A collage of soap bubble images resembles a closeup of grains of sand.

By Taylor Powers Alexandra Banks, Rachel Sobke and Jonathon Fraker for Spring 2014 Team First.
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A collage of soap bubble images resembles a closeup of grains of sand.

The rainbow of colors on a soap bubble indicates that the film thickness is between 0.25 and 1.25 microns.

A vortex ring of fog, puffed out of a box with a circular orifice leaves a trail like a jelly fish.

Fog ring dynamics are used as a mask, revealing a painting.

A vortex ring of fog, puffed out of a box with a circular orifice leaves a trail like a jelly fish.

A vortex ring of fog, puffed out of a box with a circular orifice leaves a trail like a jelly fish.

An isopropyl alcohol flame, reflected in a pool of water.

An alcohol flame, reflected in a pool of water, color reversed.

An alcohol flame, reflected in a pool of water, converted to grayscale.

Cupric chloride emits blue and green light when burned, here seen on mulch chips and ethanol, reflected in a water pool.