'Soft matter may, as Roberto Piazza puts it, be the stuff of dreams, but it is also the stuff of life. That is what makes this book so engaging - because it shows the ingenuity that both nature and humankind have invested in the bendy, stretchy, fragile, tough and adaptable subs…
The book takes you for a leisurely walk through the 'middle earth' that scientists call soft matter - much smaller than what we observe with the naked eye, but not as remote as the esoteric realm of molecules, atoms and fundamental particles.From toys to trainers, our civilizati…
Roberto Piazza says: ?Physics should be made simple enough to be amusing, but not so trivial as to spoil the fun.{7f2000} This is exactly the approach of this book in making the science of ?soft matter? relevant to everyday life things such as the food we eat, the plastic we use…
'Soft matter may, as Roberto Piazza puts it, be the stuff of dreams, but it is also the stuff of life. That is what makes this book so engaging - because it shows the ingenuity that both nature and humankind have invested in the bendy, stretchy, fragile, tough and adaptable subs…
