🧪 Geometry beats chemistry: we show that self-assembly can be controlled by tuning large-scale geometric parameters rather than molecular binding energies.
PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Video summary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FS3...
#SelfAssembly #Biophysics #PhysicsOfLife
PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Video summary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FS3...
#SelfAssembly #Biophysics #PhysicsOfLife
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🧪 Geometry beats chemistry: we show that self-assembly can be controlled by tuning large-scale geometric parameters rather than molecular binding energies.
PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Video summary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FS3...
#SelfAssembly #Biophysics #PhysicsOfLife
PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Video summary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FS3...
#SelfAssembly #Biophysics #PhysicsOfLife
March 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The award for the most crazy and mysterious organism at #physicsoflife #pol2025 this year goes to... Labyrinthula... Imagine laying down your own tracks ahead of yourself! 😬 @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The award for the most crazy and mysterious organism at #physicsoflife #pol2025 this year goes to... Labyrinthula... Imagine laying down your own tracks ahead of yourself! 😬 @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
We are so honoured that we are hosting our second Black in Plant Science Conference which wouldn't be possible without our incredible sponsors:
@TheGatsbyFoundation
@SEB
@JohnInnesCentre
@UniversityofLeeds
@GrowMoreFoundation
@NewPhytologist
@ThePlantJournal
@BioImaging UK and @PhysicsofLife
@TheGatsbyFoundation
@SEB
@JohnInnesCentre
@UniversityofLeeds
@GrowMoreFoundation
@NewPhytologist
@ThePlantJournal
@BioImaging UK and @PhysicsofLife
September 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are so honoured that we are hosting our second Black in Plant Science Conference which wouldn't be possible without our incredible sponsors:
@TheGatsbyFoundation
@SEB
@JohnInnesCentre
@UniversityofLeeds
@GrowMoreFoundation
@NewPhytologist
@ThePlantJournal
@BioImaging UK and @PhysicsofLife
@TheGatsbyFoundation
@SEB
@JohnInnesCentre
@UniversityofLeeds
@GrowMoreFoundation
@NewPhytologist
@ThePlantJournal
@BioImaging UK and @PhysicsofLife
For the #PhysicsOfLife community in 🇳🇱: 👇
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January 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
For the #PhysicsOfLife community in 🇳🇱: 👇
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #physicsoflife #bejan #s-curve #flows #snowflake #ice #physics #life
April 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #physicsoflife #bejan #s-curve #flows #politics #politicalsystem #law #institution #government #infrastructure
June 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The summer schools at Les Houches are a magnificent tradition. I was honored to lecture there in 2023, and my notes now are published as "Ambitions for theory in the physics of life." #physics #physicsoflife scipost.org/SciPostPhysL...
SciPost: SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 84 (2024) - Ambitions for theory in the physics of life
SciPost Journals Publication Detail SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 84 (2024) Ambitions for theory in the physics of life
scipost.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The summer schools at Les Houches are a magnificent tradition. I was honored to lecture there in 2023, and my notes now are published as "Ambitions for theory in the physics of life." #physics #physicsoflife scipost.org/SciPostPhysL...
Good news: there will be 3 scholarships available for Physics of Life MSc students starting in 2025!
✅ €300/month for 1 year
✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered.
Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx
#Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology
✅ €300/month for 1 year
✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered.
Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx
#Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology
April 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Good news: there will be 3 scholarships available for Physics of Life MSc students starting in 2025!
✅ €300/month for 1 year
✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered.
Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx
#Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology
✅ €300/month for 1 year
✅ No separate application—admitted students are automatically considered.
Apply now ➡️ tud.link/vejrmx
#Biophysics #PhysicsofLife #StudyinGermany #Masters #Biology
Super cool for so many of us ➡️ The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) is constructing 3D atlases of the cellular, morphological, molecular, and spatial features of human #cancers (and their #microenvironments) over time 🧪
#mechanobiology #microscopy #physicsoflife
www.cancer.gov/about-nci/or...
#mechanobiology #microscopy #physicsoflife
www.cancer.gov/about-nci/or...
Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN)
The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) is constructing 3-dimensional atlases of the cellular, morphological, molecular, and spatial features of human cancers (and their surrounding microenvironments) ov...
www.cancer.gov
November 15, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Super cool for so many of us ➡️ The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) is constructing 3D atlases of the cellular, morphological, molecular, and spatial features of human #cancers (and their #microenvironments) over time 🧪
#mechanobiology #microscopy #physicsoflife
www.cancer.gov/about-nci/or...
#mechanobiology #microscopy #physicsoflife
www.cancer.gov/about-nci/or...
Reminder to submit your talk 🎙️ abstracts (iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/) for Physics of Life 2025 by the end of this week!
Join the UK’s largest Physics of Life conference, uniting physics & biology. Engage in keynote talks, dynamic sessions, networking and more!
#PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #Science
December 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Reminder to submit your talk 🎙️ abstracts (iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/) for Physics of Life 2025 by the end of this week!
