Uskokovic (advanced materials processing, Clarkson U., New York) identifies some areas of colloid science that seem to be changing rapidly. They are the underlying principles, the dichotomy of hard and soft technology approaches, revisiting the promises of DLVO theory, trial-and-error and butterfly-effect examples, the significance of practical colloid science in the living domain, and the meeting of various directions of fine-structural design in an inter-disciplinary network. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)