From start to finish, the bubble freezing process is kid-friendly. In a small container, stir together a cup of warm water, 2 ...
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 ...
Blowing bubbles (and chasing after them) is a fun pastime that never gets old. That’s why those light-up bubble wands are everywhere. But who knew it could also be a winter sport? Thankfully, a few ...
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 ...
Glowing bubbles: A soap bubble lasing on the end of a capillary tube. (Courtesy: Matjaž Humar and Zala Korenjak/Jožef Stefan Institute) Soap has long been a household staple, but scientists in ...
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It took a YouTube video, a walk-in freezer kept at negative 20 degrees Celsius, and some very cold-tolerant engineering students for researchers to finally figure out why freezing soap bubbles ...
As fields of crops face a decline in bees bumbling between blossoms, bubbles may offer a new way to spread pollen between crops. As Cara Giaimo reports for the New York Times, farmers struggling with ...
The freeze front creates an unusual liquid flow on the surface of the soap bubbles, new research suggests. By Knvul Sheikh You may have seen the viral videos of photographers freezing soap bubbles ...