We then incorporated the same design features in a larger pentane - filled version in which the liquid volume is six inches long, two inches wide and three inches high. (scientificamerican.com)
Bosch replaced the CFCs in its foam insulation with pentane last year, and began to use HFC 134a as a coolant. (newscientist.com)
The shape of the omniphobic toadstools makes it possible for even that weak surface tension to hold a droplet together, allowing liquids like pentane to form a sphere without collapsing, Cohen told New Scientist. (newscientist.com)