Ho hlohlelletsa mefuta e fapaneng ea thepa ka nako e khuts'oane, ho kenyeletsoa le thepa e nang le viscosity e phahameng, metsi, esita le thepa ea phofo ea nanoscale, 'me ho ka boela ha hlohlelletsa thepa ka likarolelano tse kholo tsa ho kopanya kapa liphapang tse itseng tsa matla a khoheli. Ho kopanya le ho tlosa litšila ka nako e le 'ngoe ka matla a maholo le lebelo le phahameng.
Maxwell o etselitsoe lifemente tsohle lefatšeng ka bophara, haeba u hloka mochine o kopanyang metjhini, haeba u hloka metjello, ka kopo ikutloe u lokolohile ho ikopanya le rona.