Physics

 

Prof. Frank Cichos
Universität Leipzig, Germany

Abstract:

The local generation of heat by optical pumped metal nanostructures allows to create well-defined temperature fields that offer new possibilities to manipulate molecules and particles in liquids. At the same time the thermal non-equilibrium poses new fundamental physical questions.
In this lecture, I will introduce various temperature-induced effects that can be employed to trap molecules without external forces or to create active matter that will respond to light. I will show how these effects in conjunction with a sophisticated feedback control can help to explore, for example, protein aggregation or the collective behavior of active particles. 

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