In the following Guest Editorial Sharon Glotzer discusses the growth of soft condensed matter research, and the formation of the new APS Topical Group GSOFT. This Editorial inaugurates a new feature of PRL: from time to time we will publish pieces by distinguished scientists on issues of particular importance or timeliness to the community.
The Editors Physical Review Letters
Published 2 February 2015
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.050001
