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Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are now open!
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
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We're delighted to announce that @wanglabuiuc.bsky.social has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Biomaterials Science Lectureship!
Read more about Hua's research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/bm/2026/05/0...
Congratulations to Hua and thank you to everyone who submitted nominations!
Read more about Hua's research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/bm/2026/05/0...
Congratulations to Hua and thank you to everyone who submitted nominations!
May 6, 2026 at 9:21 AM
We're delighted to announce that @wanglabuiuc.bsky.social has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Biomaterials Science Lectureship!
Read more about Hua's research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/bm/2026/05/0...
Congratulations to Hua and thank you to everyone who submitted nominations!
Read more about Hua's research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/bm/2026/05/0...
Congratulations to Hua and thank you to everyone who submitted nominations!
📢FINAL CALL to nominate for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship!📢
‼️Deadline this Thursday- 30 April 2026
Please do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher!
Learn more about the award & how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
‼️Deadline this Thursday- 30 April 2026
Please do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher!
Learn more about the award & how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
April 27, 2026 at 4:25 PM
📢FINAL CALL to nominate for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship!📢
‼️Deadline this Thursday- 30 April 2026
Please do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher!
Learn more about the award & how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
‼️Deadline this Thursday- 30 April 2026
Please do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher!
Learn more about the award & how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
📢Last chance to nominate for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship!📢
Do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research!
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Learn more about the award and how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
Do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research!
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Learn more about the award and how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
April 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
📢Last chance to nominate for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship!📢
Do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research!
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Learn more about the award and how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
Do not miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research!
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Learn more about the award and how to nominate: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
📢The nomination deadline for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship is fast approaching!
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Don't miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Don't miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
April 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
📢The nomination deadline for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship is fast approaching!
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Don't miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026
Don't miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are open until the end of April!
This annual award recognises an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award, including guidelines for nominators and candidates 👉 lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
This annual award recognises an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award, including guidelines for nominators and candidates 👉 lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
April 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are open until the end of April!
This annual award recognises an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award, including guidelines for nominators and candidates 👉 lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
This annual award recognises an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research.
Learn more about the award, including guidelines for nominators and candidates 👉 lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW
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Great to have our paper highlighted by @softmatter.rsc.org! Here’s a 🧵 explaining what its all about…
Don't miss this #OA article in Soft Matter, part of our Open Access Spotlight collection!
'Geometric frustration in twist-bend nematic droplets' by Joseph Pollard and Richard Morris @r-g-morris.bsky.social
(UNSW, Australia)
🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/sm/d5sm00530b
'Geometric frustration in twist-bend nematic droplets' by Joseph Pollard and Richard Morris @r-g-morris.bsky.social
(UNSW, Australia)
🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/sm/d5sm00530b
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Great to have our paper highlighted by @softmatter.rsc.org! Here’s a 🧵 explaining what its all about…
Are you working in the area of soft material mechanics?
Submissions are now open for our new collection celebrating the pioneering contributions of Professor Chung-Yuen Hui to the field
Submission deadline: 31st August 2026
Find out more about the collection here: rsc.li/4kBJgNo
#ChemSky
Submissions are now open for our new collection celebrating the pioneering contributions of Professor Chung-Yuen Hui to the field
Submission deadline: 31st August 2026
Find out more about the collection here: rsc.li/4kBJgNo
#ChemSky
February 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Are you working in the area of soft material mechanics?
Submissions are now open for our new collection celebrating the pioneering contributions of Professor Chung-Yuen Hui to the field
Submission deadline: 31st August 2026
Find out more about the collection here: rsc.li/4kBJgNo
#ChemSky
Submissions are now open for our new collection celebrating the pioneering contributions of Professor Chung-Yuen Hui to the field
Submission deadline: 31st August 2026
Find out more about the collection here: rsc.li/4kBJgNo
#ChemSky
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February 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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A glue that releases on command? @newcastleuni.bsky.social has developed a pH‑responsive polymer‑clay adhesive with reversible bonding. Added clays boost viscosity & remove the need for dual formulations. Published in @softmatter.rsc.org & shortlisted in the RSC ETC. https://rsc.li/4reavjM #ChemSky
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A glue that releases on command? @newcastleuni.bsky.social has developed a pH‑responsive polymer‑clay adhesive with reversible bonding. Added clays boost viscosity & remove the need for dual formulations. Published in @softmatter.rsc.org & shortlisted in the RSC ETC. https://rsc.li/4reavjM #ChemSky
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Delighted to share the @softmatter.rsc.org 20th anniversary editorial co-written by Editor-in-Chief @aljcrosby.bsky.social bit.ly/4snb6k2! Thank you to all who have supported the journal in its first 20 years and looking forward to the next 20!
