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SUMMARY:Biophysics of motility of unicellular organisms - Prof. Antonio De
  Simone
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CONTACT:Dr Luca Cocconi
DESCRIPTION:Active matter is a broad field with many potential application
 s. A common thread underlying many of the current research lines is the st
 udy of systems powered by some internal energy source\, as in the case of 
 organisms moving thanks to food metabolism. In fact\, self-propelling syst
 ems need to overcome the resistance of the surrounding medium\, drawing th
 e required energy from internal sources. The study of locomotion and self-
 propulsion in biological and bio-inspired artificial system appears\, ther
 efore\, as an ideal testing ground to put the concepts and tools of active
  matter at work.\nWe will report on recent progress coming from case-studi
 es on the motility and collective feeding of unicellular organisms (flagel
 lates and ciliates) and bio-inspired micro-robots\, studied from the point
  of view of the mechanics of active matter.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 3\, RDC.
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