There’s a lot of physics going on inside a cold glass of beer. This is especially the case right after the initial pour, when the pint (hopefully) amasses a frothy head of foam. “Hopefully” is the key ...

Summertime is beer time—even if the consumption of alcoholic beer is declining in Switzerland. And for beer lovers, there is ...

In our article “The hidden subtlety of beer foam stability: A blueprint for advanced foam formulations” (Phys. Fluids, 2025), ...

Liquid metals can spontaneously bulge, protrude, branch and slither in response to certain ions in their environment. This happens due to the Marangoni effect, which starts with uneven changes in the ...

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