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The glass transition remains unclarified in condensed matter physics. Investigating the mechanical properties of glass is challenging because any global deformation that may result in shear rejuvenation requires an astronomical relaxation time. Moreover, it is well known that a glass is heterogeneous and a global perturbation cannot explore local mechanical/transport properties. However, an investigation based on a local probe, i.e. microrheology, may overcome these problems. Here, we establish active microrheology of a bulk metallic glass: a probe particle driven into host medium glass. This is a technique amenable for experimental investigations. We show that upon cooling the microscopic friction exhibits a second-order phase transition; this sheds light on the origin of friction in heterogeneous materials. Further, we provide distinct evidence to demonstrate that a strong relationship exists between the microscopic dynamics of the probe particle and the macroscopic properties of the host medium glass. These findings establish active microrheology as a promising technique for investigating the local properties of bulk metallic glass.
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