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, , Citation Shane D Bergin et al 2014 Phys. World 27 (05) 26 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/27/05/38

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1 are in the School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland,

2 is professor emeritus, e-mail berginsd@tcd.ie

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Abstract

When physicists at Trinity College Dublin began looking after an antique funnel full of pitch, they had no idea their humble experiment would spawn one of 2013's most "viral" news stories. Shane D Bergin, Stefan Hutzler and Denis Weaire reflect on the value of "slow science" to a hyper-connected, social-media world.

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