Active colloids on fluid interfaces

J Deng, M Molaei, NG Chisholm, T Yao, A Read… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
We review recent work on active colloids at interfaces, including self-propelled colloids that
move by generating a propulsive force, and driven colloids that move under external fields …

Active Synthetic Microrotors: Design Strategies and Applications

X Lyu, J Chen, R Zhu, J Liu, L Fu, JL Moran, W Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

The hidden order of Turing patterns in arid and semi‐arid vegetation ecosystems

Z Ge - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Vegetation Turing patterns play a critical role in the ecological functioning of arid and semi‐
arid ecosystems. However, the long-range spatial features of these patterns have been …

Chiral active matter

B Liebchen, D Levis - Europhysics Letters, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Chiral active matter comprises particles which can self-propel and self-rotate. Examples
range from sperm cells and bacteria near walls to autophoretic L-shaped colloids. In this …

Hydrodynamic spin-orbit coupling in asynchronous optically driven micro-rotors

A Modin, MY Ben Zion, PM Chaikin - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Vortical flows of rotating particles describe interactions ranging from molecular machines to
atmospheric dynamics. Yet to date, direct observation of the hydrodynamic coupling …

Odd viscosity-induced hall-like transport of an active chiral fluid

X Lou, Q Yang, Y Ding, P Liu, K Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Broken time-reversal and parity symmetries in active spinner fluids imply a nondissipative
“odd viscosity,” engendering phenomena unattainable in traditional passive or active fluids …

Hyperuniform active chiral fluids with tunable internal structure

B Zhang, A Snezhko - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Large density fluctuations observed in active systems and hyperuniformity are two
seemingly incompatible phenomena. However, the formation of hyperuniform states has …

Spontaneously rotating clusters of active droplets

BV Hokmabad, A Nishide, P Ramesh, C Krüger… - Soft matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We report on the emergence of spontaneously rotating clusters in active emulsions.
Ensembles of self-propelling droplets sediment and then self-organise into planar …

Glassy dynamics in chiral fluids

VE Debets, H Löwen, LMC Janssen - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Chiral active matter is enjoying a rapid increase of interest, spurred by the rich variety of
asymmetries that can be attained in, eg, the shape or self-propulsion mechanism of active …

Phase-separation physics underlies new theory for the resilience of patchy ecosystems

K Siteur, QX Liu, V Rottschäfer… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Spatial self-organization of ecosystems into large-scale (from micron to meters) patterns is
an important phenomenon in ecology, enabling organisms to cope with harsh environmental …