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leidenforce.bsky.social
UvA physicists 3D-printed #SoftMatter in zero gravity aboard MAPHEUS-16. COLORS experiment revealed how internal stresses form in droplets—key for stronger 3D-printed materials and #bioprinting, both in space and on Earth.

phys.org/news/2026-02...

#3DPrinting #Microgravity #FluidDynamics
Rocket science? 3D printing soft matter in zero gravity
What happens to soft matter when gravity disappears? To answer this, UvA physicists launched a fluid dynamics experiment on a sounding rocket. The suborbital rocket reached an altitude of 267 km befor...
phys.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
adpozuelo.bsky.social
Excited to share our latest work doi.org/10.1063/5.03.... Let's keep going! #science #softmatter #NVIDIA #CUDA
Association and phase transitions in simple models for biological and soft matter condensates
We investigate a set of design principles that link specific features of interparticle interactions to predictable structural and dynamic outcomes in two-dimens
doi.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
yoshi-tagawa-lab.bsky.social
Our paper,
“Interfacial dynamics induced by impacts across rigid and soft substrates”,
is now available on
@arXiv
.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2602.06416

#arXiv #FluidDynamics #ImpactDynamics #SoftMatter #Research
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
dfazzi82.bsky.social
Chiara, Marco (@M_Severi_96) and myself delivered three talks at the Winter Workshop on Materials for Energy in Brixen! Great atmosphere, ideas, networking and...a lot of fun skiing! #compchem #modelling #softmatter
January 31, 2026 at 10:53 AM
yoshi-tagawa-lab.bsky.social
Our research has been featured on the JST website!
We revealed that a droplet on a soft substrate can behave like a solid sphere.

Read more here 👇 jst.go.jp/pr/announce/...

#JST #ResearchHighlight #FluidMechanics #Droplets #SoftMatter #FundamentalResearch #UniversityResearch
jst.go.jp
January 29, 2026 at 11:38 AM
leidenforce.bsky.social
Day 3 #LeidenForce Winter School morning:
Maria Fernandino @ntnu-iss.bsky.social on modeling approaches for evaporation & the Navier–Stokes–Korteweg framework.
Jacco Snoeijer @utwente.bsky.social on lubrication, Landau–Levich theory & #Leidenfrost physics.

#MultiphaseFlows #SoftMatter #CFD
Maria during her lecture Maria during her lecture Jacco during his lecture Jacco during his lecture
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
waltherlab.bsky.social
🔮 Why this matters:
Reconfigurable soft microfluidics point toward adaptive chemical matter, embodied computation, and future closed-loop chemical learning systems. #physicalintelligence #softmatter #adaptivematerials
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
dfazzi82.bsky.social
Few days ago we greeted Freia with a nice group dinner. Freia stayed three months at our Chem Dept at Unibo as Erasmus+ student, working on excited states of copper-halide cubanes #softmatter #photochem #compchem
January 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
rscbooks.rsc.org
✅ Published Today! 📖 This book explores the role of soft materials—liquids, polymers, colloids, and biomaterials—in next-generation energy technologies. 👣🔋

🙂Read the first chapter for free on our website:
doi.org/10.1039/9781...

#RSCBooks #SoftMatter
Book cover for Energy Generation and Storage with Soft Materials, edited by Ayse Bedeloğlu and Yasin Altin.
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
dfazzi82.bsky.social
Congratulations (Dr.) Robert! Four intense years, from master to PhD, an incredibile journey, learning new aspects about #organicelectronics and #OMIEC ...and having a lot of fun! All the best for your future! #compchem #softmatter #modelling @tide-rtg.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
lglopez.bsky.social
A book I contributed to is now out (open access):

"Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Matter"

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

#Nanoscience #MaterialsScience #SoftMatter #AIforScience #IntelligentMatter #AI4Science
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
ediblesoftmatter.bsky.social
A warm welcome to Lukas Aabel, who has joined Technion as a PhD candidate within the ESM MSCA Doctoral Network.
Wishing him an inspiring journey filled with discoveries and great results!

