--- title: Coloured soap bubbles date: "2005-11-28T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 501 description: Explore the breakthrough in chemistry that allowed for the creation of Zubbles, the world's first colored soap bubbles. These bubbles use special dyes that disappear upon contact with surfaces or air. keywords: [zubbles, soap bubbles, tim kehoe, chemical engineering, dyes, thin films] --- [Coloured soap bubbles](http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0a03b5108e097010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html).