What physical processes govern the movement of microscopic structures capable of interacting with their environment? The ...

In nature, the skin of cephalopods (animals with tentacles attached to the head) exhibits unparalleled camouflage ability. Their skin contains pigment groups that can sense changes in environmental ...

image: Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, discover how certain colloids can form a solid-like gel and reveal how the mechanism differs from glasses. view ...

Colloids are heterogeneous physical systems in which one phase (dispersed phase) is finely distributed within another continuous phase, with characteristic particle or domain sizes typically in the ...

In an era marked by increasing wildfire frequencies and widespread agricultural use of biochar, the accumulation of biochar colloids in soils has become a growing concern. These microscopic particles ...