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Torque-driven phase separation of self-propelled particles has been discovered

22 Jun 2021 Katherine Skipper
Microscope image of active matter
Active matter: this microscope image shows part of a cluster of self-propelled particles, colour-coded according to their distance from the centre. (Courtesy: Jie Zhang, Ricard Alert, Jing Yan, Ned S Wingreen and Steve Granick)
A new kind of phase separation that occurs when self-propelled particles are subject to torque has b

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