Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

A theoretical perspective is provided on the glass transition in molecular liquids at thermal
equilibrium, on the spatially heterogeneous and aging dynamics of disordered materials …

Protein condensates are complex fluids that can change their material properties with time.
However, an appropriate rheological description of these fluids remains missing. We …

By reviewing experimental and theoretical works, we discuss the phase diagram of Laponite
suspensions, with the aim of clarifying several issues that have caused a long-time …

New developments in the microrheology of complex fluids are considered. Firstly the
requirements for a simple modern particle tracking microrheology experiment are …

Measuring, characterizing, and modelling the slow dynamics of glassy soft matter is a great
challenge, with an impact that ranges from industrial applications to fundamental issues in …

This review presents the effective temperature notion as defined from the deviations from the
equilibrium fluctuation–dissipation theorem in out-of-equilibrium systems with slow …

In the past few years, systems with slow dynamics have attracted considerable theoretical
and experimental interest. Ageing phenomena are observed during this everlasting non …

Synthetic hectorite clay Laponite RD/XLG is composed of disk-shaped nanoparticles that
acquire dissimilar charges when suspended in an aqueous medium. Owing to their property …

We follow the dynamics of an ensemble of interacting self-propelled motorized particles in
contact with an equilibrated thermal bath. We find that the fluctuation-dissipation relation …