Volume 129, Issue 26

23 December 2022
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Soap film, formed by dipping a loop of thermocouple wire in a water-glycerol-soap solution, is found to cool down by as much as 8 degrees Celsius as its water evaporates. Selected for a Synopsis in Physics.

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Measurement of the Temperature Decrease in Evaporating Soap Films
François Boulogne, Frédéric Restagno, and Emmanuelle Rio
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 268001 (2022)

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Measurement of the Temperature Decrease in Evaporating Soap Films
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Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 268001 (2022) – Published 19 December 2022
Physics logo Synopsis: Bubbles Have an Unexpected Chill

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ERRATA

Erratum: High-Temperature Superconducting Phase in Clathrate Calcium Hydride CaH6 up to 215 K at a Pressure of 172 GPa [Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 167001 (2022)]
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