How do molecular crystals reorganise during thermally induce phase transitions? Here an MD study on NDI crystals
Congrats to Marco and Giulia for driving the study!
#compchem #softmatter #phasetransitions
pubs.acs.org/jpcbfk/article…
Congrats to Marco and Giulia for driving the study!
#compchem #softmatter #phasetransitions
pubs.acs.org/jpcbfk/article…
https://pubs.acs.org/jpcbfk/article…
November 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
How do molecular crystals reorganise during thermally induce phase transitions? Here an MD study on NDI crystals
Congrats to Marco and Giulia for driving the study!
#compchem #softmatter #phasetransitions
pubs.acs.org/jpcbfk/article…
Congrats to Marco and Giulia for driving the study!
#compchem #softmatter #phasetransitions
pubs.acs.org/jpcbfk/article…
Last week I participated in Fluctuations in Small Complex Systems VIII in Venice
I presented our work on DNA mechanics beyond the twistable wormlike chain, focusing on sequence-dependent flexibility and nonlinear mechanical responses
#DNA #StatisticalPhysics #SoftMatter
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
I presented our work on DNA mechanics beyond the twistable wormlike chain, focusing on sequence-dependent flexibility and nonlinear mechanical responses
#DNA #StatisticalPhysics #SoftMatter
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Last week I participated in Fluctuations in Small Complex Systems VIII in Venice
I presented our work on DNA mechanics beyond the twistable wormlike chain, focusing on sequence-dependent flexibility and nonlinear mechanical responses
#DNA #StatisticalPhysics #SoftMatter
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
I presented our work on DNA mechanics beyond the twistable wormlike chain, focusing on sequence-dependent flexibility and nonlinear mechanical responses
#DNA #StatisticalPhysics #SoftMatter
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
Thanks to Elias Sabri, @mangiarotti.bsky.social, Clemens Schmitt and @dimovalab.bsky.social 👏
#biophysics #softmatter #condensates
#biophysics #softmatter #condensates
September 29, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Thanks to Elias Sabri, @mangiarotti.bsky.social, Clemens Schmitt and @dimovalab.bsky.social 👏
#biophysics #softmatter #condensates
#biophysics #softmatter #condensates
This week I’m in Cargèse, Corsica, for the Transport in Narrow Channels workshop (21–25 Sept). Great science, stimulating discussions, a round table on AI and physics, and a magnificent setting! 🌊☀️
#Physics #SoftMatter #Biophysics
#Physics #SoftMatter #Biophysics
September 23, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This week I’m in Cargèse, Corsica, for the Transport in Narrow Channels workshop (21–25 Sept). Great science, stimulating discussions, a round table on AI and physics, and a magnificent setting! 🌊☀️
#Physics #SoftMatter #Biophysics
#Physics #SoftMatter #Biophysics
DNA - protein hydrogels are pushing DNA nanotechnology from nanoscale design to adaptive soft materials that could revolutionize biosensing, drug delivery, and more. 🧬🔬
www.azonano.com/news.aspx?ne... #SoftMatter #DNA #Nanotechnology
www.azonano.com/news.aspx?ne... #SoftMatter #DNA #Nanotechnology
DNA–Protein Hydrogels Push DNA Nanotechnology Into Adaptive Soft Matter
DNA–protein hydrogels extend DNA nanotechnology from precisely organized nanoscale structures into dynamic soft materials that combine molecular recognition, catalysis, responsiveness, and tunable mec...
www.azonano.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:30 AM
DNA - protein hydrogels are pushing DNA nanotechnology from nanoscale design to adaptive soft materials that could revolutionize biosensing, drug delivery, and more. 🧬🔬
www.azonano.com/news.aspx?ne... #SoftMatter #DNA #Nanotechnology
www.azonano.com/news.aspx?ne... #SoftMatter #DNA #Nanotechnology
Our @natphys.nature.com paper is now out!
We find that defect creation & annihilation in bacteria and cells collectives spontaneously break mirror symmetry—unpredicted by active nematic theory.
#softmatter #chiral #ActiveMatter #TopologicalDefects #LivingMatter #CellPolarity
rdcu.be/yWTRbT26p9qa
We find that defect creation & annihilation in bacteria and cells collectives spontaneously break mirror symmetry—unpredicted by active nematic theory.
#softmatter #chiral #ActiveMatter #TopologicalDefects #LivingMatter #CellPolarity
rdcu.be/yWTRbT26p9qa
September 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Our @natphys.nature.com paper is now out!
We find that defect creation & annihilation in bacteria and cells collectives spontaneously break mirror symmetry—unpredicted by active nematic theory.
