Active matter comprises systems in which individual components convert stored or ambient energy into mechanical work, leading to self-driven phenomena and spontaneous organisation. This area of ...

Without stem cells, human life would not exist. Due to them, a lump of cells becomes an organ, and a fertilized egg develops into a baby. But what actually makes a stem cell? Are these a stable ...

From swarming bees to clustering bacteria colonies, nature stuns with its ability to self organize and perform collective, dynamic behaviors. Now researchers have found a way to mimic these behaviors ...

Scientists have successfully achieved a quantum collective behavior of macroscopic mechanical oscillators, unlocking new possibilities in quantum technology. Quantum technologies are radically ...

Collective behavior is the spontaneous, temporary, and unstructured behavior of a group in response to the same situation. In the animal kingdom, collective behavior can be observed in flocking birds, ...

A collaboration between the University of Konstanz and Forschungszentrum Jülich has achieved the first fully tunable ...

"If you don't fail from time to time, it's a sign that you're not trying anything truly innovative." In today's fast-moving world, the performance of teams increasingly depends on their ability to ...

Moments of team breakthrough, when the group suddenly produces a clear, elegant and unexpected solution, are not magic. They are based on an invisible architecture of structural conditions, emergent ...