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Sols are stable, so that they do not settle down when left undisturbed, and exhibit the Tyndall effect, which is the scattering of light by the particles in the colloid. The size of the particles can vary from 1 nm - 100 nm. Examples include amongst others blood, pigmented ink, cell fluids, paint, antacids and mud.
Science fiction poetry's main sources are the sciences and the literary movement of science fiction prose. [9]Scientifically-informed verse, sometimes termed poetry of science, is a branch that has either scientists and their work or scientific phenomena as its primary focus; it may also use scientific jargon as metaphor. [10]
Colloidal chemistry (5 C, 125 P) A. Aerosols (5 C, 35 P) G. Gels (2 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Colloids" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a liquid, [1] while others extend the definition to include substances like aerosols and gels.
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) is a society based in the United States with the aim of fostering an international community of writers and readers interested in poetry pertaining to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and/or horror.
Two of the more famous science fiction authors who have also written science fiction haiku are Joe Haldeman and Thomas M. Disch. The author Paul O. Williams , who has written a series of science fiction books as well as books of regular haiku and senryū , has combined both interests with some published science fiction haiku.
According to Ott and Broman, Aniara is an effort to "[mediate] between science and poetry, between the wish to understand and the difficulty to comprehend". [10] Martinson translates scientific imagery into the poem: for example, the "curved space" from Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity is likely an inspiration for Martinson's description of the cosmos as "a bowl of glass ...
The term 'eigencolloid' or 'intrinsic colloid', is often used in distinction to a pseudocolloid. A pseudocolloid is one in which elements (colloids or cations) become adsorbed onto pre-existing groundwater colloids due to their affinity to these colloids or to the hydrophobic properties of the dispersing medium. [2]