There’s a science behind the art of blowing soap bubbles. It’s not the thickness of the soapy film but rather the speed of the blowing gust of air that determines whether bubbles will emerge, ...

Blowing soap bubbles has amused children (and adults) for centuries. Recently people have begun blowing soap bubbles in sub-freezing weather. Just this last November, the physics of water crystal ...

Even the teeniest of soap bubbles can be fragile little things. When blown up to the size of a person or a car, these sudsy wonders get downright delicate, lasting only seconds before bursting in a ...

A bit over 10 years ago, Mark Angelo Askew bought a small mechanical blowing machine to satisfy his childhood fascination with soap bubbles. Little did he know that bubble blowing would become his ...

Everybody loves bubbles, regardless of age—the bigger the better. But to blow really big, world-record-scale bubbles requires a very precise bubble mixture. Physicists have determined that a key ...

What exactly happens when you blow on a soap film to make a bubble? Behind this simple question about a favorite childhood activity is some real science, researchers have found. What exactly happens ...

Have you ever come across a street entertainer who starts blowing a spectacle bubbles at the park or a festival, and all the kids immediately jump and squeal and lose their minds? And then you try to ...

Scientists from Emory University have published new research on the secret to making very, very big bubbles. They’ve been able to create bubbles nearly 6 meters across using an optimized mix of ...

The act of blowing bubbles is one of the most satisfying things that a kid (or adult) can experience. Watching the soapy bubbles bob along, shimmering in the sunlight, is just as pleasing. That ...

Think back to childhood. What comes to mind? Many of the memories are likely of “firsts”: your first snowfall, your first ballgame . . . even your first bubble. It was something special, wasn’t it?