@structures-hd.bsky.socialResearch News 📢: Spike-Timing Differences Solve the Weight Transport Problem in Neural Networks
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#Neuromorphic #NeuralNetworks #AI #ComputerScience #ComputationalNeuroscience #MachineLearning #Physics #Biophysics #Heidelberg #STRUCTURESHeidelberg
@phi-phy.bsky.socialCelery snaps because the entropic pull of the solutes is balanced equally by the elastic pushback of the cell wall.
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#Biophysics #Thermodynamics #PlantPhysiology #PhysicsInDailyLife #STEMEducation
@biophysics-arbre.bsky.socialMore than 60 scientists from across Europe gathered to share their experience and push mass photometry to its limits. More about ARBRE: https://www.arbre-biophysics.eu/
@embiophysics.bsky.social3/3 If ions can tune DNA stiffness, could cells exploit rapid ion spikes to locally remodel chromatin or regulate transcription? What biological scenarios might benefit from such a mechanical switch? #academicsky #biophysics #philsci
@embiophysics.bsky.social2/3 Mondal & Thirumalai (2026) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.25046v1 show that polyvalent cations increase ssDNA persistence length via electrostatic screening and stacking, turning a floppy polymer into a semi‑rigid filament. #academicsky #biophysics #booksky
@embiophysics.bsky.social1/3 What if a single strand of DNA could stiffen dramatically just by adding a few multivalent ions? The twist of life might be tuned by chemistry. #academicsky #biophysics #sciart
@ecarlon.bsky.socialThis week I’m in Cargèse, Corsica, for the Transport in Narrow Channels workshop (21–25 Sept). Great science, stimulating discussions, a round table on AI and physics, and a magnificent setting! 🌊☀️
@biophysics-arbre.bsky.socialFive days of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on practicals brought together almost 20 young researchers from across Europe. More about ARBRE: https://www.arbre-biophysics.eu/
#ARBRE #Biophysics #ResearchInfrastructure #ITC #Spectroscopy
@smalp.bsky.socialSMALP Network
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🧬 Latest Nanodisc News:
Join researchers on Dec 1 @ Membrane Protein Conference to discuss structures, lipid interactions.
⚡ Use code mpc30 for 30%. Read issue & register: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/3650...
#MembraneProteins #Biophysics #StructuralBiology #CryoEM
@embiophysics.bsky.social1/3 What if your cells aren't just listening to electromagnetic fields — they're emitting their own? Cells may generate weak electric fields that could help them communicate at a distance. #academicsky #biophysics #sciwri
@embo.orgExplore cellular computation, #biochemistry, #biophysics and more at the EMBO Workshop "Cellular Matters: Self-organization from molecules to functions" in Ascona, CH, 2–5 May 2027.
Deadline: 15 January 2027
https://meetings.embo.org/event/27-self-organization
#EMBOcellularMatters #EMBOevents 🧪
@biophysics-arbre.bsky.socialhighlight. Read the full newsletter and find out more about ARBRE: https://www.arbre-biophysics.eu/
@embiophysics.bsky.social1/3 What if tiny vibrations of a single microtubule could spark electric fields strong enough to whisper signals across a cell? #academicsky #biophysics #philsci
@royalsocietypublishing.orgNew research from #JRSocInterface: Cycling cadence selections at different saddle heights minimize muscle activation rather than energy cost doi.org/10.1098/rsif... | #Biomechanics #Biophysics #SystemsBiology
@ecarlon.bsky.socialCongratulations to Midas Segers on successfully defending his PhD! 🎓
His thesis, “Multiscale Modeling of DNA: From Base Pairs to Chromosomes”, explores DNA mechanics and chromosome organization across scales, from base pairs to entire chromosomes.
#DNAMechanics #Chromatin #Biophysics #KULeuven
@physgencenter.bsky.socialComing up at 12pm CT today! Michael Shelley, PhD presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: "Modeling Chromatin as an Active Polymer Melt" live on Zoom. Join us!
#northwestern #chromatin #genomics #polymer #modeling #biology #biophysics #dna
Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/33daxm9u
@ecarlon.bsky.social🔬 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
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#PhysicsOfLife #Biophysics #KULeuven
@andrewplested.bsky.socialAt the Berlin Single Molecule #biophysics course #BSMBC every participant also gives a 5 minute “chalk talk” on their own work. This is a great way to bring everyone into the discussion, and to make new connections.
Here Shahid Iqbal from Bergen told us about his work on ion channel receptors.
@mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social🎙️ Podcast recommendation for all German speakers!
Our research group leader, Dr. Jona Kayser, joins the latest episode of the "Ach, Mensch!" podcast to discuss the physics of cancer.
@aidailypost.comThe new BioPhys-Bridge benchmark pushes LLMs like DeepSeek‑V4‑Flash and GPT‑4o‑mini to solve real physics equations in biophysics tasks via retrieval‑augmented generation. Curious how far AI can go? Dive in! #BioPhysBridge #Biophysics #RetrievalAugmented
