SoftComp/EUSMI Annual Meeting 2026 will cover all the classic topics in Soft Matter while placing a special focus on the applications in Food Science.

📅 May 18-21, 2026.
📍 Zakopane, Poland

more information: eu-softcomp.net/news/meeting...

Rod-Shaped Colloids Form Wigner Crystal A long-standing scientific belief has been overturned: researchers from a SoftComp collaboration including Ca’ Foscari Univ. of Venice, Italy, and Univ. of Bordeaux, France, have observed a Wigner cry...

Researchers from SoftComp partner C'a Foscari Venezia, along with their colelagues from University of Bordeaux, in the Research Highlights from our network.

Check the SoftComp portal: eu-softcomp.net/colloidal_wi...

or go directly to an excellent article 👇
doi.org/10.1103/Phys...

Why We Can Cut Rubber Easier Than We Tear It Ever wonder why it's so much easier to cut a tough material like rubber or leather with a sharp knife than it is to rip or tear it with your hands? Researchers from... (Read more)

Researchers from SoftComp partner ESPCI Paris - PSL, CNRS and Sorbonne in the Research Highlights from our network:

Check the SoftComp portal: eu-softcomp.net/why-we-can-c...
or go directly to an excellent article 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Take a look at the exciting scientific discoveries and many successful events presented in our e-Newsletter.
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Happy reading, have a wonderful holiday season and all the best for 2026!

The 17th Bombannes Summer School on “Scattering Methods Applied to Soft Condensed Matter” will be held from 9th to 16th June 2026 at the vacation centre “Les Bruyères” in Bombannes, France.

📅 Pre-registration deadline: 20th February 2026

Further information👉https://workshops.ill.fr/event/522/

SoftComp / EUSMI Annual Meeting 2026

📌 When: May 18–21, 2026
📍 Where: Zakopane, Poland 🇵🇱
🎯 Theme: Soft Matter with a spotlight on Food Science applications

More details on the programme, abstracts and registration will follow soon.

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