Soft condensed matter encompasses a wide array of systems—including colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, gels and emulsions—that exhibit mechanical responses intermediate between those of crystalline ...

Through a novel combination of machine learning and atomic force microscopy, researchers in China have unveiled the molecular surface structure of "premelted" ice, resolving a long-standing mystery ...

We study the physics of biological systems and soft condensed matter such as gels, polymer networks, cells, and tissues. Our primary research interests include protein assembly dynamics, biopolymer ...

COLLEGE PARK, MD, Dec. 13, 2022 — The American Physical Society (APS) has selected condensed matter physicist Sidney Nagel of the University of Chicago to receive the 2023 APS Medal for Exceptional ...

Time crystals break time-translational symmetry rather than spatial symmetry, as ordinary crystals do. Peter Hannaford and Krzysztof Sacha look at how this exotic state could have similar applications ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have re-engineered the popular Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM) for simulating the flow of fluids and heat, making it lighter and more stable than the state ...