The deadline for submissions to our colloidal dynamics, interactions and rheology themed collection is nearly here. Our open call closes on 01 November! Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper at linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… Roberto Cerbino

New paper - using spin-echo SANS to reveal micro structures in nanocomposite materials. This long(est?)-running work made heavy use of the expertise and instruments at TU Delft and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. Well done Lassi V. Tiihonen and thanks to Soft Matter doi.org/10.1039/D4SM00…

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship is now open for nominations! Do you know an early-career researcher who deserves recognition for their contribution to the polymer chemistry field? Follow the link to find out more: rsc.li/3NH58HJ

Our colloidal dynamics, interactions and rheology themed collection open call is closing - submit your papers to our open call for submissions today! Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper at linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… Roberto Cerbino

We're delighted to be supporting the ACS GSSPC Spring 2025 on bonds that matter: soft materials for a sustainable world with RSC Sustainability Soft Matter and Polymer Chemistry ! Find out more about this exciting symposium at sites.google.com/tamu.edu/gsspc…

This “osmotic spawning” behavior of GUVs does not rely on chemical reactions or functional macromolecules. Therefore, this cascade division system is compatible with various chemical systems and has the potential to implement proliferation ability in artificial cells, drug

Submit to our Exploring Polymer Networks: Properties, Applications, and Sustainable Solutions themed collection before the deadline on 01 December! Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper now: linkedin.com/posts/rscmat_p…

Do you know an outstanding early-career researcher who deserves recognition for their contribution to biomaterials? Nominate before the 31 December deadline! Find the full details on eligibility and nomination here: blogs.rsc.org/bm/2024/09/19/…

“One- and two-particle microrheology of soft materials based on optical-flow image analysis”. Our new article (with Fabio Manuel Escobedo Gardel Lab) in Soft Matter shows you simpler way to microrheology pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Art…

Excited to share the latest work from the RheoDLS lab (Ranjini Bandyopadhyay) in Soft Matter! Using optical tweezer electrophoresis, we explored clay nanoplatelet adsorption on latex microspheres and gained new insights into colloidal stabilization. pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Art…

Why don't patchy particles with DNA-like interactions yield the cubic diamond selectively? We give a plausible explanation based on the similarity to the anitferromagnetic systems in our recent article in Soft Matter Find out more in the link below! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Happy Lunar New Year from everyone on the Soft Matter team! May you enjoy a prosperous and productive year of the Snake!

Stickiness matters! From powder handling to geophysical flows, cohesion in granular material plays a crucial role. We review in Soft Matter experimental approaches to create and control inter-particle adhesion pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… Maryland Engineering UC Santa Barbara's College of Engineering

Poster deadline extended to 3 March 2025 for our Faraday Discussions #FD_Gels Want to showcase your #supramolecular research? You now have one week to send us your abstract. Contribute to our understanding of this exciting field: rsc.li/gels-fd2025

Our recent work: Separating a monodisperse mixture of active and passive particles through an elastic meshwork. This work is a part of Soft Matter 20th Anniversary Collection. Soft Matter ramanand yadav pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Research drop 🚀 Happy to see my PhD work on colour-changing hydrogel sensors for urea detection published on Soft Matter🎉 Big thanks to the @Haddletongroup University of Warwick and Unilever for the collaboration and funding. Published and free to read here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Abstract submission for the Macro Group UK Young Researcher Meeting is now open! Please submit your abstracts by 18th April 2025. For more information on the meeting, visit the website 👉 macrogroup.org.uk/yrm-annual-mee… Young Researchers Meeting 2025

There's still time to submit to our collection Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers! Our open call closes on the 30th April. Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper at rsc.li/3ZqhQB7 Saurabh Chitnis Bekka Klausen

Abstract submission for the Molecular Systems Engineering Workshop in Paris is now open! Submit by 23rd April! With invited talks from MSDE and Soft Matter Editor-in-chiefs Claire Adjiman and Al Crosby For more information visit 👉 rsc.org/events/detail/…

Social media and connecting with our community – moving on from X. rsc.org/news-events/ar…