Slovenian researchers turn soap bubble into laser

Ljubljana, 9 January - While soap bubbles are mostly known for their attention-grabbing effect on small children, Slovenian researchers from the Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) have now shown that these also have the property of generating colour-tunable laser light.

Ljubljana A ring of laser emission appears on a soap bubble. Photo: archive of the Jožef Stefan Institute

Ljubljana
A ring of laser emission appears on a soap bubble.
Photo: archive of the Jožef Stefan Institute

Ljubljana A ring of laser emission appears on a soap bubble. Photo: archive of the Jožef Stefan Institute

Ljubljana
A ring of laser emission appears on a soap bubble.
Photo: archive of the Jožef Stefan Institute

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