Active fluids exhibit spontaneous flows with complex spatiotemporal structure, which have
been observed in bacterial suspensions, sperm cells, cytoskeletal suspensions, self …

Liquid crystals (LCs) are ubiquitous in display technologies. The orientational ordering in the
nematic phase of LCs gives rise to structural anisotropy, the ability to form topological …

A landmark of turbulence is the emergence of universal scaling laws, such as Kolmogorov's
E (q)~ q− 5∕ 3 scaling of the kinetic energy spectrum of inertial turbulence with the …

Topological defects play a prominent role in the physics of two-dimensional materials. When
driven out of equilibrium in active nematics, disclinations can acquire spontaneous self …

Active fluids exhibit complex turbulentlike flows at low Reynolds number. Recent work
predicted that 2D active nematic turbulence follows scaling laws with universal exponents …

Coupling between flows and material properties imbues rheological matter with its wide-
ranging applicability, hence the excitement for harnessing the rheology of active fluids for …

In this work, we report a direct measurement of the forces exerted by a tubulin/kinesin active
nematic gel as well as its complete rheological characterization, including the quantification …

Abstract Run-and-tumble (RnT) motion is an example of active motility where particles move
at constant speed and change direction at random times. In this work we study RnT motion …

Spontaneous growth of long-wavelength deformations is a defining feature of active liquid
crystals. We investigate the effect of confinement on the instability of 3D active liquid crystals …

Concentrated active agents can exhibit turbulent-like flows reminiscent of hydrodynamic
turbulence. Despite its importance, the influence of external fields on active turbulence …