Droplet, Soft Matter Unit
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Droplet Lab — Physics of Droplets, Wetting & Soft Matter, OIST

A sample of our projects

Exploding Drops View project → Dancing Drops View project → Iridescent oil droplets oleoplaning across a lubricated surface. Oleoplaning Drops View project →

At the Droplet and Soft Matter Unit, we study fundamental problems at the intersection of droplets, soft matter, and electrification. Curiosity-driven, we delight in uncovering unexpected connections between fields, pairing minimal theory with tabletop experiments to explore them.

Morpho.

Research

Droplets, soft matter, electrification
Optical lab.

The Lab

Where we are when we're caffeinated

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Unit Members

Meet the soft living matter in the unit

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