#softmatter #chiral #ActiveMatter #TopologicalDefects #LivingMatter #CellPolarity
rdcu.be/yWTRbT26p9qa
We find that defect creation & annihilation in bacteria and cells collectives spontaneously break mirror symmetry—unpredicted by active nematic theory.
#softmatter #chiral #ActiveMatter #TopologicalDefects #LivingMatter #CellPolarity
rdcu.be/yWTRbT26p9qa
September 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
From vapour to liquid, then to electricity.
This battery uses a hygroscopic separator to harvest moisture from air, condense it into liquid water & establish an electrolyte.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#EnergyStorage #SoftMatter #PhaseChange
This battery uses a hygroscopic separator to harvest moisture from air, condense it into liquid water & establish an electrolyte.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#EnergyStorage #SoftMatter #PhaseChange
Safe, high-performance, moisture-activated batteries for powering next-generation Internet-of-Things devices
These moisture-activated batteries represent a nontoxic alternative energy source for powering devices.
www.science.org
September 1, 2026 at 7:08 AM
From vapour to liquid, then to electricity.
This battery uses a hygroscopic separator to harvest moisture from air, condense it into liquid water & establish an electrolyte.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#EnergyStorage #SoftMatter #PhaseChange
This battery uses a hygroscopic separator to harvest moisture from air, condense it into liquid water & establish an electrolyte.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#EnergyStorage #SoftMatter #PhaseChange
What happens when fluid mechanics meets the kitchen?
Pouring, foams, emulsions and heating turn everyday cooking into a laboratory for studying complex flows and multiphysics.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidMechanics #SoftMatter #Multiphysics
Pouring, foams, emulsions and heating turn everyday cooking into a laboratory for studying complex flows and multiphysics.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidMechanics #SoftMatter #Multiphysics
Kitchen Flows 2024: New research directions and culinary applications
The kitchen seems an unlikely environment for fluid dynamics research. Yet, it is a place where culinary experiments are carried out daily, repeatedly, and unav
pubs.aip.org
August 31, 2026 at 9:04 AM
What happens when fluid mechanics meets the kitchen?
Pouring, foams, emulsions and heating turn everyday cooking into a laboratory for studying complex flows and multiphysics.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidMechanics #SoftMatter #Multiphysics
Pouring, foams, emulsions and heating turn everyday cooking into a laboratory for studying complex flows and multiphysics.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidMechanics #SoftMatter #Multiphysics
Коацерватные капли более 16 часов рождались у анода, двигались к катоду и растворялись там. Редокс-цикл управляет фазовым разделением; пока это лабораторная модель активной материи.
#SoftMatter #Electrochemistry
https://easy-tm.com/news/elektrichestvo-zastavilo-kapli-sobiratsya-dvigatsya-i-ischezat-
#SoftMatter #Electrochemistry
https://easy-tm.com/news/elektrichestvo-zastavilo-kapli-sobiratsya-dvigatsya-i-ischezat-
Электричество заставило капли собираться, двигаться и исчезать без отходов цикла
Электрохимическая ячейка более 16 часов непрерывно создавала коацерватные капли у анода, переносила их к катоду и растворяла.
easy-tm.com
August 29, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Коацерватные капли более 16 часов рождались у анода, двигались к катоду и растворялись там. Редокс-цикл управляет фазовым разделением; пока это лабораторная модель активной материи.
#SoftMatter #Electrochemistry
https://easy-tm.com/news/elektrichestvo-zastavilo-kapli-sobiratsya-dvigatsya-i-ischezat-
#SoftMatter #Electrochemistry
https://easy-tm.com/news/elektrichestvo-zastavilo-kapli-sobiratsya-dvigatsya-i-ischezat-
In complex fluids, the past can affect the present.
Viscoelastic memory changes how precisely thermal micromotors and molecular motors can be controlled, as well as the energy required.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidDynamics #SoftMatter #MolecularMotors
Viscoelastic memory changes how precisely thermal micromotors and molecular motors can be controlled, as well as the energy required.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidDynamics #SoftMatter #MolecularMotors
Thermodynamic tradeoffs and optimal protocol design in viscoelastic fluids: Balancing precision and dissipation
In viscoelastic fluids, the inherent memory effects lead to the temporal correlation between damping and thermal noise. This poses a fundamental challenge to th
pubs.aip.org
August 28, 2026 at 7:40 AM
In complex fluids, the past can affect the present.
Viscoelastic memory changes how precisely thermal micromotors and molecular motors can be controlled, as well as the energy required.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidDynamics #SoftMatter #MolecularMotors
Viscoelastic memory changes how precisely thermal micromotors and molecular motors can be controlled, as well as the energy required.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#FluidDynamics #SoftMatter #MolecularMotors
From static to dynamic surfaces: researchers developed a material where light can create and erase wrinkle patterns over time.
