ICTS

Microscopic models of cell fate specification in developing embryos attempt to create a detailed description of gene regulatory networks leading to models with a high number of parameters. An alternative approach is to utilize Conrad Waddington's metaphor of flow through a landscape in which...more

This talk starts by reviewing known examples of how topological materials generate new kinds of electrodynamic couplings and effects. Three-dimensional topological insulators realize a particular electromagnetic coupling known as “axion electrodynamics”, and understanding this leads to an improved...more