#MSCA #HorizonEurope #FoodScience #SoftMatter #DoctoralNetwork
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
sanjanakmani.bsky.social
🎉🎉The art I designed is now featured on the Front Cover of @jacs.acspublications.org!🎉🎉
Grateful to my mentor @ayusmansen.bsky.social for encouraging creative ways to illustrate our science.
Check out the article: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#ActiveEmulsions #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #ScienceArt
https://pubs.acs.org/toc/jacsat/147/52: Droplets hunting for “chemical treasures”: oil-in-water droplets reshape in response to chemical gradients (from the glowing treasure chest), recapitulating how living cells detect and grow toward or away from environmental cues. By understanding the forces driving this behavior, the authors aim to build synthetic versions of cellular life and gain deeper insight into matter-to-life transitions.
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
manlio-tassieri.bsky.social
i-Rheo: Measuring the materials’ linear viscoelastic properties “in a step”!
pubs.aip.org/sor/jor/arti...

A niche within a niche within a niche… and still making waves 8+ years on. 🌊

Tools that travel across disciplines — enabling discovery.
#iRheo #Rheology #SoftMatter #Impact
December 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
alvaromarin.bsky.social
@uddaloksen.bsky.social is the opening speaker of the 38th Dutch Soft Matter meeting Winter edition at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social #softmatter #physics
December 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
ediblesoftmatter.bsky.social
We’re very happy to welcome Fathima Jemziya.
She joins us as a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Sofia. We’re excited to have her on board and wish her an inspiring research journey filled with exciting discoveries and success!
#MSCA #HorizonEurope #FoodScience #SoftMatter #DoctoralNetwork
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
ediblesoftmatter.bsky.social
We’re excited to welcome Hester van Wachem to our programme!
She joins CNRS and Montpellier University as a PhD candidate under the ESM MSCA DN Programme.
We wish her every success in her research journey!
#MSCA #HorizonEurope #FoodScience #SoftMatter #DoctoralNetwork
December 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
ismc2026.bsky.social
The wait is over! ISMC 2026 will be held in Goa, India, from May 25–29, 2026.
Prof. Sunil, Chair of the Organizing Committee, looks forward to welcoming the global Soft Matter community.
More details: ge.iitm.ac.in/ismc2026
#ISMC2026 #SoftMatter #BITSGoa
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
ediblesoftmatter.bsky.social
Welcome to our programme, Mehtap Keklik!
She’s joining CNRS and Le Mans University as a PhD candidate through the ESM MSCA DN.
We look forward to seeing her contributions and wish her every success in her research endeavours.
#MSCA #HorizonEurope #FoodScience #SoftMatter #DoctoralNetwork
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
manlio-tassieri.bsky.social
Euler united constants.
I united correlations.
Fourier? He just adds the hat and makes everything look formal. 😉🎩

#Rheology #SoftMatter #Physics #Maths #Engineering
#Biophysics #MaterialsScience #DataScience #iRheo #ScienceWithStyle
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
alirezamashaghi.bsky.social
Impressive work by Dr. Jonas Berx and co-workers in the Journal of Chemical Physics on the topological organization of polymeric aggregates!
doi.org/10.1063/5.02...

#ChemSky #Topology #Polymer #Biophysics #SoftMatter
Interplay of coil–globule transitions and aggregation in homopolymer aqueous solutions: Simulation and topological insights
We investigate the structural and topological properties of hydrophobic homopolymer chains in aqueous solutions using molecular dynamics simulations and circuit
doi.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
dfazzi82.bsky.social
Sven and Robert at the MRS in Boston presenting their posters on structural dynamics and phase-change in merocyanine crystals, and mixed ion-charge transport in polymers! Super! #compchem #softmatter #MRS
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
kenmaly.bsky.social
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
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
sasaki-geo.bsky.social
Our new publication in Nature Communications!

We show experimentally for the first time that slow-earthquake statistical features by shearing a fluid lubricated granular layer.

👉 Read the full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#experiment
#geophysics
#softmatter

@natcomms.nature.com
Origin of slow earthquake statistics in low-friction soft granular shear - Nature Communications
What makes slow earthquakes “slower” than ordinary earthquakes has long been enigmatic. This study presents the experimental reproduction of multiple slow earthquake statistics by shearing soft hydrog...
www.nature.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
cfmdonostia.bsky.social
🏅🎉Andrés Mosquera (CFM), premio master tesis en la XXV edición de los Premios Manuel Laborde Werlinden
🧾Interphase Technologies
👥Dirección: Jon Maiz Maiz Sancho y Alberto Álvarez Fernández, Polymers and Softmatter group CFM
Zorionak ekipo!!

➡️https://shorturl.at/zKHfD
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM