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Tipsy, clinging, and very superficial: the colloids – Strolling though restless molecules: Brownian motion – Osmosis, the breath of a scattered world – Molding a microworld: how to keep colloids under control – Softness without limits: colloidal aggregates and fractal geometry (with a yoghurt for dessert) – A love/hate relationship: electric ambivalence, volcanic landscapes, and concrete – From lowlands fog to Titian’s palette: scattering light and colours – E-paper: when colloids become writers – Gorgeous sunsets and blue moons: the aerosols’ deceptive beauty.
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Piazza, R. (2011). A life in suspense. In: Soft Matter. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0585-2_2
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