Active fluids exhibit spontaneous flows with complex spatiotemporal structure, which have
been observed in bacterial suspensions, sperm cells, cytoskeletal suspensions, self …

Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

In this work, we report a direct measurement of the forces exerted by a tubulin/kinesin active
nematic gel as well as its complete rheological characterization, including the quantification …

Logic operations performed by semiconductor-based transistors are the basis of modern
computing. There is considerable interest in creating autonomous materials systems …

Active processes drive biological dynamics across various scales and include subcellular
cytoskeletal remodelling, tissue development in embryogenesis and the population-level …

Much like passive materials, active systems can be affected by the presence of imperfections
in their microscopic order, called defects, that influence macroscopic properties. This …

We assess the ability of two light responsive kinesin motor clusters to drive dynamics of
microtubule-based active nematics: opto-K401, a processive motor, and opto-K365, a non …

Topological defects play a central role in the physics of many materials, including magnets,
superconductors, and liquid crystals. In active fluids, defects become autonomous particles …

The role of boundary layers in conventional liquid crystals is commonly related to the
mesogen anchoring on confining walls. In the classical view, anchoring enslaves the …

Active nematics can be modeled using phenomenological continuum theories that account
for the dynamics of the nematic director and fluid velocity through partial differential …