Soft matter in motion.
Theoretical and computational research on matter out of equilibrium — from self-propelled particles to the mesoscale algorithms that reveal their collective behaviour.
From particles to patterns.
We study how simple microscopic rules become surprising collective phenomena — and build the computational tools needed to follow that transformation.
View the full programmeActive matter
Collective motion, pattern formation, and emergent flows in self-propelled suspensions.
02InterfacesComplex fluids
Colloids, droplets, charged interfaces, and biological matter under confinement.
03SimulationMesoscale methods
Lattice Boltzmann and particle methods bridging microscopic dynamics and continuum flow.
Latest news
Universal evolution of a viscous-capillary spreading drop
Our recent paper on the late-time, scale-free regime of a viscous-capillary droplet — the spreading profile becomes self-similar and independent of initial conditions.
Launch event of the E-CAM Centre of Excellence
A community-wide event marking the launch of the E-CAM Centre of Excellence in computational science.
03Flash Talk Award — Francisco Alarcón Oseguera
Group member Francisco Alarcón Oseguera receives the Flash Talk Award at the Interdisciplinary Meeting of PhD Students of the University of Barcelona.
Thirty years asking what makes matter organise itself.
Professor at the Universitat de Barcelona, member of UBICS, and former Director of CECAM. Research shaped across Barcelona, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, and Lausanne.
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