THE examination of crystals of silver halides in the electron microscope is of considerable interest in view of their importance in photography. So far, most research has been carried out with ...

Researchers have devised a method for following the gelation of colloidal gels. Their confocal microscopy technique has allowed the different stages of the process to be analyzed, leading to insights ...

Colloidal silver is a suspension of tiny particles of silver in a liquid, or sometimes gel. The particles are so small that they can’t be filtered out of the solution; these nanoparticles range from ...

The best reason to become a materials scientist may be the cool tools you get to play with. Materials science is the study of stuff, and researchers in this field study such exotic substances as tin ...

Tokyo, Japan - The term colloidal gel might not be one that is immediately familiar to everybody. However, most people come into contact with these materials every day. Many cosmetics, pharmaceuticals ...