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Laboratory for the Mechanics of Foams

Talbot Lab Room 209D


foams lab picture
This laboratory is devoted to the experimental study of the mechanics of solid and liquid foams.The laboratory possesses a computer-controlled camera for high-resolution, 1030x1300-pixel image acquisition, as well as software for image analysis, including digital image correlation. There are also quasi-two-dimensional cells for the study of solid and liquid foams, and equipment and instrumentation for environmental control.