Foams. We Research. You Benefit.
Foams are ubiquitous in our daily lives: they are used to produce food, detergents and plastics. Foams are inherently unstable in gravity, because the liquid between the bubbles is pulled downwards bursting the bubbles in the process. Experiments on the International Space Station have shown that foams are more stable in microgravity because they remain wet. It has even been possible to make foams from pure water.
Topics
- aerospace materials
- materials science
- food technology
- space technology
- comos
- foam stability
- microgravity research
- ISS experiments
- soft matter dynamics
- beverage foams
- advanced manufacturing
- fire suppression
- ESA
- European Space Agency
- ISS
- International Space Station