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Phase coherence and disorder-induced wave propagation in micromotor arrays

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Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03409-x

Systems of coupled self-propulsive components, both biological and synthetic, display coordinated dynamics. Experiments with three-dimensional printed motors now show that rotary motion can lead to spatiotemporal order as well as disorder-induced wave propagation.