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Living matter at all scales has a remarkable capacity to grow, organize, heal and move. This capacity stems from its ability to convert energy at the molecular scale to generate macroscopic organized motion and emergent structures. The lab's overarching vision is to understand how nonequilibrium forces lead to spatiotemporal organization in living matter, and in turn, how biological regulation harness this self-organizing capacity to make functional forms. ​ Our lab is curiosity-driven, and we are interested in deciphering how order, symmetries and dynamics emerge in living matter. To do so, we draw inspiration from physics ideas in active matter, nonlinear dynamics and out-of-equilibrium statistical mechanics. By using a variety of model systems (including marine invertebrate embryos and mammalian organoids), the lab combines quantitative imaging, creative data analysis and collaboration with theorists to study the physical basis of biological organization. We are looking for motivate

--> HOME | Living Matter Lab top of page [active, living and learning matter] Our lab studies how collective systems acquire organization and function. Using living matter and robotic active materials, we ask how local interactions give rise to motion, memory, adaptation, and form. Physics of learning in robotic active matter Learning can emerge when many simple units collectively reorganize their behavior. We use robotic active matter to ask how physical interactions and adaptive rules transform disordered motion into organized, functional dynamics. [ Learn more | preprint ] Nonreciprocal liv

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