Engineering Life 2021: Active Matter Across Scales

Date

Jun 27, 2022 - Jun 29, 2022

Time

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Speaker

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Affiliation

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Language

en

Main Topic

Biologie

Other Topics

Physik, Chemie, Medizin, Materialien

Host

Prof. Yael Politi, B CUBE

Description

The individual motion of active entities from molecules through cells and tissues to animals give rise to emergent collective behaviour across large scales. These, often marvel, phenomena are described in the context of Active matter. Active matter encompasses out of thermodynamic equilibrium systems in which individual particles extract or produces energy used to generate mechanical work. The rules that govern the dynamics of collective motion are not only central in non-equilibrium statistical and soft matter physics but are also key in the understating of fundamental biological questions at different scales such as the self-organization of intra-cellular machineries and organelles, cell migration, tissue formation and morphogenesis and the dynamics of animal flocks and swarms. At the same time, this knowledge enables the design of programmable interactive materials with emergent life-like properties. The aim of this conference is to bring together scientists and engineers to nourish an interdisciplinary multifaceted discussion of active matter across scales

Links

• Engineering Life 2021

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