In California, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists discovered that particles can dance together and synchronize when acoustic sound waves blast from standard computer speakers. The particles were made from straws that floated on top of glycerin-water and showed scientists how things adapt to their environment.
While people are often looking for balance in life, non-equilibrium is key to allow living and nonliving things to change and evolve. Interestingly, the particles reassembled themselves after the acoustic sound waves were shut off, showing that they were able to heal themselves.
So why is this so neat? The potential for this can lead to camouflage that adapts based on sound and light waves, for example.