Join the UK’s largest Physics of Life conference, uniting physics & biology. Engage in keynote talks, dynamic sessions, networking and more!
#PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #Science
'Physics of Life 2025' is coming to Harrogate, UK, March 24-27!
Explore program sessions, keynote/invited speakers, and submit your abstract here 👉 iop.eventsair.com/pol2025
Registration will be opening very soon! #PoL2025 #PhysicsOfLife
Explore program sessions, keynote/invited speakers, and submit your abstract here 👉 iop.eventsair.com/pol2025
Registration will be opening very soon! #PoL2025 #PhysicsOfLife
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM
'Physics of Life 2025' is coming to Harrogate, UK, March 24-27!
Explore program sessions, keynote/invited speakers, and submit your abstract here 👉 iop.eventsair.com/pol2025
Registration will be opening very soon! #PoL2025 #PhysicsOfLife
Explore program sessions, keynote/invited speakers, and submit your abstract here 👉 iop.eventsair.com/pol2025
Registration will be opening very soon! #PoL2025 #PhysicsOfLife
Congratulations to Victoria Byelova at the University of Leeds on winning the Royal Society print prize draw at #PhysicsofLife #PoL2025 @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to Victoria Byelova at the University of Leeds on winning the Royal Society print prize draw at #PhysicsofLife #PoL2025 @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
Abstract deadline for #physicsoflife2025 now extended to Sun 15th Dec
Last #physicsoflife meeting in 2023 was great success as unique conference at interface between physics & biology.
Abstracts don't need to have direct link to physics, but want dialogue between fields.
@evoldir.bsky.social
⚛️🧪
Last #physicsoflife meeting in 2023 was great success as unique conference at interface between physics & biology.
Abstracts don't need to have direct link to physics, but want dialogue between fields.
@evoldir.bsky.social
⚛️🧪
I have pleasure of chairing session on Evolution, Ecology & Epidemiology at #physicsoflife2025. We have Zena Hadjvasiliou (Crick/UCL) & Richard Neher (U. Basel @neher.io) talking. Submit abstracts by next Fri Dec 6th!
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@physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
#physicsoflife
iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/
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@physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
#physicsoflife
iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/
Home - Physics of Life 2025 - Harrogate Convention Centre
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December 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Abstract deadline for #physicsoflife2025 now extended to Sun 15th Dec
Last #physicsoflife meeting in 2023 was great success as unique conference at interface between physics & biology.
Abstracts don't need to have direct link to physics, but want dialogue between fields.
@evoldir.bsky.social
⚛️🧪
Last #physicsoflife meeting in 2023 was great success as unique conference at interface between physics & biology.
Abstracts don't need to have direct link to physics, but want dialogue between fields.
@evoldir.bsky.social
⚛️🧪
A warm welcome to Stanley Strawbridge @stanleystrawbridge.bsky.social, who joins us as a #PhysicsOfLife & #QuantitativeBiology Fellow from @scicambridge.bsky.social. His work explores early human embryo form and function.
#AdvancedImaging #AppliedMathematics #Bioengineering #stemcells #development
#AdvancedImaging #AppliedMathematics #Bioengineering #stemcells #development
March 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A warm welcome to Stanley Strawbridge @stanleystrawbridge.bsky.social, who joins us as a #PhysicsOfLife & #QuantitativeBiology Fellow from @scicambridge.bsky.social. His work explores early human embryo form and function.
#AdvancedImaging #AppliedMathematics #Bioengineering #stemcells #development
#AdvancedImaging #AppliedMathematics #Bioengineering #stemcells #development
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Graham @york.ac.uk #Physicsoflife group for successfully defending her thesis!
Thanks also to Dr Tara Sabir & @agnesnoy.bsky.social for doing the honours as examiners, @bpsiyork.bsky.social for co-supervising & @chillzaa.bsky.social for all the help along the way!
Thanks also to Dr Tara Sabir & @agnesnoy.bsky.social for doing the honours as examiners, @bpsiyork.bsky.social for co-supervising & @chillzaa.bsky.social for all the help along the way!
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June 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Graham @york.ac.uk #Physicsoflife group for successfully defending her thesis!
Thanks also to Dr Tara Sabir & @agnesnoy.bsky.social for doing the honours as examiners, @bpsiyork.bsky.social for co-supervising & @chillzaa.bsky.social for all the help along the way!
Thanks also to Dr Tara Sabir & @agnesnoy.bsky.social for doing the honours as examiners, @bpsiyork.bsky.social for co-supervising & @chillzaa.bsky.social for all the help along the way!
I have pleasure of chairing session on Evolution, Ecology & Epidemiology at #physicsoflife2025. We have Zena Hadjvasiliou (Crick/UCL) & Richard Neher (U. Basel @neher.io) talking. Submit abstracts by next Fri Dec 6th!
