Infusing a porous solid with a magnetic liquid produces surfaces whose texture can be altered using a magnetic field

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An unusual ferrofluid structure

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Ferrofluid structure induced by a neodymium magnet reflecting rainbow colors

Dynamic surfaces can be switched by magnetic fields was originally published in Chemistry World.

 

 

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