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#SPM40 fellow Jing Zeng spent a one-month secondment at IFJ PAN in Prof. Malgorzata Lekka’s lab, preparing hydrogel-based phantoms and characterising their mechanics with AFM and rheometry 🔬 The aim: help bridge AFM-based mechanical characterisation with MRE.
November 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
👏 Prakhar Dutta (University of Gothenburg), from the #SPM40 MSCA Doctoral Network, won Best Oral Presentation at SPIE-ETAI in San Diego.

His animations showed how AFM works and how ASAP, an open-source AI pipeline for AFM data, is used.
November 2, 2026 at 10:11 AM
🏆 Congrats to #SPM40 doctoral candidate Jing Zeng (ChariteBerlin) on the Best Student Award at #ITEC2026 in Leipzig!

Her poster used AFM micro-rheology to probe the viscoelastic properties of beating human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes 🫀

@ibecbarcelona.eu  #HorizonEU
October 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Experience the official video for Future Incandescence – a track on Dean De Benedictis's last episode of his "Salvaging" trilogy, Salvaging the Future:
youtu.be/MNoV7DvoF1U?...

#ambientmusic #Ambient #OfficialMusicVideo #ambientelectronic #SPM40 #MusicThatInspires
Dean De Benedictis – Future Incandescence (Official Video)
YouTube video by Spotted Peccary Music
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October 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
SPM4.0 at #EuropeanResearchersNight 🔬

At CosmoCaixa, Annalisa Caló explained AFM with a 3D-printed nanoparticle at the @UniBarcelona stand, and Vincenzo Montanarella took part in a scientific speed dating.

#MSCA #SPM40 @IBECBarcelona @CosmoCaixa
October 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
ICYMI: Hear Claudio Bustamante with Fairfax City Music talk with @surfacedbenedictis.bsky.social about his musical body of work that spans ambient, experimental electronica, IDM, progressive jazz, and more:

youtu.be/wOFnmysfcPg?...

#AmbientElectronic #ambient #SPM40 #MusicThatInspires #Interview
Dean De Benedictis blends ambient, experimental electronica, jazz, tribal music, and conceptual art.
YouTube video by Fairfaxcitymusic
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September 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
🌏OUT NOW: @surfacedbenedictis.bsky.social Salvaging The Future is out CD/digital/streaming: orcd.co/salvaging-th.... It's a drifting, searching, and quietly radiant work, that examines the past and anticipates a possible future.

#ambientmusic #ambientelectronic #electronicmusic #spm40
Dean De Benedictis - Salvaging The Future
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August 21, 2026 at 1:53 PM
🎓 Meet Attila Barna, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network!

Hosted by the University of Sheffield, Attila is helping advance the objectives of SPM4.0 through interdisciplinary research and international collaboration.

Watch the video to learn more about his journey.
August 13, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🎓 Meet Jiacheng Huang, one of the doctoral candidates of the #SPM40 Doctoral Network!

Based at the University of Gothenburg, Jiacheng is carrying out research as part of our collaborative European doctoral programme.

Watch the video to discover more about his work.
August 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🔬This week we hosted the second training workshop and network meeting of @spm40projecteu.bsky.social

🇪🇺The #SPM40, funded by the European Union, has the aim of training a new generation of researchers in the field of atomic force microscopy.

🙌Five intense and enriching days!
April 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
🔬 Join the @spm40projecteu.bsky.social WORKSHOP
🤝Advanced SPM, Machine Learning for Microscopy, Biophysics, and Data MGN
🫗Coordinated by @ibecbarcelona.eu
👉Inscription and info about #SPM40: spm40.eu/workshop/
March 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Explore how Atomic Force Microscopy + AI are revolutionizing the biomedical field: spm40.eu 🤖🔬
January 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Pre-order “Through the Thought Horizon” by @davidhelpling.bsky.social & Scott Reich now. A cinematic journey of piano, guitars & synths—intimate, expansive, and deeply contemplative. Hear “The Primordial Tower” now: cutt.ly/dhsrhoriz

#AmbientElectronic #ambient #epicambient #newmusic #spm40
May 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Come join the Global Dendrometer Network at #EGU26!
We are looking forward to our in-person meeting:

Tue, 5 May
⏰16:15-18h
📍Room 2.61

There will be updates, short talks, and the launch of our greatest initiative so far 🚀🌱

See you in Vienna!

