Brown University have found that nanoscale wires (nanowires) made of common semiconductor materials have a pronounced anelasticity — meaning that the wires,
when bent,
return slowly
to their
original shape rather than snapping back quickly.