Active colloids in liquid crystals (ACLCs) are an active matter with qualitatively new facets of
behavior as compared to active matter that becomes isotropic when relaxed into an …

Synthetic active colloids that harvest energy stored in the environment and swim
autonomously are a popular model system for active matter. This emerging field of research …

Electric and magnetic fields have enabled both technological applications and fundamental
discoveries in the areas of bottom-up material synthesis, dynamic phase transitions, and …

Active colloids are a class of microparticles that 'swim'through fluids by breaking the
symmetry of the force distribution on their surfaces. Our ability to direct these particles along …

This review presents the recent progress in the development of active particles driven by
alternating-current (AC) electrokinetic effects. These particles propel by asymmetrically …

Previously, metallodielectric Janus particles have been shown to travel with their dielectric
hemisphere forward under low frequency applied electric fields as a result of asymmetric …

Active particles, or micromotors, locally dissipate energy to drive locomotion at small length
scales. The type of trajectory is generally fixed and dictated by the geometry and …

To elucidate mechanisms of mesoscopic turbulence exhibited by active particles, we
experimentally study turbulent states of nonliving self-propelled particles. We realize an …

Dynamics of small particles, both living and inanimate, has fascinated scientists for
centuries. Learning how to control it could open technological opportunities in the …

Microrotors are microscopic objects that convert energy stored in the environment into
spontaneous rotation, in the form of spinning along an axis, rolling on a surface, or orbiting …