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From Yahoo! News: Odd News:
A mathematical formula can now predict
how the frothy head on a beer changes over time, a finding that
may have a wide range of commercial uses beyond pulling the
perfect pint, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
The formula explains how the tiny bubbles that make up foam grow -- an explanation that could lead to the development of products such as metal shrink wrap.
The possibilities include "the heat treatment of metals or even controlling (the) head on a pint of beer," Robert MacPherson of Princeton University in New Jersey and David Srolovitz of Yeshiva University in New York report in the journal Nature.
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