2016-04-06

Dr. Joakim Stenhammar

Joakim Stenhammar developed a model in which patterns of light control the movement of active particles.

Joakim Stenhammar at Lund University in Sweden led the study with colleagues from universities in Düsseldorf, Edinburgh and Cambridge, where they developed a model in which patterns of light control the movement of active particles. They found that light makes synthetically produced particles as well as microorganisms, such as bacteria and algae, spontaneously form into something that can be compared to a pump. He has published the work in the recent issue of Science Advances (Stenhammar et al. Sci. Adv. 2016; 2 : e1501850). Congratulations Joakim to a great study which also received well deserved media attention.

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