Celebrating 20 years of Soft Matter - Soft Matter (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D5SM90214B
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January 2, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Delighted to share the @softmatter.rsc.org 20th anniversary editorial co-written by Editor-in-Chief @aljcrosby.bsky.social bit.ly/4snb6k2! Thank you to all who have supported the journal in its first 20 years and looking forward to the next 20!
Don't miss this #OA article in Soft Matter, part of our Open Access Spotlight collection!
'Geometric frustration in twist-bend nematic droplets' by Joseph Pollard and Richard Morris @r-g-morris.bsky.social
(UNSW, Australia)
🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/sm/d5sm00530b
'Geometric frustration in twist-bend nematic droplets' by Joseph Pollard and Richard Morris @r-g-morris.bsky.social
(UNSW, Australia)
🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/sm/d5sm00530b
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Don't miss this #OA article in Soft Matter, part of our Open Access Spotlight collection!
'Geometric frustration in twist-bend nematic droplets' by Joseph Pollard and Richard Morris @r-g-morris.bsky.social
(UNSW, Australia)
🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/sm/d5sm00530b
'Geometric frustration in twist-bend nematic droplets' by Joseph Pollard and Richard Morris @r-g-morris.bsky.social
(UNSW, Australia)
🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/sm/d5sm00530b
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✍️ The @bladoux.bsky.social / @rmmege.bsky.social Lab published a new article
📖 @softmatter.rsc.org
📃 Radical scaling: beyond our feet and fingers
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
📖 @softmatter.rsc.org
📃 Radical scaling: beyond our feet and fingers
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
✍️ The @bladoux.bsky.social / @rmmege.bsky.social Lab published a new article
📖 @softmatter.rsc.org
📃 Radical scaling: beyond our feet and fingers
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
📖 @softmatter.rsc.org
📃 Radical scaling: beyond our feet and fingers
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are now open!
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
October 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are now open!
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
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Strain, substrate, and matrix selection for controlled growth of wood-fungi @softmatter.rsc.org #ELMs
Strain, substrate, and matrix selection for controlled growth of wood-fungi
Fungal fermentation offers a promising approach for the development of engineered living materials (ELMs). The design of the substrate materials to support and enhance fungal growth in both 2D and 3D ...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Strain, substrate, and matrix selection for controlled growth of wood-fungi @softmatter.rsc.org #ELMs
Soft Matter is still accepting nominations for the 2026 Lectureship.
Be sure to find out more, including how to submit your nominations, on our webpage!
Be sure to find out more, including how to submit your nominations, on our webpage!
Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are now open!
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Soft Matter is still accepting nominations for the 2026 Lectureship.
Be sure to find out more, including how to submit your nominations, on our webpage!
Be sure to find out more, including how to submit your nominations, on our webpage!
We're delighted to announce a call for papers for our special collection on #Biomembranes and #Biointerfaces!
Guest edited by Reinhard Lipowsky and Motomu Tanaka, this collection covers a wide range of topics including....
Guest edited by Reinhard Lipowsky and Motomu Tanaka, this collection covers a wide range of topics including....
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We're delighted to announce a call for papers for our special collection on #Biomembranes and #Biointerfaces!
Guest edited by Reinhard Lipowsky and Motomu Tanaka, this collection covers a wide range of topics including....
Guest edited by Reinhard Lipowsky and Motomu Tanaka, this collection covers a wide range of topics including....
Check out the inside front cover article for issue 41!
'Triacylglycerols affect the water content and cohesive strength of collagen fibrils' led by Martin Dehnert & Robert Magerle et al (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)
🔗rsc.li/3WpAV4e
#SoftMatter #ChemSky #🧪
'Triacylglycerols affect the water content and cohesive strength of collagen fibrils' led by Martin Dehnert & Robert Magerle et al (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)
🔗rsc.li/3WpAV4e
#SoftMatter #ChemSky #🧪
October 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Check out the inside front cover article for issue 41!
'Triacylglycerols affect the water content and cohesive strength of collagen fibrils' led by Martin Dehnert & Robert Magerle et al (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)
🔗rsc.li/3WpAV4e
#SoftMatter #ChemSky #🧪
'Triacylglycerols affect the water content and cohesive strength of collagen fibrils' led by Martin Dehnert & Robert Magerle et al (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)
🔗rsc.li/3WpAV4e
#SoftMatter #ChemSky #🧪
Don't miss the front cover article for issue 41!
