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 …

A fundamental unsolved problem is to understand the differences between inanimate matter
and living matter. Although this question might be framed as philosophical, there are many …

Colloidal clusters have received considerable attention in recent years in the context of the
fabrication of “colloidal molecules”, mimicking the symmetry of molecular structures, as well …

Crowding effects critically impact the self-organization of densely packed cellular
assemblies, such as biofilms, solid tumors, and developing tissues. When cells grow and …

We have studied front dynamics for the discrete reaction–diffusion system, which in the
continuum is described by the (stochastic) Fisher–Kolmogorov–Petrovsky–Piscunov …

Collagen consists of three peptides twisted together through a periodic array of hydrogen
bonds. Here we use this as inspiration to find design rules for programmed specific …

Processes of self-replication, engineered using (bio) organic molecules and amphiphilic
microdroplets, reveal fundamental requirements for the origin of life (1–4). However, their …

Microbes proliferate and migrate to take over territories. The dynamics of population growth
can be classified by the rate of proliferation and migration. When proliferation is …

Spatial models where growth is limited to the population edge have been instrumental to
understanding the population dynamics and the clone size distribution in growing cellular …

We present theoretical description of dynamics of the refractive index in Langmuir
monolayers subjected to continuous-wave (CW) laser radiation, using the mechanism of the …