… At first glance this would appear to be equivalent to a magnet where n would take the place
of the local spin m, but the nematic phase has an additional symmetry: n and −n represent …

… The increasing inhibition of the SERCA pump is modeled by decreasing v M 2 , the maximum
flow rate through the SERCA pump. As v M 2 is lowered (a–c) the ability to form sustained …

Chirality, ubiquitous in complex biological systems, can be controlled and quantified in
synthetic materials such as cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) systems. In this work, we study …

The ornately geometric walls of pollen grains have inspired scientists for decades. We show
that the evolved diversity of these patterns is entirely recapitulated by a biophysical model in …

Polarization dynamics in ferroelectric materials is governed by the effective potential energy
landscape of the order parameter. The unique aspect of ferroelectrics compared to many …

… area (specific capacitance, C m ) is determined by their thickness and dielectric constant─independent
of applied voltage. It is also widely assumed that the C m of membranes can be …

We study the effect of spatial structure, genetic drift, mutation, and selective pressure on the
evolutionary dynamics in a simplified model of asexual organisms colonizing a new territory. …

Ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals are formed by achiral molecules with large dipole
moments. Their three-dimensional orientational order is described as unidirectionally polar. We …

We propose a general theory for surface patterning in many different biological systems,
including mite and insect cuticles, pollen grains, fungal spores, and insect eggs. The patterns of …

Short-wavelength collective molecular motions, also known as phonons, have recently attracted
much interest in revealing dynamic properties of biological membranes through the use …