These programmable textures enable object transport and could inspire future reconfigurable #surfaces.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Physics #SoftMatter #Innovation
These programmable textures enable object transport and could inspire future reconfigurable #surfaces.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Physics #SoftMatter #Innovation
Spatiotemporal modulation of surface texture for information encoding and object manipulation - Nature Communications
Dynamic control of surface textures is limited by static or coarse-patterned approaches, restricting their application in programmable object manipulation and information encoding. This study achieved...
www.nature.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
From static to dynamic surfaces: researchers developed a material where light can create and erase wrinkle patterns over time.
These programmable textures enable object transport and could inspire future reconfigurable #surfaces.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Physics #SoftMatter #Innovation
These programmable textures enable object transport and could inspire future reconfigurable #surfaces.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Physics #SoftMatter #Innovation
Evaporating #droplets usually create predictable internal flows.
But when catalytic Janus particles generate oxygen #bubbles, those bubbles reshape the flow and change where particles end up.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#Evaporation #FluidDynamics #SoftMatter
But when catalytic Janus particles generate oxygen #bubbles, those bubbles reshape the flow and change where particles end up.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#Evaporation #FluidDynamics #SoftMatter
Bubble-driven flow transitions in evaporating active droplets on structured surfaces
The evaporation of particle-laden droplets on engineered surfaces is important in printing, sensing, and interfacial assembly. While the influence of substrate
pubs.aip.org
August 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Evaporating #droplets usually create predictable internal flows.
But when catalytic Janus particles generate oxygen #bubbles, those bubbles reshape the flow and change where particles end up.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#Evaporation #FluidDynamics #SoftMatter
But when catalytic Janus particles generate oxygen #bubbles, those bubbles reshape the flow and change where particles end up.
🔗 pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
#Evaporation #FluidDynamics #SoftMatter
How much does #SurfaceTexture affect a droplet after impact? This work extends classic spreading models by incorporating roughness into the energy balance, improving predictions for #WaterDroplets on textured surfaces.
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/sm/article/2...
#FluidDynamics #DropImpact #SoftMatter
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/sm/article/2...
#FluidDynamics #DropImpact #SoftMatter
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August 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
How much does #SurfaceTexture affect a droplet after impact? This work extends classic spreading models by incorporating roughness into the energy balance, improving predictions for #WaterDroplets on textured surfaces.
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/sm/article/2...
#FluidDynamics #DropImpact #SoftMatter
🔗 pubs.rsc.org/sm/article/2...
#FluidDynamics #DropImpact #SoftMatter
Join us next June in Québec City for the 30th International Conference on Liquid Crystals!
For more information, check out the conference website:
www.ilcc2026.org/en
#ILCC2026 #LiquidCrystals #LCScience #SoftMatter #MaterialsScience #Chemistry #AdvancedMaterials #Optics
For more information, check out the conference website:
www.ilcc2026.org/en
#ILCC2026 #LiquidCrystals #LCScience #SoftMatter #MaterialsScience #Chemistry #AdvancedMaterials #Optics
ILCC 2026 | The 30th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2026)
We have a pleasure to invite you to attend the 30th ILCC that will take place in Québec City from June 21st to June 26th, 2026.
www.ilcc2026.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Join us next June in Québec City for the 30th International Conference on Liquid Crystals!
For more information, check out the conference website:
www.ilcc2026.org/en
#ILCC2026 #LiquidCrystals #LCScience #SoftMatter #MaterialsScience #Chemistry #AdvancedMaterials #Optics
For more information, check out the conference website:
www.ilcc2026.org/en
#ILCC2026 #LiquidCrystals #LCScience #SoftMatter #MaterialsScience #Chemistry #AdvancedMaterials #Optics
Sadly, Prof. Rudi Podgornik unexpectedly passed away ias.tau.ac.il/rudolph_podg... I still have his comments about possible effects of charge regulation on my last works and the collaboration he proposed over my desk. A big loss for our SoftMatter theory scientific community.
IAS mourns the passing of Distinguished Guest Professor Rudolf Podgornik
Professor Rudolf Podgornik, renowned physicist and biophysicist, passes away at 69
ias.tau.ac.il
January 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Sadly, Prof. Rudi Podgornik unexpectedly passed away ias.tau.ac.il/rudolph_podg... I still have his comments about possible effects of charge regulation on my last works and the collaboration he proposed over my desk. A big loss for our SoftMatter theory scientific community.
