Two simulations of droplets merging (VIDEO)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Caption

Numerical models showing what happens when the halos of two synthetic droplets interact. pH in the space between the droplets is higher (and surface tension lower), which causes the droplets to migrate towards each other while keeping their spherical shape, as pH is lower within the droplets, until they meet and merge. Larger droplets attract smaller droplets.

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OIST

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