Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) High-speed cameras reveal that hot droplets can bounce off cool surfaces due to a thin air layer forming beneath them. This occurs as the droplet's bottom cools ...

onto a droplet of distilled water. The peak power of the laser pulses was varied over the range of 1–25 GW. The droplet emission was measured by a spectrometer in the wavelength range of 195 ...