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Tag Archives: Soft matter
Active Matter Gets Solid
Researchers have determined the mechanical properties of a tiny beam made of active particles, laying the groundwork for future micromachines. Continue reading
Charge Transfer Happens Too Fast to See
A new experiment on static electricity casts doubt on previous ones. Continue reading
Ice is more flexible than you think, a new nano-movie shows
Trapped air bubbles move, merge and dissolve without fracturing the crystal lattice. Continue reading
Active Matter Breaks like an Amorphous Plastic
Shearing a dusty plasma with a laser shows how vibrational modes lead to weak points in an amorphous active system. Continue reading
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Bumpy Particles Take One Step to Become Glass
Roughing up the surfaces of particles in a colloidal system can smooth its transition into a glassy state. Continue reading
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Alignment of Cells AffectsSecondary Tumor Growth
Cell–cell alignment and a background of stationary cells together shape the emergence of cellular clusters in a primary tumor. Continue reading
How a Zebra’s Stripes Align
Local curvature could drive directionality of periodic pigmentation patterns on animals. Continue reading
Glowing Algae Change Morphology to Avoid Light
Bright light triggers the chloroplast of a bioluminescent algae to fold into a pattern that minimizes the chloroplast’s exposed area. Continue reading
Why Humidity Doesn’t Affect Drying Paint
Experiments verify a theory that explains why paint doesn’t dry any faster on a dry day than on a wet day. Continue reading
Tension Remodeling Resolves Tissue Architecture Question
A dynamical tension model captures how cells swap places with their neighbors in epithelial tissues, explaining observed phase transitions and cellular architectures. Continue reading
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