Author(s): A. Fall, F. Bertrand, D. Hautemayou, C. Mezière, P. Moucheront, A. Lemaître, and G. Ovarlez
Discontinuous shear thickening (an abrupt increase in viscosity) of corn starch is accompanied by a change in structure. Density inhomogeneities develop with a low density flowing layer forming around a high density jammed region.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 098301] Published Tue Mar 03, 2015