Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

Developing green and facile approaches to produce nanostructures suitable for bioactives,
nanoencapsulation faces some challenges in the nutraceutical and food bioactive industries …

Living systems at all scales aggregate in large numbers for a variety of functions including
mating, predation, and survival. The majority of such systems consist of unconnected …

Some animals form transient, responsive and solid-like ensembles through dynamic
structural interactions. These ensembles demonstrate emergent responses such as …

Maximizing materials utilization efficiency via enhancing their reconfigurability and
multifunctionality offers a promising avenue in addressing the global challenges in …

Dynamics of small particles, both living and inanimate, has fascinated scientists for
centuries. Learning how to control it could open technological opportunities in the …

Collective dynamics of confined colloids are crucial in diverse scenarios such as self-
assembly and phase behavior in materials science, microrobot swarms for drug delivery and …

Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) are exemplary for their formation of cohered, buoyant and
dynamic structures composed entirely of their own bodies when exposed to flooded …

The field of soft matter is rapidly growing and pushing the limits of conventional materials
science and engineering. Soft matter refers to materials that are easily deformed by thermal …

Aggregation is a common behavior by which groups of organisms arrange into cohesive
groups. Whether suspended in the air (like honey bee clusters), built on the ground (such as …