Active fluctuations drive inertia-free absolute negative mobility in soft and living matter

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@article{bialas2026active,
  title = {{Active fluctuations drive inertia-free absolute negative mobility in soft and living matter}},
  author = {Karol Białas and Peter Hänggi and Jakub Spiechowicz},
  journal = {Communications Physics},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1038/s42005-026-02910-2},
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-026-02910-2},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Active fluctuations drive inertia-free absolute negative mobility in soft and living matter
AU  - Karol Białas
AU  - Peter Hänggi
AU  - Jakub Spiechowicz
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/07
JO  - Communications Physics
DO  - 10.1038/s42005-026-02910-2
UR  - https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-026-02910-2
SN  - 2399-3650
ER  -

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