Granular matter is ubiquitous in nature and is present in diverse forms in important
engineering, industrial and natural processes. Particle-based computational modelling has …

It is commonly believed that the most efficient way to pack a finite number of equal-sized
spheres is by arranging them tightly in a cluster. However, mathematicians have conjectured …

Patchy particles occupy an increasingly important space in soft matter research due to their
ability to assemble into intricate phases and states. Being able to fine-tune the interactions …

We conducted a charge–charge clustering experiment of positively and negatively charged
colloidal particles in aqueous media under a microgravity environment at the International …

Creating hierarchical crystalline materials using simple colloids or nanoparticles is very
challenging, as it is usually impossible to achieve hierarchical structures without …

Colloidal molecules are ideal model systems for mimicking real molecules and can serve as
versatile building blocks for the bottom-up self-assembly of flexible and smart materials …

Colloidal clusters with well-controlled shapes have attracted extensive interest in the fields
of materials, chemistry, physics, and biology. This communication reports the controllable …

The shape‐dictated self‐assembly of hybrid colloids induced by chemical concentration
gradients generated by photocatalytic reactions of the colloids is studied. Different shapes …

This paper introduces Interface Equilibrator (IE), a new graphical-user-interface software for
simulating the equilibrium shape of fluid–fluid interfaces in a wide range of wetting and …

The self-assembly of materials driven by the inherent directionality of the constituent
particles is of both practical and fundamental interest because it enables the fabrication of …