Listening to soap bubbles pop reveals the physics behind the bursts
An acoustic technique identifies the shifting forces behind movements of fluids
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The sound of a bubble’s pop can reveal the forces that occur during the burst, via an acoustic technique that can be used alongside high-speed imagery (shown).
A. Bussonnière/Institut d'Alembert, Sorbonne Université, CNRS