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Welcome to the research group
of Prof. Clemens Bechinger

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An experimental, optical setup in laser laboratory, utilizing green and red lasers


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Current news

Dr. Lokesh Chinnakanna receives Humboldt Fellowship for his research

Dr. Lokesh Chinnakanna has been awarded a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship for two years. As part of his research, he will focus on the topic of "Investigating non-Markovian heat engine by maneuvering complex fluid dynamics through target heating." This innovative project aims to analyze the behavior of complex fluids under specific heating conditions and gain new insights in the field of thermodynamics.

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Clogging of soft channels by self-propelled microparticles

Self-propelled microparticles are known to form clusters by blocking each other in a phenomenon called motility-induced phase separation (MIPS). Understanding how this behavior leads to clogging in thin channels can provide valuable insights into the nature of MIPS and may help in the design of microfluidic devices to promote or suppress clogging.

Optimal Control

Optimizing the energy efficiency of driving processes provides valuable insights into their underlying physics and is of crucial importance for numerous applications, from biological processes to the design of machines and robots.

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