The ability to control the selectivity and angular flexibility of interparticle interactions 5 makes it possible to provide valence to colloids. This can be done by means of chemical 6,7,8 or physical ...
Several years ago, scientists discovered that a single microscopic particle could rock back and forth on its own under a steady electric field. The result was curious, but lonely. Now, Northwestern ...
The spiky structure that erupts from the smooth surface of a ferrofluid when a magnet is brought close can be predicted more accurately than previously thought. KAUST researchers have shown that ...