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Tiny bubbles, sound waves clean produce safely and effectively

A Jacuzzi for washing your tomatoes might seem odd, but new research finds that a bubble bath with a constant acoustic sound in the water may be the best chemical-free, gentle method for cleaning agricultural produce and possibly medical instruments and semiconductors. The results were published in...

Tiny bubbles, sound waves clean produce safely and effectively
Image: Phys.org
A Jacuzzi for washing your tomatoes might seem odd, but new research finds that a bubble bath with a constant acoustic sound in the water may be the best chemical-free, gentle method for cleaning agricultural produce and possibly medical instruments and semiconductors. The results were published in the journal Droplet.

Originally published at Phys.org

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