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A team of University of Amsterdam (UvA) researchers has demonstrated that activity can fundamentally alter one of the most important phase transitions in soft matter physics.
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University of Amsterdam (UvA) researchers, Twan Hooijschuur, Sara Jabbari-Farouji
What
A team of University of Amsterdam (UvA) researchers has demonstrated that activity can fundamentally alter one of the most important phase transitions in soft matter physics.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:02 GMT · 5h 7m ago
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University of Amsterdam ·
Why
This research reveals that active fluctuations can prevent systems from settling into ordered states, rather than helping them explore new configurations.
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This discovery alters the understanding of self-organization in living systems, suggesting activity regulates organization and could lead to new adaptive materials that mimic biological behaviors by switching between ordered and disordered states.
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