Many classes of soft matter gain their unique functionality from intrinsic or engineered inhomogeneities on nanometre-length scales. In particular, the phase behaviour of multicomponent nanoscale ...
What is a Surface Force Apparatus (SFA)? The Surface Force Apparatus (SFA) is a highly sensitive scientific instrument used to measure the forces between two surfaces at the nanoscale. It allows ...
The problem of understanding the forces that hold matter together was first tackled seriously by Isaac Newton. He extended the idea of 'action at a distance' from planets to atoms, and joined for the ...