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December 28, 2017

Foamation

Princeton researchers have revealed how the tiered structure of a cafe latte develops when espresso is poured into hot milk. Flowing liquids into each other to yield desired layers could reduce costs and complexity in a range of applications, such as industrial flows and mixing procedures in "process technology."

Credit: National Science Foundation/Karson Productions


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