🧪⚛️
@physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
#physicsoflife
iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/
🧪⚛️
@physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
#physicsoflife
iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/
Home - Physics of Life 2025 - Harrogate Convention Centre
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November 27, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I have pleasure of chairing session on Evolution, Ecology & Epidemiology at #physicsoflife2025. We have Zena Hadjvasiliou (Crick/UCL) & Richard Neher (U. Basel @neher.io) talking. Submit abstracts by next Fri Dec 6th!
🧪⚛️
@physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
#physicsoflife
iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/
🧪⚛️
@physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
#physicsoflife
iop.eventsair.com/pol2025/
🔬 Physics of Life Seminar | KU Leuven
Prof. Édgar Roldán (ICTP, Trieste)
“Non-equilibrium aspects of active mechanosensory cells: bullfrogs’ hair-cell bundles”
📅 Monday, Sept. 21 | 🕒 3pm | 📍 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 05.34
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
#PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #KULeuven
Prof. Édgar Roldán (ICTP, Trieste)
“Non-equilibrium aspects of active mechanosensory cells: bullfrogs’ hair-cell bundles”
📅 Monday, Sept. 21 | 🕒 3pm | 📍 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 05.34
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
#PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #KULeuven
September 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🔬 Physics of Life Seminar | KU Leuven
Prof. Édgar Roldán (ICTP, Trieste)
“Non-equilibrium aspects of active mechanosensory cells: bullfrogs’ hair-cell bundles”
📅 Monday, Sept. 21 | 🕒 3pm | 📍 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 05.34
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
#PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #KULeuven
Prof. Édgar Roldán (ICTP, Trieste)
“Non-equilibrium aspects of active mechanosensory cells: bullfrogs’ hair-cell bundles”
📅 Monday, Sept. 21 | 🕒 3pm | 📍 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 05.34
@pol-kuleuven.bsky.social
#PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #KULeuven
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #physicsoflife #bejan #physics #life #running #velocity #speed #swimming #sports #athlete #constructallaw #constructal #law
April 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #physicsoflife #bejan #s-curve #trade #creditcards #atm #flow #design #evolution #technology #epigenetic #freetrade
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
LLMs don’t live—yet they learn, adapt, and hallucinate. Strange! Is not it? Biologists need to rethink the key ideas of Life. #physicsoflife #mathbio #complexity #systemsbiology
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
LLMs don’t live—yet they learn, adapt, and hallucinate. Strange! Is not it? Biologists need to rethink the key ideas of Life. #physicsoflife #mathbio #complexity #systemsbiology
Call for biosketches!
Did you recently start your own research group in the field of #PhysicsofLife #biophysics and do you want to write a biosketch to introduce yourself to the Dutch POL community in our newsletter? Reach out to us. nwobiophysics.nl/newsletters
@biophysk.bsky.social
Did you recently start your own research group in the field of #PhysicsofLife #biophysics and do you want to write a biosketch to introduce yourself to the Dutch POL community in our newsletter? Reach out to us. nwobiophysics.nl/newsletters
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Newsletters | NWO Biophysics
nwobiophysics.nl
January 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Call for biosketches!
Did you recently start your own research group in the field of #PhysicsofLife #biophysics and do you want to write a biosketch to introduce yourself to the Dutch POL community in our newsletter? Reach out to us. nwobiophysics.nl/newsletters
@biophysk.bsky.social
Did you recently start your own research group in the field of #PhysicsofLife #biophysics and do you want to write a biosketch to introduce yourself to the Dutch POL community in our newsletter? Reach out to us. nwobiophysics.nl/newsletters
@biophysk.bsky.social
Join us at #CZBiohubSF on Oct. 12 for the 2nd #PhysicsofLife Symposium. Register to attend, present a poster, or submit an abstract (especially students, postdocs, and early-career researchers)! Please repost, share, and register!
2nd Physics of Life Symposium 2023 - CZ Biohub Network
2nd Physics of Life Symposium 2023 - CZ Biohub Network
August 24, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Join us at #CZBiohubSF on Oct. 12 for the 2nd #PhysicsofLife Symposium. Register to attend, present a poster, or submit an abstract (especially students, postdocs, and early-career researchers)! Please repost, share, and register!
2nd Physics of Life Symposium 2023 - CZ Biohub Network
2nd Physics of Life Symposium 2023 - CZ Biohub Network
8/11 Our work bridges physics + biology to explore how physical principles (like those from fluid dynamics) can drive complex behaviors—even in simple tiny organisms!
🌊 Physics shapes life at all scales. #PhysicsOfLife
🌊 Physics shapes life at all scales. #PhysicsOfLife
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
8/11 Our work bridges physics + biology to explore how physical principles (like those from fluid dynamics) can drive complex behaviors—even in simple tiny organisms!
🌊 Physics shapes life at all scales. #PhysicsOfLife
🌊 Physics shapes life at all scales. #PhysicsOfLife
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #physicsoflife #bejan #evolution #systems #time #geology #flows #physics #life
January 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM