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Briefing: Is glass a solid or a super slow liquid?

Strategic angle: Physicists create equilibrium glassy phase from rod-shaped particles, challenging traditional views on glass behavior.

by Editorial Staff|Mar 18, 2026|1 MIN READ|WORLD

Glass is traditionally viewed as a solid.

New research suggests glass can behave like a super slow liquid.

Equilibrium glassy structures have been demonstrated by physicists in Utrecht.