It's possible to understand the mechanical response of foams by observing individual bubbles
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Published on December 12, 2025
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A team from the INPHYNI laboratory has participated in an international study that deciphers how microscopic rearrangements - the movement of individual bubbles in a foam - determine the overall mechanical response of the material. This work, published in Nature Communications in October, opens up new perspectives for understanding and modeling soft and amorphous materials.
Using an innovative "tomo-rheoscopy" technique, the teams tracked nearly 100,000 bubbles in 3D and in real time, revealing for the first time the internal mechanisms responsible for foam rheology.
Find out more on the CNRS Physique websiteResearcher contact: Christophe RAUFASTE Lecturer, Université Côte d'Azur | Institut de physique de Nice (INPHYNI - Université Côte d'Azur - CNRS)
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