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Home / December 19th, 2009; Vol.176 #13 / How to mix oil and water / File
Bounce and mix
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With bouncing, oil coating a water droplet moves inside. A single interior oil glob (far left image) then splinters into many smaller oil globs on later bounces (middle and right panels). Bounce after bounce, oil globs shatter and mingle, creating a microemulsion. Credit: Image: D. Terwagne et al./Chaos 2009


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