Materials scientist shaping the stigmergy. Inspired by nature, complexity, and the human spirit. Looking for longer levers and infinite games.
Jun 29, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Over the past 4 years I've accumulated >10TB of videos while observing the dynamics of dissolving oil droplets. As my work has taken on new directions rather than just stashing the files in storage, I'd like to share some of my fav moments at the microscope for others to enjoy:
Emergence
2x mag, 25x speed
Nov 17, 2020 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Super excited to share my first co-authored paper just out in @NatureChemistry!
We showed how chemical signaling between dissolving oil droplets can lead to non-reciprocal interactions resembling the chasing behavior between predator and prey: nature.com/articles/s4155…
This famous footage captured by Rogers in the 1950's shows the epic chase of a neutrophil hunting down a bacteria. No brains here, the behavior is mediated entirely by chemicals shared between the two.
But can we design synthetic systems and materials that can do the same?
