Tackling grand challenges in the materials science of liquids and glasses and non-equilibrium magnetism.
Colloidal gels are formed by aggregation of particles into a percolating network in liquid media. Although colloidal gels exhibit self-supporting, solid-like properties that underlie the design of a wide range of materials, how this class of soft solids forms is not yet fully understood. In particular, the relative importance of thermodynamic and dynamic (non-equilibrium) phenomena …
By: Jon McCarthy and Nicholas L. Abbott An industrial consortium coordinated by the Wisconsin MRSEC has now grown from a single member in 2007 to six large international companies, three mid-size, thirteen small companies, one venture firm, one regional association, and one research park. To explore how the industrial consortium can expand further its geographical reach …