MRS conducts two major Meetings every year, the Spring Meeting in San Francisco and the Fall Meeting in Boston. Consisting of topical symposia, the Meetings have become important and not-to-be-missed events for Materials Researchers around the world for presenting their work, for getting information on up-to-the minute developments in their field, and for networking.
Colloidal crystals that mimic the nanostructure of opals can visibly and continuously document the temperature in the environment over a defined period.
Researchers have discovered how colloidal liquids transform into a gel and shown that it doesn't occur via glass formation.