The unassuming soap bubble is one of the most important objects in physics. Bubbles fascinated Isaac Newton in the 17th century; he was intrigued by the way they refracted light. Today they’re ...

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 ...

Physicists have long studied soap bubbles for their extraordinary geometric properties as minimal surfaces, for the way they oscillate and for the beautiful interference patterns that appear on their ...