Liquid foam can block the transmission of ultrasound, report Valentin Leroy at Paris Diderot University and his colleagues. The French team created the foam by bubbling an insoluble gas, ...

Bubbles are usually the first sign that water’s coming to the boil, but heating it in a microwave seems to skip this ...

Water bubbles on a stove because heat spreads unevenly, creating spots for steam. Microwaves heat water uniformly, often preventing bubbles and leadin ...

Carbonated drinks lose their fizz as dissolved carbon dioxide escapes after opening, a process governed by pressure and ...

As you pour your Champagne to celebrate the New Year, remember that the physics behind those bubbles has some real-world applications. Courtesy of Flickr user Quinn Dombrowski Whatever the occasion, ...