Progress in optical manipulation has stimulated remarkable advances in a wide range of
fields, including materials science, robotics, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. This …

Differently from passive Brownian particles, active particles, also known as self-propelled
Brownian particles or microswimmers and nanoswimmers, are capable of taking up energy …

Group formation in living systems typically results from a delicate balance of repulsive,
aligning, and attractive interactions. We found that a mere motility change of the individuals …

In recent years, scientists have created artificial microscopic and nanoscopic self-propelling
particles, often referred to as nano-or microswimmers, capable of mimicking biological …

Non-equilibrium assemblies, where units are able to harness available energy to perform
tasks, can often self-organize into dynamic materials that uniquely blend structure with …

Synthetic micro-and nanomotors (MNMs) have emerged as a vibrant research field in
multidisciplinary nanotechnology with proof-of-concept applications in various disciplines. In …

Thanks to a constant energy input, active matter can self-assemble into phases with complex
architectures and functionalities such as living clusters that dynamically form, reshape, and …

Microscopic swimmers, eg, chemotactic bacteria and cells, are capable of directed motion by
exerting a force on their environment. For asymmetric microswimmers, eg, bacteria …

Diffusive transport is characterized by a diffusivity tensor which may, in general, contain both
a symmetric and an antisymmetric component. Although the latter is often neglected, we …

Collective motions emerging from the interaction of autonomous mobile individuals play a
key role in many phenomena, from the growth of bacterial colonies to the coordination of …