Article
Chemistry, Physical
T. R. O. Nogueira, Jose Rafael Bordin
Summary: In this paper, the phase diagram of a dumbbell model composed of two hard-core soft-corona beads is investigated through simulations. The transition between different stripe patterns is explored, and the significant role played by the anisotropic geometry of the dumbbell structure is demonstrated. The diffusion and density in the nematic fluid phase exhibit a water-like anomalous increase under compression.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Charlotte Allard
Summary: An article in Nano Letters introduces a method for transferring metallic nanopatterns onto soft matter such as tissues or single cells.
NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Artemii S. Ivanov, Konstantin G. Nikolaev, Alexander S. Novikov, Stanislav O. Yurchenko, Kostya S. Novoselov, Daria Andreeva, Ekaterina Skorb
Summary: The research focuses on using hydrogels of polyethylenimine and poly(acrylic acid) to form an interface on the surface of gallium-indium eutectic alloy, gradually increasing voltage to create various electronic components. A multilayer perceptron model with one hidden layer and 12 nodes is used to identify hydrogels' composition and automatically set the desired architecture of electronic components. This design allows for easy production of new electronic parts and programmable soft-matter electronics.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Braedan M. McCluskey, Susumu Uji, Joseph L. Mancusi, John H. Postlethwait, David M. Parichy
Summary: This study uses sister species D. quagga and D. kyathit to investigate the impact of natural genetic variation on pigmentation phenotypes, revealing that while their patterns are initially similar, they diverge ontogenetically. Through cellular and genetic studies, it is found that the differences between D. quagga and D. kyathit have a complex genetic basis.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Xixi Chen, Yanan Zhao, Yao Zhang, Baojun Li, Yuchao Li, Lingxiang Jiang
Summary: This article provides an overview of the important role of optical manipulation in soft matter research, discussing the optical mechanisms governing the interaction between light and soft matter materials. It also explores the wide range of applications and future prospects that arise from the collaboration between optical manipulation and soft matter materials in emerging fields.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nathan C. Keim, Joseph D. Paulsen
Summary: When an amorphous solid is cyclically deformed, it may exhibit multiperiodic behavior which requires frustrated interactions among at least three interacting soft spots. Studying this behavior helps to illuminate this otherwise elusive type of interaction.
News Item
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Nick Oikonomeas-Koppasis, Peter Schall
Summary: A proposed van der Waals-like model provides a unified framework for describing the dynamic solid-liquid transition in mechanically probed soft materials, addressing the current lack of understanding in this area.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Tyler Gorda, Aleksi Kurkela, Risto Paatelainen, Saga Sappi, Aleksi Vuorinen
Summary: This letter discusses the weak-coupling expansion of the dense QCD equation of state and computes the contribution arising from non-Abelian interactions among long-wavelength, dynamically screened gluonic fields. The findings show that the soft sector behaves well within cold quark matter and that the new contribution decreases the renormalization-scale dependence of the equation of state at high density.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
P. Subramanian, D. J. Ratliff, A. M. Rucklidge, A. J. Archer
Summary: Representing the density distribution via a Fourier sum instead of the logarithm is argued to be better for solids, especially for soft matter crystals. Truncating this representation after only a few terms can be highly accurate, and it is also useful for calculating the phase diagram for a three-dimensional quasicrystal-forming system.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Yue Liu, Elisabeth G. Rens, Leah Edelstein-Keshet
Summary: This research explores the mechanisms of cell polarization induced by GTPase, and various extensions such as sources and sinks of active and inactive GTPase, and negative feedback from F-actin to GTPase activity. Mathematical models and experiments demonstrate how these factors affect protein distribution and cell morphology inside the cell.
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Yan Wang, Chong Sheng Li, Fa Peng Huang
Summary: The study focuses on unraveling dark matter blind spots through phase transition gravitational waves in synergy with collider signatures, using the inert doublet model as an example. Detailed Monte Carlo studies at future lepton colliders in the favored parameter space demonstrate their potential to explore these dark matter blind spots. The Circular Electron Positron Collider and other future lepton colliders are found to be consistent with current dark matter experiments and collider constraints.
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Tsvi Tlusty
Summary: Hydrodynamics induces non-Hermitian topological phenomena in ordinary soft matter by splitting Dirac cones into bulk Fermi arcs through the interplay of hydrodynamics and elasticity. An analytical model and simulations explain how the emergent singularities shape spectral bands and give rise to a web of van Hove singularity lines in the density of states. This opens avenues for topology-based technology in a broad class of ordinary soft matter, living and artificial alike.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Rafal Kowerdziej, Antonio Ferraro, Dimitrios C. Zografopoulos, Roberto Caputo
Summary: This article reviews recent progress in active metamaterials, focusing on hybrid composites that combine plasmonic and dielectric materials with soft matter assemblies. Theoretical background, experimental realizations, and state-of-the-art applications in light-matter interactions are discussed, and current challenges in the field are addressed.
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
R. Paxton Thedford, Fei Yu, William R. T. Tait, Kunal Shastri, Francesco Monticone, Ulrich Wiesner
Summary: This review explores the opportunities and challenges of using soft matter science to synthesize quantum materials with advanced properties, highlighting existing work at the interface of these two fields and providing perspectives on future directions.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Vinh X. Truong, Leona L. Rodrigues, Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Summary: We introduce a cyclic chemical system that can be remotely controlled by two distinct stimuli - light and mechanical force. This system utilizes blue light to convert a diazoketone into a reactive ketene, which can then undergo mechanochemical cycloelimination to form a beta-lactam mechanophore. The polymer endgroup can be reversibly transformed through controlled by light and mechanical stimuli.
