Active particles turn and move toward crowded areas (jpg) (IMAGE)
Caption
Like water vapor on the bathroom mirror, gas molecules come together and condense into liquid droplets due to the attractive forces between them. In a study published in Nature Physics, researchers have discovered that active particles can condense by turning and moving toward crowded areas. Here, a microscope image shows a cluster of self-propelled particles, color-coded according to their distance from the center.
Credit
Courtesy of the authors: Jie Zhang, Ricard Alert, Jing Yan, Ned S. Wingreen and Steve Granick
Usage Restrictions
Editorial use only.
License
Licensed content