- Researchers have found two distinct mechanisms by which foams collapse, yielding insight into the prevention/acceleration of foam rupture. When a bubble breaks, they found that a collapse event propagates via impact with the receding film and tiny scattered droplets breaking other bubbles. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/tmu-hdf060419.php 5 comments science
- Researchers find a way to halt the kaleidoscopic swirl of colors on the surface of a soap bubble. Findings could help scientists produce higher quality, longer lasting beer foam, separate crude oil from water, or find a substitute for lung surfactants that could prevent collapsed lungs in newborns. http://www.upi.com/science_news/2016/09/13/scientists-pause-soap-bubbles-mid-swirl/8361473797818/?spt=sec&or=sn 3 comments science