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May 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🔔PRE-ORDER: We’re excited to announce the pre-release of Dean De Benedictis final episode in his trilogy – Salvaging The Future – ahead of its official wide release on 8.21. Reserve your copy now and hear the single "Urban Glacier Fund": orcd.co/salvaging-th... #AmbientElectronic #SPM40
Dean De Benedictis - Salvaging The Future
Salvaging The Future will be officially released August 21st. Pre-order and listen to the single "Urban Glacier Fund" now.
orcd.co
August 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
🏷️Name-Your-Price: Darshan Ambient — Falling Light As part of our 40th retrospective, we're pleased to revisit one of Michael Allison's most heartfelt recordings. For a limited time:

🎧 Name-Your-Price download
💿 $6 CD

darshanambient.bandcamp.com/album/fallin...

#bandcamp #spm40 #ambientelectronic
Falling Light, by Darshan Ambient
12 track album
darshanambient.bandcamp.com
July 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“The Simplest of Miracles” from @davidhelpling.bsky.social & Scott Reich invites you to reflect on interconnectedness. A quiet meditation on wonder and the delicate relationships that sustain us all. Watch now: youtu.be/h76M2TX9YTI

#MusicVideo #ambientmusic #MusicThatInspires #spm40
David Helpling & Scott Reich–The Simplest of Miracles (Video Edit)–Official Video
YouTube video by Spotted Peccary Music
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June 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Now available: Through the Thought Horizon — a new album from @davidhelpling.bsky.social & Scott Reich.

A deeply cinematic ambient journey shaped by piano, guitar & synth textures that feel intimate, spacious, and emotionally rich.

Listen now: cutt.ly/dhsrhoriz

#Ambient #CinematicAmbient #SPM40
May 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🔔EARLY RELEASE: We’ve released @davidhelpling.bsky.social & Scott Reich’s “Through the Thought Horizon” early – exclusively on @Bandcamp (releases everywhere 5.22). Get an early listen and grab your copy now: cutt.ly/dhsrtth
#ambientelectronic #ambientmusic #electronicmusic #spm40
May 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Join us online this Sunday for an exclusive listening event with @davidhelpling.bsky.social & Scott Reich where you can experience a full preview of the soon-to-be-released album, “Through The Thought Horizon,” + live artist Q&A.

RSVP: cutt.ly/dhsrhorlp

#ambientelectronic #ambient #SPM40
May 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Pre-order “Through the Thought Horizon” by @davidhelpling.bsky.social & Scott Reich now. A cinematic journey of piano, guitars & synths—intimate, expansive, and deeply contemplative. Hear “The Primordial Tower” now: cutt.ly/dhsrhoriz

#AmbientElectronic #ambient #epicambient #newmusic #spm40
May 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
#SPM40 Retrospective continues with a limited time offer! 15 years ago this month: A Dimension Reflected by Time Being ✨ Name-Your-Price digital + $10 CD till the end of April. Only on @bandcamp.com:
time-being.bandcamp.com/album/a-dime... #ambientelectronic #ambient #ambientmusic #musicthatinspires
April 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Experience The Sanctity of Rust by Hollan Holmes now: orcd.co/thesanctityo...

A textured, emotionally charged exploration of decay and time—blending raw mechanical sound design with lyrical piano & Rhodes. Get it on CD, digital & streaming.

#AmbientElectronic #AmbientMusic #ElectronicMusic #spm40
April 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
You might have noticed we quietly released Hollan Holmes’s “The Sanctity of Rust” a few days early on Bandcamp. There is still time to grab your copy now a day early: hollan-holmes.bandcamp.com/album/the-sa...

#ambientelectronic #ambientmusic #electronicmusic #hollanholmes #spm40 #MusicThatInspires
April 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The official video for Spirit Walk — from Kaleidoscope by Chronotope Project — is now online. A world of refracted light and mirrored views unfolds with every step. Reflections shift and multiply... Explore it now: youtu.be/67BJg8MTAqo #AmbientElectronic #AmbientMusic #MusicThatInspires #SPM40
Spirit Walk – Chronotope Project (Official Video)
YouTube video by Spotted Peccary Music
youtu.be
March 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM