Cornstarch mixed with a little water is peculiar stuff. At first glance it seems like any other liquid—you can pour it from one bowl to another or dip your hands in it. But give it a squeeze or strike ...

When I do these experiments, I'm totally covered in cornstarch." The experiment was the first to investigate direct compression in these suspensions. The experiment shows that driving a rod into the ...

Most people buy cornstarch to make custard or gravy, but Scott Waitukaitis and Heinrich Jaeger have used it to solve a longstanding physics problem with a substance known to generations of Dr. Seuss ...