When a bubble bursts at a liquid–gas interface, a portion of gas is released from the liquid. Now, another, counterintuitive process is reported: rapid motion generated by bubble-bursting transports oil droplets from the surface into the interior of a volume of water.
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Eggers, J. Getting the drops in. Nature Phys 10, 548–549 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3043
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