We are theorists and experimentalists working at the interface of physics, chemistry, biology and computer science. Our research focuses on soft matter (colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, granular matter, thin sheets...), active matter (self-propelled colloids, swimming droplets, walking grains, swarms of robots... ) and molecular systems (DNA, RNA, enzymes...). We study various aspects of these systems such as topology, self-assembly, interfaces, information processing, evolution..., while also developing general theoretical methods. The name Gulliver captures the diversity of scales that are studied in the lab.

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Gulliver is pleased to welcome Mark Ediger as a Saint Gobain chair for a one month period

Mark’s research focuses on developing a molecular-level understanding of dynamics in polymeric materials and low molecular weight glass formers. (...)


France-Japan DNA encryption

Synchronized DNA sources for unconditionally secure cryptography Congratulation to Sandra, Victoria, Vassily, Matthieu, Yannick and all the team (...)


Francois Villemot joins Gulliver

We are pleased to welcome Francois Villemot as our new CNRS research engineer in Gulliver. Francois obtained his PhD in Montpellier in 2014, (...)


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Publications

Effect of solvent structure on the Wien effect and ionic correlations at the nanoscale

In this study, we examine how the structure of the solvent affects the correlations and conductivity of moderately concentrated electrolytes. We... (...)


Compositional memory matters for early molecular systems

The error catastrophe refers to the proliferation of nonfunctional molecules in conditions where molecular replication has low accuracy, which is... (...)


pH gradient-driven deformation of a crista-like vesicle

The inner membrane of mitochondria presents folds, the cristae, which are the production place of ATP. This synthesis is catalized by transmembrane ... (...)


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