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Tiny bubbles, be gone

By Stephen Ornes / October 1, 2012

Both of these steel balls are superheated to 400 degrees Celsius (750 degrees Fahrenheit). But the one on the left has been treated with chemicals that repel water, and as a result it doesn’t produce the explosion of tiny bubbles that precede a boil, as seen on the right. Credit: Ivan Vakarelski

The right surface can determine how water boils

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged boil, bubbles, chemistry, explosions, getinvolved, Glaco Mirror Coat Zero, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, materials science, Northeastern University, states of matter, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Melbourne, water repellant, water vapor