Why sponges absorb less than we think

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University investigated why foams absorb far less liquid than theory predicts. They found that drainage is controlled not by equilibrium pressures but by dynamic coupling between flowing liquid and rearranging bubbles, revealing new insights into soft matter systems and their practical applications.

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