A jet of air impinges on a water surface, deforming it.

By James Shefchik, Hans Loewenheath and Spencer Aguilar for Spring 2013 Team First.
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A jet of air impinges on a water surface, deforming it.

A jet of air impinges on a water surface, deforming it.

Droplets of glycerin on a CD reflect and refract light while the CD diffracts it.

Droplets of glycerin on a CD reflect and refract light while the CD diffracts it.

Droplets of glycerin on a CD reflect and refract light while the CD diffracts it.

A layer of milk curd was formed by boiling milk until only vapor pockets remained. Droplets of red food dye were then added.

Dry ice in a dyed water-alcohol mixture sublimates into fog-filled bubbles.

Subliming dry ice creates a buoyant plume of CO2 gas, which drives recirculation in an emulsion of blue clothing dye and vegetable oil.

Dry ice in a water-alcohol mixture bubbles up in a fog that spills over a surface.

Dry ice in a water-alcohol mixture bubbles up in a fog that spills over a surface.