Final Activity Report Summary - PATTERNS (Unifying principles in non-equilibrium pattern formation)
1. developing control of the self-organisation of nanoparticles on solid sub-states via a thorough understanding of the physics underpinning the plethora of patterns observed in these systems, such as cellular networks, labyrinthine domains, fingering instabilities, correlated droplet patterns etc.;
2. correlating charge transport with topology in nanostructured systems via graph theory combined with Monte Carlo simulations and experiments;
3. fabrication of novel and functional patterns in polymer systems via electric-field instabilities;
4. exploiting dewetting and wettability gradients for microfluidic and 'nanofluidic' applications;
5. coercing nonlinear non-equilibrium patterns in oscillatory reaction and diffusion media via laser pulses.