Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating the development of unconventional computing
paradigms inspired by the abilities and energy efficiency of the brain. The human brain …

Active matter physics is about systems in which energy is dissipated at some local level to
produce work. This is a generic situation, particularly in the living world but not only. What is …

Many fish species gather by the thousands and swim in harmony with seemingly no effort.
Large schools display a range of impressive collective behaviors, from simple shoaling to …

We address a fundamental issue of collective motion of aerial robots: how to ensure that
large flocks of autonomous drones seamlessly navigate in confined spaces. The numerous …

Fish in schooling formations navigate complex flow fields replete with mechanical energy in
the vortex wakes of their companions. Their schooling behavior has been associated with …

The collective mobility of active matter (self-propelled objects that transduce energy into
mechanical work to drive their motion, most commonly through fluids) constitutes a new …

Modeling crowd motion is central to situations as diverse as risk prevention in mass events
and visual effects rendering in the motion picture industry. The difficulty of performing …

There is increasing evidence that fish gain energetic benefits from the hydrodynamic
interactions when they swim in a school. The most recent indications of such benefits are a …

We determine the basic phase diagram of the fish school model derived from data by
Gautrais et al (2012 PLoS Comput. Biol. 8 e1002678), exploring its parameter space beyond …

The multicellular organization of diverse systems, including embryos, intestines, and tumors
relies on coordinated cell migration in curved environments. In these settings, cells establish …