Welcome to Soft Matter World!

Soft Matter science (or soft condensed matter) is the study of materials that are neither crystalline solids, nor simple liquids - they are somewhere in between! This interesting state of matter can take many forms and can be seen everywhere in the world around us.

Some everyday examples of soft matter include, soaps, paints, gels, plastics, liquid crystals and most of your own body and the food you eat....

Soft Matter World is a website that covers all areas of soft matter physics, chemistry and materials science, from liquid crystals, polymers and gels to biomolecular assembly and the interface between hard and soft condensed matter.

This website provides a focal point for the soft matter research community around the world. We want to inform students, educators and researchers of all levels about this fascinating topic.