3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
The Countoscope for self-propelled particles
Tristan Cerdin, Talia Calazans, Carine Douarche +1
Particle number fluctuations , measured in virtual observation boxes of an image or a simulation, offer a way to quantify particle dynamics when particle tracking is impracti…
physics.bio-ph2026
Biomedical active matter: Emergence and breakdown of collective functionalities
Arnold Mathijssen, Hamed Almohammadi, Lauren Altman +13
Living systems are made of active materials with microscopic components that work together to perform macroscopic biological tasks. The breakdown of these collective functionalitie…
physics.bio-ph2026
Surfing on metachronal waves: ciliary transport by inertial coasting
RafaÅ BÅaszkiewicz, Margot Young, Albane Théry +4
Motile cilia drive biological fluid transport through whip-like beating motions that synchronize into metachronal waves. The lengths of these cilia span three orders of magnitude,…