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 ...

Predicting the geometric shapes of bubble clusters can lead to surprisingly difficult problems. In 1995, mathematicians finally proved that the so-called standard double bubble, familiar to any ...

Do you know why soap bubbles are covered in those beautiful iridescent patterns? Dutch artist Nicky Assmann does–in fact, she’s based an entire series, called Solace, on the phenomenon. In Solace, the ...

Blowing soap bubbles, besides being a favorite pastime for children, also happens to be an art form and a subject of interest for physicists. Emmanuelle Rio, François Boulogne, Marina Pasquet, and ...

Films of soap with complex shapes can be used to model and understand mathematical singularities across a range of fields. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

A Colorado resident made the most of -10 degree temperatures by experimenting with soap bubbles that look like decorated snow ...

As ice crystals form at a bubble’s base, the change from liquid to solid releases heat. This “latent heat,” the heat that is absorbed or released in a phase transition, is trapped in the bottom of the ...