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The freeze front creates an unusual liquid flow on the surface of the soap bubbles, new research suggests.
Blowing soap bubbles has amused children (and adults) for centuries. Recently people have begun blowing soap bubbles in sub-freezing weather. Just this last November, the physics of water crystal ...
French painters inspire new insights into the physics of soap bubbles It's one step closer to better control of bubble size, shape for practical applications.
The physics behind building an enduring soap bubble Physics models and real-world experiments help keep bubbles from popping.
A soap bubble is a very thin layer of water sandwiched between two layers of soap molecules (also called surfactant molecules). These soap molecules have a “head” that likes water (scientists say it’s ...
Soap bubbles' secrets go pop Date: February 22, 2016 Source: CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) Summary: Some phenomena that appear to be well understood are much more mysterious than it seems ...
This Bubble Artisan Might Blow Up, But She Won't Go Pop Melody Yang knows that bubbles are a lot like us—they need water, air, and a loving touch in order to thrive.
Shine a beam of light through a soap bubble and it could behave in an unexpected way. The light may split into branches like a tree, creating many narrower beams in a phenomenon that could be used ...
Zoom in on a soap bubble just before it bursts and brilliant, complex patterns emerge. Shimmery rainbows appear in thicker portions of the soap film, while clusters of dark spots appear in the ...
When you think of a bubble, you think of a perfectly round, spherical shape, right? But what happens when you squish bubbles together?
"I combined everyday soap bubbles with exotic ferrofluid liquid to create an eerie tale, using macro lenses and time lapse techniques. Black ferrofluid and dye race through bubble structures ...