Steering self-organisation through confinement
N. A. M. Araújo, Liesbeth M. C. Janssen, Thomas Barois, G. Boffetta, Itai Cohen, Alessandro Corbetta, Olivier Dauchot, Marjolein Dijkstra, William M. Durham, Audrey Dussutour, Simon Garnier, Hanneke Gelderblom, Ramin Golestanian, Lucio Isa, Gijsje H. Koenderink, Hartmut Löwen, Ralf Metzler, Marco Polin, C. Patrick Royall, Anđela Šarić, Anupam Sengupta, Cécile Sykes, Vito Trianni, Idan Tuval, Nicolas Vogel, Julia M. Yeomans, Iker Zuriguel, Alvaro Marin, Giorgio Volpe
Abstract
In this perspective article, we discuss how soft matter can spearhead efforts to harness confinement as a tool to steer self-organisation across different scales and disciplines.
Topics & Concepts
BusinessNanotechnologyMaterials scienceMicro and Nano RoboticsNeural dynamics and brain functionEcosystem dynamics and resilience