Sensitive Matter : : Foams, Gels, Liquid Crystals, and Other Miracles / / Michel Mitov.
Life would not exist without sensitive, or soft, matter. All biological structures depend on it, including red blood globules, lung fluid, and membranes. So do industrial emulsions, gels, plastics, liquid crystals, and granular materials. What makes sensitive matter so fascinating is its inherent ve...
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Mitov, Michel, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Sensitive Matter : Foams, Gels, Liquid Crystals, and Other Miracles / Michel Mitov. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (208 p.) : 15 halftones, 15 line illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE: MATTER, ARE YOU THERE? -- PROLOGUE: SENSITIVE MATTER, DIVINE MATTER? -- INTRODUCTION: LET US PRAISE SENSITIVITY, A UNIFYING VIRTUE -- CONCILIATION: THE ART OF RESOLVING CONFLICTS -- REVELATION: THE LITTLE ADDITIVE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING -- ADAPTATION: RESPONDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT -- EPILOGUE -- BONUS TRACKS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CREDITS -- INDEX OF SENSITIVE MATERIALS -- INDEX OF PROPER NAMES restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Life would not exist without sensitive, or soft, matter. All biological structures depend on it, including red blood globules, lung fluid, and membranes. So do industrial emulsions, gels, plastics, liquid crystals, and granular materials. What makes sensitive matter so fascinating is its inherent versatility. Shape-shifting at the slightest provocation, whether a change in composition or environment, it leads a fugitive existence. Physicist Michel Mitov brings drama to molecular gastronomy (as when two irreconcilable materials are mixed to achieve the miracle of mayonnaise) and offers answers to everyday questions, such as how does paint dry on canvas, why does shampoo foam better when you "repeat," and what allows for the controlled release of drugs? Along the way we meet a futurist cook, a scientist with a runaway imagination, and a penniless inventor named Goodyear who added sulfur to latex, quite possibly by accident, and created durable rubber. As Mitov demonstrates, even religious ritual is a lesson in the surprising science of sensitive matter. Thrice yearly, the reliquary of St. Januarius is carried down cobblestone streets from the Cathedral to the Church of St. Clare in Naples. If all goes as hoped-and since 1389 it often has-the dried blood contained in the reliquary's largest vial liquefies on reaching its destination, and Neapolitans are given a reaffirming symbol of renewal. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Colloids. Materials. Rheology. Soft condensed matter. SCIENCE / Essays. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012 9783110288995 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PACKAGE BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, GEOSCIENCES 2012 9783110294071 ZDB-23-DBE Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PAKET BIOLOGIE, CHEMIE, GEOWISS. 2012 9783110294064 ZDB-23-DBC Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) 9783110756067 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 print 9780674064560 https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674065369 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674065369 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674065369.jpg |
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