The Right Chemistry: D30 is a remarkable non-Newtonian fluid

It wasn’t hard to get the subjects’ permission for the experiment. That’s because they were dead. Scientists at the British company D30 (pronounced D-three-oh) wrapped the fingers of cadavers in their flagship product, a bright orange putty, and proceed to bang away with a hammer. The grisly experiment was designed to determine the force the bones in the finger could withstand without breaking. The intent was to have the dead help the living.
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