Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 371, No. 1988, New frontiers in anisotropic fluid—particle composites (13 April 2013), pp. 1-15 (15 pages) Thin liquid ...

The liquid crystals used in displays nowadays are usually in a nematic phase, i.e. a liquid-like state of almost parallel oriented molecules. However, there is another liquid crystal phase which has a ...

Tying knots and linking microscopic loops of polymers, macromolecules, or defect lines in complex materials is a challenging task for material scientists. We demonstrate the knotting of microscopic ...

The colours in this newly discovered phase of liquid crystal shift as researchers apply a small electric field. Credit: SMRC Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have become the first to ...

Flocks of birds, schools of fish and swarms of insects are all examples of “active matter” – systems of particles that move on their own without recourse to external forces. Scientists have long ...

This video shows a swirly gray background with red arrows and blue crosses moving through it. These LC-Polscope images show extensile microtubule bundles are confined to a 2D interface system. +1/2 ...

We developed a simulation model for active nematics, motivated by recent experiments in the lab of Zvonimir Dogic (Brandeis). They developed a minimal in vitro system that reproduces behaviors ...

I am a Ph.D. student in soft condensed matter theory, interested in the role of topology and geometry in soft condensed systems. I am currently working on problems regarding constrained thermalized ...