The Ouzo Effect under the magnifying glass
Pour some water into your glass of ouzo or pastis, and the beverage will change from transparent to milky: this is the well-known 'Ouzo effect'. But what will happen if you simply place a drop of ouzo on a surface and wait? Scientists of University of Twente's Physics of Fluids group have studied the phenomena taking place, they distinguish four 'life phases' of the drop, within no more than a quarter of an hour. The results are published in the the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Go back to the news overviewPour some water into your glass of ouzo or pastis, and the beverage will change from transparent to milky: this is the well-known 'Ouzo effect'. But what will happen if you simply place a drop of ouzo on a surface and wait? Scientists of University of Twente's Physics of Fluids group have studied the phenomena taking place, they distinguish four 'life phases' of the drop, within no more than a quarter of an hour. The results are published in the the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
