How soap bubbles freeze

While the physics of freezing water droplets are known, it is less known how bubbles freeze. The authors investigate the physics of freezing soap bubbles and identify two distinct freezing modes, depending on whether the surroundings are warmer or colder than the melting temperature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S. Farzad Ahmadi, Saurabh Nath, Christian M. Kingett, Pengtao Yue, Jonathan B. Boreyko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10021-6