Active processes drive biological dynamics across various scales and include subcellular
cytoskeletal remodelling, tissue development in embryogenesis and the population-level …

We present a scheme for producing tunable active dynamics in a self-propelled robotic
device. The robot moves using the differential drive mechanism where two wheels can vary …

Understanding active matter has led to new perspectives on biophysics and non-equilibrium
dynamics. However, the development of numerical tools for simulating active fluids capable …

In active materials, uncoordinated internal stresses lead to emergent long-range flows. An
understanding of how the behavior of active materials depends on mesoscopic …

We investigate the statistical behavior of a system comprising fore-aft symmetric rods
confined between two vertically vibrating plates using numerical simulations closely …

We consider the two-dimensional (2D) noisy Kuramoto model of synchronization with short-
range coupling and a Gaussian distribution of intrinsic frequencies, and investigate its …

Mechanical stresses are increasingly found to be associated with various biological
functionalities. At the same time, topological defects are being identified across a diverse …

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are naturally occurring clay minerals found in the Earth's crust
that typically exist in the form of high aspect-ratio nanometer-long rods. Here, we investigate …

Active materials are those in which individual, uncoordinated local stresses drive the
material out of equilibrium on a global scale. Examples of such assemblies can be seen …