'Emergence and evolution of a particulate network during gelation and coarsening of attractive #colloids' by Paniz Haghighi, Mohammad Nabizadeh & Safa Jamali (Northeastern University, USA)
🔗rsc.li/3WmmJZS
#ChemSky #SoftMatter
'Emergence and evolution of a particulate network during gelation and coarsening of attractive #colloids' by Paniz Haghighi, Mohammad Nabizadeh & Safa Jamali (Northeastern University, USA)
🔗rsc.li/3WmmJZS
#ChemSky #SoftMatter
October 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Don't miss the front cover article for issue 41!
'Emergence and evolution of a particulate network during gelation and coarsening of attractive #colloids' by Paniz Haghighi, Mohammad Nabizadeh & Safa Jamali (Northeastern University, USA)
🔗rsc.li/3WmmJZS
#ChemSky #SoftMatter
'Emergence and evolution of a particulate network during gelation and coarsening of attractive #colloids' by Paniz Haghighi, Mohammad Nabizadeh & Safa Jamali (Northeastern University, USA)
🔗rsc.li/3WmmJZS
#ChemSky #SoftMatter
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💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Nanoscale mechanisms of crack-tip evolution in glassy polymers: hybrid particle-continuum simulations
Müller-Plathe* (Technical University of Darmstadt)
Norouzi, Soft Matter, 10.1039/D5SM00853K
@softmatter.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Nanoscale mechanisms of crack-tip evolution in glassy polymers: hybrid particle-continuum simulations
Müller-Plathe* (Technical University of Darmstadt)
Norouzi, Soft Matter, 10.1039/D5SM00853K
@softmatter.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Nanoscale mechanisms of crack-tip evolution in glassy polymers: hybrid particle-continuum simulations
Understanding nanoscale crack mechanisms in polymers is important for predicting their macroscopic properties. However, high localized stress near the crack tip introduces nonlinear and time-dependent...
pubs.rsc.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Nanoscale mechanisms of crack-tip evolution in glassy polymers: hybrid particle-continuum simulations
Müller-Plathe* (Technical University of Darmstadt)
Norouzi, Soft Matter, 10.1039/D5SM00853K
@softmatter.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Nanoscale mechanisms of crack-tip evolution in glassy polymers: hybrid particle-continuum simulations
Müller-Plathe* (Technical University of Darmstadt)
Norouzi, Soft Matter, 10.1039/D5SM00853K
@softmatter.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
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In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆 Free to read until the end of November 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆 Free to read until the end of November 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...
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In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells🏆
Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
#NobelPrize
Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
#NobelPrize
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells🏆
Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
#NobelPrize
Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
#NobelPrize
Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are now open!
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
October 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Nominations for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship are now open!
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
This annual award recognises early career researchers who have made major contributions to soft matter research.
Find out more, including how to nominate, on our webpage 👉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...
We're delighted to announce that Ankur Gupta has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Soft Matter Lectureship!
This award honours an early-career researcher for their contributions to the soft matter field.
Learn more about Ankur and his research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/sm/2025/09/1...
This award honours an early-career researcher for their contributions to the soft matter field.
Learn more about Ankur and his research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/sm/2025/09/1...
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We're delighted to announce that Ankur Gupta has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Soft Matter Lectureship!
This award honours an early-career researcher for their contributions to the soft matter field.
Learn more about Ankur and his research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/sm/2025/09/1...
This award honours an early-career researcher for their contributions to the soft matter field.
Learn more about Ankur and his research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/sm/2025/09/1...
Check out this front cover artwork celebrating the journal's 20th anniversary!
'Turbulent-like flows in quasi two-dimensional dense suspensions of motile colloids' by Rui Luo, Alexey Snezhko & Petia Vlahovska is #OA!
🔗https://rsc.li/4mkWqh3
Explore our milestone collection: rsc.li/3VKmhV3
'Turbulent-like flows in quasi two-dimensional dense suspensions of motile colloids' by Rui Luo, Alexey Snezhko & Petia Vlahovska is #OA!
🔗https://rsc.li/4mkWqh3
Explore our milestone collection: rsc.li/3VKmhV3
September 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Check out this front cover artwork celebrating the journal's 20th anniversary!
'Turbulent-like flows in quasi two-dimensional dense suspensions of motile colloids' by Rui Luo, Alexey Snezhko & Petia Vlahovska is #OA!
🔗https://rsc.li/4mkWqh3
Explore our milestone collection: rsc.li/3VKmhV3
'Turbulent-like flows in quasi two-dimensional dense suspensions of motile colloids' by Rui Luo, Alexey Snezhko & Petia Vlahovska is #OA!
🔗https://rsc.li/4mkWqh3
Explore our milestone collection: rsc.li/3VKmhV3
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September 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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