Transition between rotational and translational behavior of a simulated active solid structure. Trajectories are color coded from blue to red by increasing time. Selected for a Focus story in Physics Magazine and for an Editors’ Suggestion.

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Model of Active Solids: Rigid Body Motion and Shape-Changing Mechanisms
Claudio Hernández-López, Paul Baconnier, Corentin Coulais, Olivier Dauchot, and Gustavo Düring
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 238303 (2024)

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