Challenging Classical Physics: Surprising Properties of Elastic Turbulence Discovered

Revealing elastic turbulence shows more similarities to classical Newtonian turbulence than previously expected.
Blood, lymph fluid, and other biological fluids often exhibit unexpected and sometimes perplexing characteristics. Many of these biological substances are non-Newtonian fluids, defined by their nonlinear response to stress and strain. This means that non-Newtonian fluids do not always act in ways typical of liquids. For instance, these unique fluids might change shape under gentle pressure yet behave almost like solids under more intense force.