🌊 Descubren olas moleculares dentro de gotas de ADN! #ciencia #ADN #BiologíaSintética #DescubrimientoCientífico #OlasMoleculares #SoftMatter #NatureNanotechnology #Neurociencia #InnovaciónMolecular #Biomateriales #DNAwaves #CienciaFutura #TecnologíaBiológica #RevoluciónCelular youtu.be/1IWtXMe9Gs8
🌊 Descubren olas moleculares dentro de gotas de ADN! #ciencia
YouTube video by TENERIFEWEEK
youtu.be
June 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌊 Descubren olas moleculares dentro de gotas de ADN! #ciencia #ADN #BiologíaSintética #DescubrimientoCientífico #OlasMoleculares #SoftMatter #NatureNanotechnology #Neurociencia #InnovaciónMolecular #Biomateriales #DNAwaves #CienciaFutura #TecnologíaBiológica #RevoluciónCelular youtu.be/1IWtXMe9Gs8
Excited to announce our latest paper accepted in JACS!
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water–Oil Interface
Design of microcompartments capable of self-organization via consumption of energy or fuel to power opposable short-range forces is a step toward realization of adaptive cellular materials capable of ...
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Excited to announce our latest paper accepted in JACS!
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
This week, the Soft Matter Nanotechnology Lab at CIC biomaGUNE, led by Sergio Moya, welcomed Prof. Radostina Georgieva and a group of students from Trakia University (Bulgaria).
#CICbiomaGUNE #InternationalCollaboration #SoftMatter
#CICbiomaGUNE #InternationalCollaboration #SoftMatter
February 19, 2026 at 6:17 PM
This week, the Soft Matter Nanotechnology Lab at CIC biomaGUNE, led by Sergio Moya, welcomed Prof. Radostina Georgieva and a group of students from Trakia University (Bulgaria).
#CICbiomaGUNE #InternationalCollaboration #SoftMatter
#CICbiomaGUNE #InternationalCollaboration #SoftMatter
If you're in Berlin tonight, we have a hell of a lineup at 90mil. Dakn, Zuli (incredible EP just out!) live, Softmatter live, Tufi live, and I'm playing a fresh live set myself - something different, trust me.
Event: ra.co/events/2191599
Event: ra.co/events/2191599
June 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you're in Berlin tonight, we have a hell of a lineup at 90mil. Dakn, Zuli (incredible EP just out!) live, Softmatter live, Tufi live, and I'm playing a fresh live set myself - something different, trust me.
Event: ra.co/events/2191599
Event: ra.co/events/2191599
Could we replace external pumps with autonomous fluid motion? New research introduces a biomimetic platform enabling self-propelled droplets, opening new possibilities for lab-on-a-chip liquid control.
#IJEM #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
#Biomimetics #Microfluidics #SoftMatter
#IJEM #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
#Biomimetics #Microfluidics #SoftMatter
July 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Could we replace external pumps with autonomous fluid motion? New research introduces a biomimetic platform enabling self-propelled droplets, opening new possibilities for lab-on-a-chip liquid control.
#IJEM #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
#Biomimetics #Microfluidics #SoftMatter
#IJEM #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1088/2631...
#Biomimetics #Microfluidics #SoftMatter
2nd funding period for #ResearchTrainingGroup 2516 "Control of structure formation in #SoftMatter at and through interfaces" of @uni_mainz_eng, @mpi_polymer, @TUDarmstadt & @Uni_Stuttgart / @dfg_public provides funding of € 5.2 mio. / #physic...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:47 AM
2nd funding period for #ResearchTrainingGroup 2516 "Control of structure formation in #SoftMatter at and through interfaces" of @uni_mainz_eng, @mpi_polymer, @TUDarmstadt & @Uni_Stuttgart / @dfg_public provides funding of € 5.2 mio. / #physic...
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The expansion of turbid drops in water: Researchers at @uni_mainz_eng and @HHU_de managed to look inside cloudy liquids for the first time // #physics #SoftMatter @RoySocChem...
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weiterlesen
October 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The expansion of turbid drops in water: Researchers at @uni_mainz_eng and @HHU_de managed to look inside cloudy liquids for the first time // #physics #SoftMatter @RoySocChem...
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CrystEngComm, SoftMatter
今日でお役御免なはず。
今日でお役御免なはず。
March 24, 2026 at 3:45 AM
CrystEngComm, SoftMatter
今日でお役御免なはず。
今日でお役御免なはず。
JACS, SoftMatter 各1遍投稿中
多層構造がどうなるのか？
多層構造がどうなるのか？
September 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
JACS, SoftMatter 各1遍投稿中
多層構造がどうなるのか？
多層構造がどうなるのか？