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C.-A. Palma

@capalma.bsky.social
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PI, CTO, Mentor, Student, Professor of Physics and Physical Chemistry @unistra | @mpi_polymer | @TU_Muenchen | @HumboldtUni – @PalmaLab.bsky.social

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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In the academic status quo, it can be unfortunately argued that if you haven’t had several “why would you ruin your career?” moments with powerful competitors over questions of attribution (aka ‘corresponding/last’ authorship), then the research probably hasn’t been competitive enough…
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The scientists vs OpenAI controversy is arguably an old tune: When in doubt *our own* academic self-governance decides on 'merit' attribution based on media attention & power dynamics. *Our* 2024 legitimation of companies as nobelprize.org laureates consolidated 'merit' as a commodity. It must stop.
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
T. Tao on modernity "the arguments are heavily AI-assisted…the authors have been working…to simplify and rewrite…“the worst writeup (they) had ever seen in the history of mathematics” into something readable… they were forced to release their preliminary preprints“ #scientificprecariousness
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Singular/smooth manifolds vs strict manifolds @ go.bsky.app/SZRnE9o ?
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Nice piece: It can be argued that Hilbert space is entry-level math for physicists and indeed the exciting problems are tied to the physical interpretation of its subspaces–PS: Relating Hilbert space to arcane math is a disfavor to infinitely many diverse vector/tangent manifold & arcane spaces ;-)
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Jose Lado @joselado.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"World of Quantum Materials", a role-playing game testing your knowledge about quantum materials. The mechanics, you are a quantum material battling others with quasiparticles, getting advantages by using quasiparticles others cannot host and answering physics questions. github.com/joselado/wor...
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Grill Lab @grilllab.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
We have an OPEN PHD POSITION! Please apply if you’re interested (or forward to anyone who could be)
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Klasse News für #Automation #KI #Klima 🇩🇪 Forschung, auch pot. dank 🇨🇳 #H200 Imp.-Sit. Können 🇪🇺🇨🇳 Qtech-Imp.-Kon. 🇩🇪s Qtech stärken, indem dadurch die Zusammenarbeit wieder ermöglicht wird?
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 09/02/2026
Interessiert an einer Informationsreise nach China? Die DFG und das Chinesisch-Deutsche Zentrum für Wissenschaftsförderung in Peking fördern einen Aufenthalt für Postdocs aus den Bereichen Physik und Chemie im Herbst 2026, u.a. mit Universitäts-Besuchen und Konferenzteilnahmen. Mehr: sohub.io/6y5x
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Informationsreise zu herausragenden Forschungseinrichtungen in China im Herbst 2026
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
„Verantwortung ist jedoch nicht dasselbe wie Schuld. Diejenigen, die sich nicht schuldig fühlen nicht schuld sind, können sich gleichwohl nicht den Konsequenzen einer Politik entziehen, der sich ein allzu großer Teil desselben Volkes bereitwillig angeschlossen hatte“ WB #HessenData #Gotham #VeRA
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PalmaLab @palmalab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
*apparent height in a scanning tennisball microscope #STM #SurfaceScience #CondensedMatter xkcd!
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
How do the ultra-wealthy restock during the programmed recession? How do they acquire liquidity in the context of bailouts? The problem is that not everyone sees it, and we need to be well informedwhen the bailouts begin.
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“Every industry has certain problems universally acknowledged as broken: In academia, it’s publishing. Academic publishing is dominated by for-profit giants like Elsevier and Springer. Calling their practice a form of thuggery isn’t so much an insult as an economic observation.”
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Great work, everyone www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Germany updates US travel advice after citizens detained
Germany updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasise that a visa or entry waiver does not guarantee entry for its citizens after several Germans were detained at the border recently, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
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FX Coudert @nanoporous.net · 19/03/2025
French researcher, going to a conference in Houston, was forbidden entry to US; his work and personal electronics were both confiscated. Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant que son or...
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Bis zu 700 Spitzenwissenschaftler könnten auf eine dringende außerplanmäßige Finanzierung für ihre Forschungsprojekte in Deutschland angewiesen sein fyi @BMBF_bund @oezdemir.de
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About Fulbright Germany
Fulbright Germany awards up to 700 scholarships yearly for study, research, teaching, and continuing education in the US and Germany.
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
@johncarlosbaez arguments are specially relevant this week. One cannot help but wonder if the whole US Tech and @bluesky will eventually share a scorched-earth mindset to progress. Any tips on how to use @Mastodon efficiently, starting with how to follow across servers?
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Truly heartbroken by the passing of my dear colleague, Rudi. For a time, it felt like we were the only two intl. physics faculty in Beijing, and I am at a complete loss…
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Thank you MK, for being an inspiring mentor and supporting my applications. I would've loved to have more opportunities to discuss—alas, time goes by unjustly fast. My condolences, dear Marci and family.
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Our latest www.nature.com/articles/s41... marks piece no. 8 since our first NC piece 9y ago www.nature.com/articles/nco... –Therein we proposed that a molecule trapped in a 2D MOF pore could function as a thermal memory at the atomic scale–the smallest container storing thermodynamic states 1/n
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Jennifer MacLeod @jenmacleod.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
It's been a real pleasure to work with Ping, Alex and Victoria over the past year on the On-Surface Synthesis Collection for Communications Chemistry. If you haven't browsed the Collection yet, it's worth a look - absolutely beautiful work from leaders in the field. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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On-surface synthesis - Communications Chemistry
Communications Chemistry is pleased to introduce a Collection of research works focused on recent developments within the interdisciplinary field of on-surface synthesis. Here, the Guest Editors highl...
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Next piece “photoinduced engineering of graphene nanoribbon bicomponent topological molecular networks at interfaces through photoswitchable self-assembly” 🤣
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C.-A. Palma @capalma.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Just learning that @jay.bsky.team first name is #蓝天 which means Blue Sky 🦋🤯
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PalmaLab @palmalab.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We just found 10 surface scientists @🦋 #SciSky 🎉 Help us find more! #UHV #STM #XPS #UPS #ARPES #AFM #ChemPhys #PhySky #ChemSky #SurfSci #SurfaceScience go.bsky.app/LKyQJm7
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