Wei-Hsiang Lin

A cyanometer, an instrument for measuring the intensity of blue in the sky, was invented in 1789.

This new analytical and numerical framework predicts ignition criteria for trigger waves in cell signaling from bulk activation data, which could prove useful for developing synthetic trigger wave circuits with desired sensitivities. 🔗 go.aps.org/4bULRj1

How do hair cells expend energy to sustain oscillation? An analysis of thermodynamic fluxes in hair bundle motion identifies two distinct operational modes and details how hair cells can operate as both heaters and active feedback refrigerators. 📄 go.aps.org/4sJ3qsh

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E. coli can spin tiny discs 🧫 ERC grantee Jérémie Palacci @ISTAustria shows that confined bacteria generate torque via fluid flows, driving rotation without contact. Read more about the research and its implications for soft materials & micro-engines 🔗 link.europa.eu/PGxYk6

How do chemical networks overcome the barrier of catalysis, a key precursor to the development of life? In this study, researchers present a new two-regime analytical model for how RAF sets appear in Kauffman networks. Check it out: go.aps.org/47NWhOV

In a 2D model, repulsive random kicks between particles can generate an active hexagonal crystal with collective ring diffusion. A single parameter both orders and disorders the system, revealing a new paradigm for non-equilibrium phase transitions. 🔗 go.aps.org/4e5eoDE

In active nematic fluids, circular capsules undergo persistent rotation whereas axisymmetric capsules, like boomerangs, develop directed motion along their axis of symmetry. Read more: go.aps.org/3NYQH5w

Armadillo having fun.. 😊

I love chromoproteins so much!

Look at how these two ferrets turn a simple plastic tube into their favorite playground. They chase, hide, jump and surprise each other nonstop, exactly the kind of play they love 🐾

Oxygen as a primary selective pressure for photosymbiosis evolution: Current Biology cell.com/current-biolog…

🧬 IMB 40th Anniversary Symposium: Stay curious, stay diligent. Honored to welcome our invited speakers at IMB 40: 📅 May 5–7, 2026 📍 IMB, Academia Sinica @IMBSinica imb.sinica.edu.tw/40th/

Excited to release our latest work, led by former postdoc @hbozhao, along with @QiweiYu2 and Andrej Košmrlj: arxiv.org/abs/2603.02595! It builds on our previous work to develop a full quantitative theory of pattern formation in chemotactic active matter. 🦠🌪️ Summary ⬇️ [1/10]

A glycolytic shunt via the pentose phosphate pathway is a metabolic checkpoint for nervous system sensory homeostasis and axonal regeneration: Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

These boxes are NOT MOVING.

Microfluidic experiments demonstrate that clogging in a system of cohesive particles in a hopper is governed by the cohesive length scale, not particle size go.aps.org/4s3KhjI

Iron induces bimodal population development by Escherichia coli | PNAS pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

The origin of hepatocellular carcinoma depends on metabolic zonation | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Aging drives a program of DNA methylation decay in plant organs | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…