Reposted by AbcrollJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 20/09/2026Today I learned there are only two known polyhedra in which each face shares an edge with every other face. One of them being the timeless beauty of the tetrahedron and the other one being whatever the heck this is 1217138
Reposted by AbcrollTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 422055931
Reposted by AbcrollCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026At the top, Lac Ontario identified on a map from 1688. On the bottom, the announcement in February 1867 that the new province would take its name from Lake Ontario. 519792
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Do you have a great idea for a short course/tutorial for the 2027 Global Physics Summit in Atlanta, GA?💡✍️ Submit your proposals via the link forms.aps.org/t/8rFj9Qw5Eaus or find the form under Meetings on the DSOFT website. Deadline August 2nd, 2026.forms.aps.orgDSOFT Short Course/Tutorial Proposal (2027 APS Global Physics Summit)Made with Fillout, the best way to make forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer. 012
Reposted by AbcrollBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026"NSF plans to claw back around US$500 million that has already been distributed to grant-making divisions. That money would be withdrawn from three of the NSF’s eight main areas, or directorates: engineering; computer and information science and engineering; and mathematical and physical science."nature.comNSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiativeA proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency struggles with a squeezed budget and a backlog of grant applications. 43016
Reposted by AbcrollPaul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 06/06/2026A List of Things Eaten by Scientists 🧵 34727359
Abcroll @abcroll.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Different perspective today! Proud of my biggest little one. 0230
Abcroll @abcroll.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Man, what a great day for so many! Most of all, the hard working Dr. Leo-Stanley Ndunagum! 1220
Reposted by AbcrollCharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Me! I am one of those academics and you can be one too!nature.comMeet the academics refusing to use generative AIResearchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it. 24628167
Reposted by AbcrollLouise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 05/05/2026If you are the editor of a journal and you have received a submission from me that looks a bit weird (weirder than usual) please assume it is a LLM-generated paper from a ghost author. This has happened four times in recent weeks. In each case it is possible to see how a genuine published paper 1/2 9362168
Abcroll @abcroll.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Man the camera guy in the Habs game has no idea what is going on... 000
Reposted by AbcrollCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Harriet Brooks was one of Canada's first female nuclear physicists. Sir Ernest Rutherford said she was an equal of Marie Curie. She co-discovered radon and helped lay the foundations of nuclear science. Then she left her career when she was 29. This is her story. 🧵 1/12 311739
Reposted by AbcrollSoft Matter @softmatter.rsc.org · 14/04/2026📢The nomination deadline for the 2026 Soft Matter Lectureship is fast approaching! ‼️Deadline: 30th April 2026 Don't miss your chance to nominate an early career researcher who has made major contributions to soft matter research. Learn more about the award: lnkd.in/eMhN7bEW 013
Abcroll @abcroll.bsky.social · 19/03/2026It is always great to run into former grad students in the wild. Here is hoping that there perminant positions for great people like this in the future! 031
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Tonight from 6:45 - 8:30 pm we will have our annual DSOFT business meeting and celebration! Can't wait to catch up with y'all ✨ 011
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Come to SPLASHY industry panel to learn about industry careers in soft matter, biological and polymer physics!! Happening today 3 - 4 pm in Meeting Room 210/212 021
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Starting soon, come find us in the Bellco Foyer! 031
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 15/03/2026What's a soft matter physicist to do at the APS Global Physics Summit?🤔 We've got some ideas, so we've put together a list of DSOFT activities, starting with Squishy Science Sunday today at Denver Museum of Nature and Science! 021
Reposted by AbcrollPhysghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 14/03/2026The Women+ in Physics Canada Conference Steering Committee is seeking proposals to host the 2027 conference. Aimed at physics graduate students and early career professionals, this conference provides an opportunity for participants to present their research, support each other and network. ⚛️🧪👩🔬🇨🇦cap.caCanadian Association of Physicists Women+ in Physics Canada Conference 0115
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Are you ready for the APS Global Physics Summit? For all you soft matter lovers, we’ve gathered a list of the DSOFT invited sessions below. For the full GPS schedule, see summit.aps.org/schedule/ 053
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Squishy Science Sunday is back at the Global Physics Summit! Join us for hands-on activities about physics, including the physics of slime, sand, and cotton candy! Find us at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Use code APSSQUISHY26 for a discount on general admission tickets! 078
Reposted by AbcrollDr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 03/03/2026A new paper on falling cat science came out and I just have to draw people's attention to this image 321499433
Reposted by AbcrollAPS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 02/03/2026We are excited to present the finalists for this year's DSOFT Emerging Soft Matter Excellence Award! Join us in celebrating the work of these exceptional soft matter physics students, who will present their work in a special DSOFT Awards Session at the 2026 APS Global Physics Summit. 054
Reposted by AbcrollJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10 30675445
Reposted by AbcrollLucia Stein-Montalvo @lsmontal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Thrilled to see our work, titled "Architectural swarms for responsive façades and creative expression", published in Science Robotics @science.org ! Huge congrats to Merihan Alhafnawi, who led this project. Read more: science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.ady7233science.orgArchitectural swarms for responsive façades and creative expressionArchitectural swarms fuse swarm robotics and architectural façades to create spaces that adapt to people and the environment. 193
Reposted by AbcrollThe French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Map of NATO countries by number of those who died in Afghanistan answering America's call to aid following the 9/11 attacks. 90 French soldiers died out of 23,200 who fought in defense of the United States. 0154
Reposted by AbcrollAlice Auersperg @auersperga.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments. www.cell.com/current-biol... 9354124
Reposted by AbcrollGreat art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 26/11/2025Iryna Kaluyzhna, Ukrainian beauty series Red Bird, 2019 This artwork is a part of the Art of Ukraine fundraiser. All proceeds will go towards supporting Ukrainian efforts 🇺🇦 Buy now 0198
Abcroll @abcroll.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Great to see Wathsala Jayawardana's last thesis work published. She was looking at how thin crumpled sheets absorb energy during low speed impact. Fun to think about why we like crumpled paper when we have to move! doi.org/10.1002/adem...doi.orgImpact and Energy Absorption with Sticky Crumpled MatterThis study shows experiments and simulations of the low-speed impact of a solid sphere into a sticky crumpled sheet. The manuscript details how the added energy absorption mechanism, due to the inter... 010
Reposted by AbcrollKōnane Bay, Ph.D. @konanebay.bsky.social · 27/10/2025APS Meeting abstracts for Denver deadline was extend to October 31! Consider submitting to the "Engineered Biopolymers and Living Materials" focus session organized by Melody Morris and me. We invite abstracts covering research using polymer physics for engineered biopolymers and living materials.summit.aps.orgAPS Global Physics Summit 2026 abstract submissionPresent your physics research to over 14,000 physicists from around the world. 174
Reposted by AbcrollCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/10/2025The dark truth behind FormatMyPaper.comubadah.substack.comBeware giving this site your unpublished dataUsers noticed the website had fake testimonials and a domain name registered seemingly overnight. 818579
Reposted by AbcrollGaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 20/10/2025All Royal Society journal content is freely available this week for open access week @royalsocietypublishing.org 23727
Reposted by AbcrollPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Just popped into the Royal Institution for a coffee, to discover they have a lovely display on benzene to mark the bicentenary of Faraday's discovery of it. Here are his notes, his paper, and one of his first samples. Glorious. 310121
Reposted by AbcrollPhysics Magazine @physicsmagazine.aps.org · 08/10/2025Adding polymers to a liquid speeds up its flow through a pipe by reducing the frictional drag at the pipe’s inner surface. Now researchers have found that the polymers also suppress eddy formation and thus reduce the loss of flow energy to heat.physics.aps.orgPolymers Tame Turbulent FlowNew experiments show that adding polymers to a fluid can reduce energy dissipation by suppressing small eddies. 072
Abcroll @abcroll.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Ha ha, jokes on them! As a scientist, I don't own the rights to anything I publish! 000
Reposted by Abcrollcm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 24/09/2025RIP. He was a good man. cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/edmonton... @drdagly.bsky.social #Alberta #Edmontoncyclingmagazine.caEdmonton mountain bike community grieves tragic loss of Dr. Darren Markland - Canadian Cycling MagazineRespected cycling and healthcare advocate died riding in Nordegg 98017
Reposted by AbcrollButterflies Katz ⓥ @butterflieskatz.bsky.social · 23/09/2025jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... A 2024 study published in JAMA involving 2.4 million children in Sweden, used sibling-control analysis. When comparing siblings—one exposed to #acetaminophen in utero & one not—the researchers found NO increased risk of #autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability. 23887327
Reposted by AbcrollCormac MacFhionnlaoich @cormacscoast.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Sand Patterns on the receding tide. County Clare, Ireland. 41198
Reposted by AbcrollPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 08/09/2025A nice historical look at the origins of the Ising model. www.arxiv.org/abs/2509.00632arxiv.orgOrigins of the Ising modelIn 1925, Ernest Ising published a paper analyzing a model proposed in 1920 by Wilhelm Lenz for ferromagnetism. The model is composed of constituent units that take only two states and interact only wh... 0323
Reposted by AbcrollJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/09/2025No one has been able to invent a technological innovation that is better for learning than simply reading books and getting together in small groups to talk about them. 10611139
Reposted by AbcrollEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 05/09/2025The Faculty of Arts at UWaterloo is pushing through a 'reorganization' plan that will - administratively, at least - collapse a number of its departments into 'schools'. Problems abound with both the process and the plan. A long thread... 1/n 75715
Reposted by AbcrollJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Okay. I've got admin bits to sort today. So to distract me while i wait on things to run at various points: For every few likes this get, a fact about university websites and how gen z and below interact with information, as proven by testing/data. (Most of which unis aren't handling well yet) 1167667
Reposted by AbcrollAlex Wilkins @alexwilkins.bsky.social · 20/08/2025These gorgeous origami shapes - an entirely new family called bloom patterns - could be used to design new, more effective space telescopes or solar panels. www.newscientist.com/article/2493...newscientist.comFlower-like origami patterns could inspire folding spacecraftEngineers have developed a class of origami structures that unfold in one smooth motion to create flower-like shapes, which could have applications in space 39022