Beer drinkers may soon be able to enjoy a head of beer that lasts all the way to the bottom of their pint glass, thanks to new research into the longevity of foams.
Liquids such as beer and shampoo contain additives to make them foam.
In order to understand how different additives affect the stability of bubbles within the foam, scientists fired beams of neutrons at these liquids and analysed how they were reflected.
They claim that understanding how additives affect the structure of bubbles could allow developers to formulate the ‘ideal’ type of foam for various products.