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

In active matter systems, individual constituents convert energy into non-conservative forces
or motion at the microscale, leading to morphological features and transport properties that …

Active matter extracts energy from its surroundings at the single particle level and transforms
it into mechanical work. Examples include cytoskeleton biopolymers and bacterial …

Various types of structures self-organised by animals exist in nature, such as bird flocks and
insect swarms, which stem from the local communications of vast numbers of limited …

Active materials are capable of converting free energy into directional motion, giving rise to
notable dynamical phenomena. Developing a general understanding of their structure in …

Active matter comprises individual units that convert energy into mechanical motion. In many
examples, such as bacterial systems and biofilament assays, constituent units are elongated …

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 …

Active matter embraces systems that self-organize at different length and time scales, often
exhibiting turbulent flows apparently deprived of spatiotemporal coherence. Here, we use a …

Nematic order on curved surfaces is often disrupted by the presence of topological defects,
which are singular regions in which the orientational order is undefined. In the presence of …