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Understanding the mechanical response of foams by observing individual bubbles

Publication / Research

On November 5, 2025

Mousse

By observing sheared foam under a time-resolved X-ray tomograph, researchers were able to observe how the rearrangements of bubbles in flow cause the overall mechanical response of the entire system.

For more information, visit:

  • the news on the CNRS Physique website,
  • the scientific paper published in open access in Nature Communications.

Date

On November 5, 2025

Contact

Stephane SANTUCCI (LPENSL)
stephane.santucciatens-lyon.fr (stephane[dot]santucci[at]ens-lyon[dot]fr)

Christophe RAUFASTE (INPHYNI)
christophe.raufasteatuniv-cotedazur.fr (christophe[dot]raufaste[at]univ-cotedazur[dot]fr)

Benjamin DOLLET (LIPhy)
benjamin.dolletatuniv-grenoble-alpes.fr (benjamin[dot]dollet[at]univ-grenoble-alpes[dot]fr)

Reference

F. Schott, B. Dollet, S. Santucci, C. M. Schlepütz, C. Claudet, S. Gstöhl, C. Raufaste & R. Mokso. Multiscale stress dynamics in sheared liquid foams revealed by tomo-rheoscopy. Nat. Commun. 16(1), 9210 (2025)

Submitted on November 5, 2025

Updated on November 6, 2025