Complex sentence: The chemistry of interfaces plays a major role in Biology, Geology, and Technology in areas such as formation of lipid membranes, swelling of clay, and nanotechnology (where the ratio of surface material to total material is much higher than larger-scale technology).
Split into simpler sentences: The chemistry of interfaces plays a major role in Biology, Geology, and Technology. Interface chemistry is relevant to the formation of lipid membranes, the swelling of clay, and nanotechnology (where the ratio of surface material to total material is much higher than larger-scale technology).