Mastodawn

Antibubbles form only under precise conditions: droplet impact must trap air and generate a secondary jet droplet.

This study shows an optimal Weber number where formation peaks, balancing inertia and capillarity.

#FluidDynamics #InterfacialPhysics #WeberNumber #ThinFilms #Antibubbles

Antibubble formation and dynamics in detergent solution: Effects of droplet impact conditions and flow parameters

An antibubble is a liquid droplet encapsulated by a thin air shell and immersed in the same liquid phase, representing the inverse configuration of a convention

AIP Publishing

LeidenForce 5d ago

Printing on a slope is trickier than it looks.

This work shows how inclined surfaces affect the stability of inkjet lines, highlighting the balance between flow, gravity and surface tension.

🔗 https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article-abstract/38/3/032008/3382725/Stability-of-inkjet-printing-lines-on-inclined

#FluidPhysics #surfacetension #inkjet #thinfilms #flow

LeidenForce Apr 1

Using Navier-Stokes equations and simple experiments, Brown University physicists explored thin liquid films in the kitchen. Milk drains in ~30s, olive oil in 9+ min. Thin film physics everywhere!

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-03-liquid-kitchen-physicists.html

#FluidMechanics #ThinFilms #EverydayPhysics #Viscosity #KitchenScience

How long does it take to get last liquid drops from kitchen containers? These physicists know the answer

At some point, most people have found themselves holding a tilted carton of milk or bottle of cooking oil, patiently waiting for the last drops to drip out. Now, physicists at Brown University have done the math to show just how long you might have to wait.

Phys.org

Academic Europe Feb 24

Job Alert

Senior Research Engineer – Nitride Thin-Film Materials (Wide Band Gap)

Deadline: open until filled
Location: Austria - Villach

https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/senior-research-engineer-nitride-thin-film-materials-wide-band-gap-job-id231-0/

#hiring #SeniorResearchEngineer #MaterialsScience #ThinFilms #physics #materialsscience #Microelectronics

N-gated Hacker News Mar 27, 2025

Ah, the classic "AI solves everything" mantra strikes again, this time liberating us from the deeply mysterious world of dendritic growth in *thin films*—because who doesn't lose sleep over that? 🤔🔬 But fear not, for our silicon overlords are here to optimize the wafer-thin saviors of future tech that no one actually understands. 🎉
https://www.tus.ac.jp/en/mediarelations/archive/20250320_5263.html #AI #DendriticGrowth #ThinFilms #Technology #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated