Laboratory of Soft and Living Materials @SoftLiv_Cornell
@softliv.bsky.social
Understanding and Controlling Soft and Living Materials.
Group led by Prof Eric Dufresne at Cornell University.
Group led by Prof Eric Dufresne at Cornell University.
Two weeks ago the Softliv crew was at the 2025 Soft Condensed Matter GRC! 🍃
We shared our ongoing research, learned a ton from the community, and enjoyed many energizing discussions.
A highlight was reconnecting with our amazing lab alumni — nothing beats mixing science with good company! 💡👥
We shared our ongoing research, learned a ton from the community, and enjoyed many energizing discussions.
A highlight was reconnecting with our amazing lab alumni — nothing beats mixing science with good company! 💡👥
August 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two weeks ago the Softliv crew was at the 2025 Soft Condensed Matter GRC! 🍃
We shared our ongoing research, learned a ton from the community, and enjoyed many energizing discussions.
A highlight was reconnecting with our amazing lab alumni — nothing beats mixing science with good company! 💡👥
We shared our ongoing research, learned a ton from the community, and enjoyed many energizing discussions.
A highlight was reconnecting with our amazing lab alumni — nothing beats mixing science with good company! 💡👥
🚨 New preprint!
Could living cells use phase transitions to process information?
We explore computational aspects of biomolecular condensation — from classification to control — while posing questions on expressivity (problems they solve) and learning (how they adapt).
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2507.23384
Could living cells use phase transitions to process information?
We explore computational aspects of biomolecular condensation — from classification to control — while posing questions on expressivity (problems they solve) and learning (how they adapt).
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2507.23384
August 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🚨 New preprint!
Could living cells use phase transitions to process information?
We explore computational aspects of biomolecular condensation — from classification to control — while posing questions on expressivity (problems they solve) and learning (how they adapt).
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2507.23384
Could living cells use phase transitions to process information?
We explore computational aspects of biomolecular condensation — from classification to control — while posing questions on expressivity (problems they solve) and learning (how they adapt).
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2507.23384
New ChemRxiv preprint!
Check out this preprint to learn how to grow thick, dense polymer brushes directly from lipid membranes. The study offers new tools for glycocalyx mimicking and biomedical applications.
Congrats to Alex and the rest of co-authors!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Check out this preprint to learn how to grow thick, dense polymer brushes directly from lipid membranes. The study offers new tools for glycocalyx mimicking and biomedical applications.
Congrats to Alex and the rest of co-authors!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
July 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New ChemRxiv preprint!
Check out this preprint to learn how to grow thick, dense polymer brushes directly from lipid membranes. The study offers new tools for glycocalyx mimicking and biomedical applications.
Congrats to Alex and the rest of co-authors!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
Check out this preprint to learn how to grow thick, dense polymer brushes directly from lipid membranes. The study offers new tools for glycocalyx mimicking and biomedical applications.
Congrats to Alex and the rest of co-authors!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
New preprint on the thermodynamics of phase separation! arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08958 Congratulations to @carlaferi.bsky.social and all co-authors!
June 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New preprint on the thermodynamics of phase separation! arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08958 Congratulations to @carlaferi.bsky.social and all co-authors!
Harsha and Kaarthik led a vibrant workshop for 7th–10th graders as part of Expanding Your Horizons, exploring the science of color through pigments, scattering, and structures! 🌈🔬
Read more here: sites.coecis.cornell.edu/softliv/news...
#STEM #ScienceEducation #ExpandingYourHorizons
Read more here: sites.coecis.cornell.edu/softliv/news...
#STEM #ScienceEducation #ExpandingYourHorizons
April 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Harsha and Kaarthik led a vibrant workshop for 7th–10th graders as part of Expanding Your Horizons, exploring the science of color through pigments, scattering, and structures! 🌈🔬
Read more here: sites.coecis.cornell.edu/softliv/news...
#STEM #ScienceEducation #ExpandingYourHorizons
Read more here: sites.coecis.cornell.edu/softliv/news...
#STEM #ScienceEducation #ExpandingYourHorizons
Attending #MRS2025? Senthil presents Polymerization-Induced Elastic Microphase Separation—enabling tunable bicontinuous structures via controlled phase separation.
