Physics of active & living matter

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When:
October 22, 2024
3:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where:
Physics & Astronomy Department - Liberal Arts and Sciences
666 W. Hancock (Room #245)
Detroit, MI 48201
Event category: Seminar
In-person
From swimming bacteria to flocking birds, living systems display remarkable collective behaviors and pattern formation. From a physics perspective, these systems are unusual nonequilibrium 'materials' that are driven by a sustained consumption of energy on small scales; they are active matter. Active materials break cherished conservation laws (of energy, mass, momentum, etc.), and raise natural questions of how their collective properties can be understood, characterized, and controlled. Using vignettes from our current research, I'll highlight the novel physics that emerges in such systems, and discuss consequences for material design and biology.


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