Bubbles...and more bubbles

This year the RPS announced a contest to be "The Science Photographer of the Year" in order to showcase some of nature's most incredible features. The winners will be anounced on October 7.
Soap Bubble Structures by Kym Cox. Bubbles want to optimise space and minimise their surface area for a given volume of air. This unique phenomenon makes them a reliable, useful tool in many areas of research. In particular, materials science and 'packing' -- how things fit together. Bubble walls drain under gravity, thin at the top, thick at the bottom and interferes with travelling lightwaves to create bands of colour. Black spots show the wall is too thin for interference colours, indicating the bubble is about to burst. This picture shows the unique structures of bubbles. According to Dominic Retch, "Bubbles want to optimize space and minimize their surface area for a given volume of air." The bubbles gravity makes the walls at the top thinner and the walls at the bottom thicker.
For more information on other pictures stay tuned or go to the following website.
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/science-photography-of-year-intl-style/index.html

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