Quantifying Chaos to Understand Liquids

For those readers in regions where autumn is quickly approaching, a pumpkin spice latte might be just the thing to help you relax. As scientists like Moupriya Das and Jason R. Green from the University of Massachusetts Boston know, however, zoom in on this seasonal treat and the world is anything but relaxing."A still glass of liquid appears lifeless to the eye but is teeming with activity on the nanoscale," says Green. "What we cannot see are molecules in ceaseless motion, chaotically wandering...