{"title":"Out of equilibrium and into structure","authors":"Ece Büber, Job Boekhoven","doi":"10.1038/s44286-026-00369-0","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Condensates are often treated as equilibrium droplets, yet they can be remodeled by transient environmental cues. Now, a study shows how the rate of a pH change determines whether droplets stay uniform or develop vacuoles.","PeriodicalId":501699,"journal":{"name":"Nature Chemical Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"156-157"},"PeriodicalIF":29.7000,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature Chemical Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44286-026-00369-0","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Condensates are often treated as equilibrium droplets, yet they can be remodeled by transient environmental cues. Now, a study shows how the rate of a pH change determines whether droplets stay uniform or develop vacuoles.