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APS DFD 2026 Heads to Orlando — Why the Soft Matter and Colloidal Community Should Be There
The 79th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics convenes November 22-24 in Orlando — five days where soft matter, microfluidics, and colloidal hydrodynamics share the room with the rest of fluid mechanics.
What the Péclet Number Tells Us About Particle Transport
A single dimensionless ratio tells you whether a colloidal particle motion is shaped by flow or by random kicks of the surrounding solvent.
From Target to Particle: Inverse Design Comes to Colloidal Self-Assembly
Generative models, surrogate optimization, and reinforcement learning are flipping the colloidal self-assembly workflow from forward to reverse.
One Hundred Years of Colloid Science: The ACS CSSS Centennial Convenes at Delaware
The 100th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium meets June 21–24 at the University of Delaware — a centennial edition with special historical programming and the full breadth of the field on the agenda.
Sensory Delay as a Feature: Janus Microswimmers That Adapt to Light and Chemistry
New Janus microswimmers self-regulate propulsion speed in response to light and dissolved chemicals. A built-in sensory delay makes their localization sharper, not slower.
Diffusiophoresis: When a Concentration Gradient Moves a Particle
A dissolved salt can push colloidal particles without any fluid flow. Diffusiophoresis explains the mechanism — and why it matters across soft matter.