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Twist and strain in square moiré patterns of stacked graphene layers #CoolVideo

Twist and strain in square moiré patterns of stacked graphene layers #CoolVideo

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The study of Serratia marcescens at the air-water interface reveals interfacial bacterial turbulence as a distinct class of active turbulence in which the size of the vortices produced scales with the length of the bacteria indicating a microscopic origin

The study of Serratia marcescens at the air-water interface reveals interfacial bacterial turbulence as a distinct class of active turbulence in which the size of the vortices produced scales with the length of the bacteria indicating a microscopic origin

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A thermodynamic engine running at tens of mega-Kelvin functions as a platform to explore the limits of efficiency in systems including biological ones #CoolVideo Letter: Viewpoint:

A thermodynamic engine running at tens of mega-Kelvin functions as a platform to explore the limits of efficiency in systems including biological ones #CoolVideo Letter: Viewpoint:

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An active nematic vertex model predicts that cells of different types will sort due to asymmetry between extensile and contractile activity, a mechanism that is not captured by conventional continuum active nematic models #CoolVideo

An active nematic vertex model predicts that cells of different types will sort due to asymmetry between extensile and contractile activity, a mechanism that is not captured by conventional continuum active nematic models #CoolVideo

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Stress propagation in active solids induces spontaneous actuation of floppy modes without exciting vibrational modes Letter: Focus:

Stress propagation in active solids induces spontaneous actuation of floppy modes without exciting vibrational modes Letter: Focus:

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Flow experiments and streamline analysis systematically explore the hydrodynamic spin-coupling of rotors, identifying the conditions in which either corotating or counterrotating modes emerge #CoolVideo

Flow experiments and streamline analysis systematically explore the hydrodynamic spin-coupling of rotors, identifying the conditions in which either corotating or counterrotating modes emerge #CoolVideo

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Particles moving through crowded environments don't just navigate obstacles — they displace them. A "pushy random walk" model shows how these particle-induced rearrangements can fundamentally alter diffusion and transport in dense media in 1D and 2D. 🔗

Particles moving through crowded environments don't just navigate obstacles — they displace them. A "pushy random walk" model shows how these particle-induced rearrangements can fundamentally alter diffusion and transport in dense media in 1D and 2D. 🔗

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A centimeter-scale model system for 1D elastoactive structures show that such structures exhibit flagellar motion when pinned at one end, self-snapping when pinned at two ends, and synchronization #coolvideo

A centimeter-scale model system for 1D elastoactive structures show that such structures exhibit flagellar motion when pinned at one end, self-snapping when pinned at two ends, and synchronization #coolvideo

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Cell division and motility enable hexatic order in biological tissues #CoolVideo

Cell division and motility enable hexatic order in biological tissues #CoolVideo

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Vortex lattices in active nematics with periodic obstacle arrays #coolvideo

Vortex lattices in active nematics with periodic obstacle arrays #coolvideo

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Ruptured air bubbles in a colloidal water solution act like particle scavengers and remove both small and large particles by ejecting them in small water droplets at the tips of broken water jets Letter: Focus:

Ruptured air bubbles in a colloidal water solution act like particle scavengers and remove both small and large particles by ejecting them in small water droplets at the tips of broken water jets Letter: Focus:

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