Smart, Living & Active Matter - Leiden

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The SLAM - Smart, Living, & Active Matter - initiative unites theory and experimental groups of the Leiden Institute of Physics. It currently gathers the groups of Luca Giomi, Louise Jawerth, Daniela Kraft, Martin van Hecke, Silke Henkes and Alexandre Morin.

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SLAM symposium on Active Solids

The SLAM symposium on Active Solids which took place on June 4th was a succes!

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Coming up next

2026-05-28 - 13:30 @ DM 1.09

SLAM: Active Matter journal club

Dear all,
the next appointment of the Active Matter Journal Club will be next Thursday (May 28th) in room DM1.09, at the standard 1.30 pm time. Guillem will lead the discussion on a recent paper about topological defects in active fluids with both polar and nematic symmetry:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18307

Best,
Leonardo and Arthur

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