"They are actually creating the color the same way a soap bubble iridescence works; it's the same phenomenon physically," Thayer said. She also found that, though the scales from the Junonia ...

If you have some dish soap, a mug, and a bright light, we have a science experiment for you to try. ... Soap Bubbles and Butterflies. By Steve Fentress Posted January 23, 2018.

For each color, mix about two teaspoons of paint with two teaspoons of dish soap in a paper or plastic bowl. The amounts do not have to be exact — just estimate. Add four tablespoons of water ...

Dutch designers Martens & Visser created a collection of mesmerizing kinetic objects that rotate and reflect light and color like massive soap bubbles floating through the air. The ‘Reflecting ...

“If I tried [to place the bubbles], by the time I focused the 100 mm macro lens, the bubble was completely frozen,” he told Popular Science in an email. Muth also experimented with adding food ...

Find a cold, textured surface to stick your bubbles. Ready, aim, and fire! Blowing bubbles with a straw rather than a store-bought dipstick will create less sticky, frozen mess.

Closeup: Freezing soap bubbles 01:21. People living in cold climates can make these frozen beauties when the temperature hovers around 0°F. We've had the best success creating the bubbles by ...

In 1672, Robert Hooke observed that bubbles blown through a glass tube are clear white, but as the soap film thins, "all the colors of the rainbow" appear on the surface.