Recently, the study of long, slender living worms has gained attention due to their unique
ability to form highly entangled physical structures, exhibiting emergent behaviors. These …

Based on recent findings indicating that metabolism might be governed by a limit on the rate
at which cells can dissipate Gibbs energy, in this Perspective, we propose a new …

Living systems at all scales aggregate in large numbers for a variety of functions including
mating, predation, and survival. The majority of such systems consist of unconnected …

We investigate, using numerical simulations, the conformations of isolated active ring
polymers. We find that their behavior depends crucially on their size: Short rings (N≲ 100) …

In the present work, we study, by means of numerical simulations, the structural and
dynamical behavior of a suspension of active ring polymers in bulk and under lateral …

The conformational and dynamical properties of isolated semiflexible active polar ring
polymers are investigated analytically. A ring is modeled as a continuous Gaussian polymer …

We perform numerical simulations of isolated, partially active polymers, driven out-of-
equilibrium by a fraction of their monomers. We show that, if the active beads are all …

Nonreciprocal interactions are present in many systems out of equilibrium. The rate of
entropy production is a measure that quantifies the time irreversibility of a system, and thus …

Surfactant molecules migrate to interfaces, reduce interfacial tension, and form micelles. All
of these behaviors occur at or near equilibrium. Here, we describe active analogs of …

There is a recent surge of interest in the behavior of active particles that can at the same time
align their direction of movement and synchronize their oscillations, known as swarmalators …