One of the main challenges of a Dual Damascene (DD) via-first process is the control of the Critical Dimensions (CDs) in the lithography of the trenches. The PhotoResist (PhR) thickness presents ...

The Achilles' heel of water desalination technologies is the crystallization of salt particles within the various components of the device. This clogging phenomenon causes a reduction in performance ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 13 (UPI) --Researchers at Stanford University have found a way to halt the kaleidoscopic swirl of colors on the surface of a soap bubble -- a first. A soap bubble's rainbow ...

Scientists have discovered new mathematical laws governing the properties of Marangoni flows. The new theory better matches experimental observations of the well-known effect. The Marangoni effect is ...

Engineers have happened upon a way to stop the movement of the colorful eddies on the surface of soap bubbles. The results are works of art that could lead to stable engineered foams for medical ...

The sustainable production of hydrogen could potentially be made more efficient by adding a cleverly chosen salt to the process. Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC), in ...

The team led by Professor Anderson Ho Cheung Shum of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has accomplished a key breakthrough in fluid dynamics, by developing a ...

Surf’s up: half of each Janus sphere is coated with gold. (Courtesy: Vladsinger/CC BY-SA 4.0) “Marangoni surfers” can manipulate surface tension gradients at fluid interfaces to propel themselves to ...

(Mass Appeal) – Learning science is fun, and should be fun, because that’s how concepts stay with young learners. Today, we’re learning the science behind bubbles with our friends, Dr. T and Mrs. C., ...

Propelled by chemical changes in surface tension, microrobots surfing across fluid interfaces lead researchers to new ideas. Spend an afternoon by a creek in the woods, and you’re likely to notice ...