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Confined Active Nematic Flow in Cylindrical Capillaries [PDF]

Physical Review Letters, 2013
We use numerical modelling to study the flow patterns of an active nematic confined in a cylindrical capillary, considering both planar and homeotropic boundary conditions. We find that active flow emerges not only along the capillary axis but also within the plane of the capillary, where radial vortices are formed.
Miha Ravnik, Julia Yeomans
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Mechanics of disclination emergence in three-dimensional active nematics

Physical Review Research
Active nematics have served as model systems for studying defect dynamics for decades, yet the general mechanism of defect formation in three dimensions (3D) remains unclear.
Yingyou Ma, Christopher Amey, Aparna Baskaran, Michael F. Hagan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geometry and mechanics of microdomains in growing bacterial colonies

, 2018
Bacterial colonies are abundant on living and nonliving surfaces and are known to mediate a broad range of processes in ecology, medicine, and industry.
Giomi, Luca, Pearce, Daniel J. G., Sengupta, Anupam, You, Zhihong   +3 more
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Multi‐Channel Electrically Tunable Varifocal Metalens With Compact Multilayer Polarization‐Dependent Metasurfaces and Liquid Crystals

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A compact eight‐channel electrically tunable varifocal metalens with three single‐layer polarization‐multiplexed bi‐focal metalens and three LC cells. The total thickness of the device is ∼6 mm, while the focal lengths can be switched among eight values (3.6, 4.2, 4.5, 4.9, 6.2, 6.9, 8.4, and 9.6 mm). ABSTRACT As an essential module of optical systems,
Zhiyao Ma, Yize Liu, Zhe Li, Tian Tian, Yuxuan Liao, Xue Feng, Yongzhuo Li, Kaiyu Cui, Fang Liu, Hao Sun, Wei Zhang, Yidong Huang   +11 more
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Fingering instability of active nematic droplets

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 2022
Abstract From the mitotic spindle up to tissues and biofilms, many biological systems behave as active droplets, which often break symmetry and change shape spontaneously. Here, I show that active nematic droplets can experience a fingering instability.
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Pattern Formation from Defect Chaos --- A Theory of Chevrons

, 1997
For over 25 years it is known that the roll structure of electroconvection (EC) in the dielectric regime in planarly aligned nematic liquid crystals has, after a transition to defect chaos, the tendency to form chevron structures.
Kramer, L., Rossberg, A. G.
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Recent Advances in Programmable Metasurfaces and Meta‐Devices

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Programmable metasurfaces enable various novel functionalities by dynamically tuning electromagnetic wavefronts. This article provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in microwave and terahertz programmable metasurfaces, covering electrical, thermal, optical, and mechanical control mechanisms.
Linda Shao, Chong He, Nan Wang, Liming Si, Weiren Zhu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Physical Intelligence Across Scales

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
By following the evolution of physical intelligence across scales, this article shows how intelligence arises from materials, structures, physical interactions, and collectives. It establishes physical intelligence as the evolutionary foundation upon which embodied intelligence is built.
Ke Liu, Tianyun Huang, Aming Li, Pengyu Lv, Tingting Qin, Wenhui Chen, Hui Wei, Huiling Duan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accurate and Anti‐Interference Control of Computer Vision‐Assisted Light‐Driven Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article introduces a computer vision‐assisted control strategy for light‐driven liquid crystal elastomer actuators. Through negative feedback regulation, the liquid crystal elastomer actuator exhibits accurate and stable bending deformation in complex environments.
Wei Zhang, Zongxuan Wu, Li Lin, Yanjun Liu, Xiaoying Tang, Yajing Shen, Dan Luo   +6 more
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Material‐Based Intelligence: Autonomous Adaptation and Embodied Computation in Physical Substrates

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This perspective formulates a unifying framework for Material‐Based Intelligence (MBI), defining the physical requirements for materials to achieve embodied action, active memory and embodied information processing through intrinsic nonequilibrium dynamics. The design of intelligent materials often draws parallels with the complex adaptive behaviors of
Vladimir A. Baulin, Rudolf M. Füchslin, Achille Giacometti, Helmut Hauser, Marco Werner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source