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Tiny Defects, Big Consequences: Why Micron-thick Films Tear Before Molecular Forces Matter
Thin liquid films often rupture while they are still a few microns thick—far earlier than classical theory predicts. This matters, for example, in the development of spray systems, foams or coatings. The key... (Read more)
Impact with Memory: How Soft Materials Bridge Liquids and Elastics
Even a familiar phenomenon like a bounce can reveal new insights into the properties of soft matter, as a new study by researchers from, among others, the SoftComp partner Durham University, UK, demonstrates... (Read more)
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Microfluidic Horizons 2026
16th May 2026 - 22nd May 2026Bombannes summer school on scattering 2026
9th June 2026 - 16th June 202620th European Student Colloid Conference
29th June 2026Polysolvat 16 at JCNS
6th October 2026 - 9th October 2026
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SoftComp Partners
All partners of SoftComp share a common goal: to obtain a detailed understanding of the physical mechanisms and properties of complex, multi-component soft matter composites in oder to to provide a fundamental basis for an intelligent engineering of materials and their processing. Currently, 36 groups from 32 institutions in 12 European countries build the consortium.
Methods & Instruments
The joint use of methods and instruments plays a major role in achieving integration between the SoftComp partners. Three research platforms assemble the different technical and scientific abilities present in the network: Synthesis, Experimental Techniques, and Theoretical and Numerical Methods.