🔬Phase Separation via Controlled Chain-Growth to Tailor Bicontinuous Monoliths
📅Apr 7, 2025 | 🕑 2:00–2:15 PM
📍Summit, Level 3, Room 324
🔬Phase Separation via Controlled Chain-Growth to Tailor Bicontinuous Monoliths
📅Apr 7, 2025 | 🕑 2:00–2:15 PM
📍Summit, Level 3, Room 324
April 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Attending #MRS2025? Senthil presents Polymerization-Induced Elastic Microphase Separation—enabling tunable bicontinuous structures via controlled phase separation.
🔬Phase Separation via Controlled Chain-Growth to Tailor Bicontinuous Monoliths
📅Apr 7, 2025 | 🕑 2:00–2:15 PM
📍Summit, Level 3, Room 324
🔬Phase Separation via Controlled Chain-Growth to Tailor Bicontinuous Monoliths
📅Apr 7, 2025 | 🕑 2:00–2:15 PM
📍Summit, Level 3, Room 324
Attending #APSSummit25?
Check out our lab's latest work on biomolecular condensates, presented by Kaarthik and Eric—covering critical phenomena, swimming droplets, and more! Come say hi 👋
📍Details below👇 #APSMarch #biophysics #condensates #activeDroplets @apsphysics.bsky.social
Check out our lab's latest work on biomolecular condensates, presented by Kaarthik and Eric—covering critical phenomena, swimming droplets, and more! Come say hi 👋
📍Details below👇 #APSMarch #biophysics #condensates #activeDroplets @apsphysics.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Attending #APSSummit25?
Check out our lab's latest work on biomolecular condensates, presented by Kaarthik and Eric—covering critical phenomena, swimming droplets, and more! Come say hi 👋
📍Details below👇 #APSMarch #biophysics #condensates #activeDroplets @apsphysics.bsky.social
Check out our lab's latest work on biomolecular condensates, presented by Kaarthik and Eric—covering critical phenomena, swimming droplets, and more! Come say hi 👋
📍Details below👇 #APSMarch #biophysics #condensates #activeDroplets @apsphysics.bsky.social
🔬 BPS 2025 is Around the Corner!
Teagan and Lotta will each be presenting their work on client partitioning in biomolecular condensates and their supramolecular structures! Join us for exciting discussions on the physical properties and organization of biomolecular condensates.
Teagan and Lotta will each be presenting their work on client partitioning in biomolecular condensates and their supramolecular structures! Join us for exciting discussions on the physical properties and organization of biomolecular condensates.
February 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🔬 BPS 2025 is Around the Corner!
Teagan and Lotta will each be presenting their work on client partitioning in biomolecular condensates and their supramolecular structures! Join us for exciting discussions on the physical properties and organization of biomolecular condensates.
Teagan and Lotta will each be presenting their work on client partitioning in biomolecular condensates and their supramolecular structures! Join us for exciting discussions on the physical properties and organization of biomolecular condensates.
New publication announcement! 📢
🔍 Not all biomolecular condensates are simple droplets. 🔍
Bik1, a key microtubule plus-end tracking protein in budding yeast, forms condensates that aren’t uniform liquids but fluid fractal networks.
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to all co-authors!🎉
🔍 Not all biomolecular condensates are simple droplets. 🔍
Bik1, a key microtubule plus-end tracking protein in budding yeast, forms condensates that aren’t uniform liquids but fluid fractal networks.
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to all co-authors!🎉
Phase separation of a microtubule plus-end tracking protein into a fluid fractal network - Nature Communications
Here, the authors characterize the structural organization and condensate behavior of the microtubule plus-end tracking protein Bik1, employing SAXS, computational modeling, microscopy, and crosslinki...
nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New publication announcement! 📢
🔍 Not all biomolecular condensates are simple droplets. 🔍
Bik1, a key microtubule plus-end tracking protein in budding yeast, forms condensates that aren’t uniform liquids but fluid fractal networks.
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to all co-authors!🎉
🔍 Not all biomolecular condensates are simple droplets. 🔍
Bik1, a key microtubule plus-end tracking protein in budding yeast, forms condensates that aren’t uniform liquids but fluid fractal networks.
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to all co-authors!🎉
It is lovely to kick off our journey on Bluesky.
We are looking forward to sharing our science on this platform and are excited to engage with scientists around the world! 🌎
We are looking forward to sharing our science on this platform and are excited to engage with scientists around the world! 🌎
February 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It is lovely to kick off our journey on Bluesky.
We are looking forward to sharing our science on this platform and are excited to engage with scientists around the world! 🌎
We are looking forward to sharing our science on this platform and are excited to engage with scientists around the world! 🌎
Hello Bluesky 🌎
February 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hello Bluesky 🌎