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Account of the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden; tweets by Pablo Pérez, Uta Gneisse, and Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social.

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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@apsjournals.aps.org @giorgionicoletti.bsky.social @ivanditerlizzi.bsky.social See also the Viewpoint @physicsmagazine.aps.org by Tuan Pham Minh: physics.aps.org/articles/v19... Publication highlight: www.pks.mpg.de/research/hig...
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Cells Put a Price Tag on Sensing Their World
A new model shows how cells could optimize biochemical sensing by balancing information gained against energy spent.
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How much energy is information worth? Researchers @mpipks.bsky.social show how systems can learn to balance the information they gain and the energy they spend, in real time and with only partial access to the processes they sense. On the cover @physrevlett.aps.org: doi.org/10.1103/8gx2-rbns
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Ricard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
New paper! Inspired by gliding bacteria, we introduce active screws: Particles that self-propel by spinning around their propulsion axis. We show that active screws form active chiral nematics. With Debu Banerjee and @lauritzh.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social journals.aps.org/prresearch/a...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Autumn call for PhD positions in the International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics and Control is now open! We offer a large variety of projects in Physics & Chemistry. The deadline is the 31th of October. All the information can be found in: www.imprs-pks.mpg.de/application/...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Exploring exotic superconductivity with many-body computations and cold-atom experiments: research by Chunhan Feng @mpipks.bsky.social and collaborators @flatironinstitute.org and @mit.edu now #published at @pnas.org. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2600303123
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You are cordially invited.
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
@ricardalert.bsky.social @marinbukov.bsky.social Image credit: Kilian Neddermeyer Publication highlight: pks.mpg.de/research/highlights See also the press release of #ctd.qmat: ctdqmat.de/en/news-and-events/news/2026-06-12-newton-reloaded-dresden-physicists-go-beyond-the-action-reaction-principle
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
How to describe nonreciprocal interactions using a Hamiltonian? Researchers @mpipks.bsky.social, @ub.edu, @icreacommunity.bsky.social have done so using a Hamiltonian embedding. Work now #published @natphys.nature.com: doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03317-0
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New #preprint: "Nonlinear isotropic odd elasticity" arxiv.org/abs/2605.02476 More from the #PhD work of @zhaoshh.bsky.social: revealing some of the surprising nonlinear mechanical behaviour of active, "odd" solids. @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Many thanks @prelights.bsky.social for highlighting our recent #preprint, a great collaboration with @paveltomancak.bsky.social! doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.25.714261 Experiments, theory, a mechanical instability, what more could one ask for? @mpi-cbg.de @mpipks.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
New #preprint: "Stretching and bending of (really) thick elastic plates" arxiv.org/abs/2606.01889 Yet another paper from the #PhD work of @zhaoshh.bsky.social and yet another expansion of three-dimensional elasticity for some ε≪1. @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social
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Ricard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Our paper on a Hamiltonian description of non-reciprocal interactions is out @natphys.nature.com! With Yubo Shi, Roderich Moessner, and @marinbukov.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @ub.edu @icreacommunity.bsky.social Check it out, and read more in the thread below! 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hamiltonian description of non-reciprocal interactions - Nature Physics
Many active and driven systems exhibit non-reciprocal interactions, making them hard to describe with standard methods. Now a constrained Hamiltonian embedding with auxiliary variables reproduces thes...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
You are very welcome.
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Looking for a #postdoc in biophysics, molecular/cell biology, biomedicine or bioengineering? The GSS program offers candidates with PhD degrees from German institutions the chance to join one of the @biohub.org partner universities for a 3 year fellowship. Applications are welcome until the 20/05!
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A fantastic #postdoc opportunity to join us in Dresden @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social or to join @biohub.org. Apply by the 20th of May!
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Our call for Postdoc Positions in Biological Physics is open! Join our exciting and stimulating environment, with a rich variety of groups to collaborate. Deadline for applications is 15th of May! Apply here: www.pks.mpg.de/biological-p...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A new call for PhD positions in the International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics and Control is open! We offer a large variety of projects in Physics & Chemistry. The deadline is the 30th of April. All the information can be found in the website: www.imprs-pks.mpg.de/application/...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Inspired by the Mpemba effect, Nicolò Beato and Gianluca Teza @mpipks.bsky.social have introduced a way to accelerate or prolong relaxation in open quantum systems using "spectral filtering" via unitary transformations. Now #published @physrevlett.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1103/4frd-ck2z
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Division of Biological Physics @mpipks.bsky.social seeks a Research Group Leader in #biophysics, #softmatter physics, or related areas. (Further particulars in the ad.) Apply by the 3rd of April 2026 at pks.mpg.de/bprgl to join us in Dresden!
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
You have a background in math/physics/computer science/ML and are looking for an interdisciplinary postdoc fellowship in life sciences with free choice of host groups? Then join us at the CSBD as an ELBE postdoc! The application deadline is the 13 of March
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
How does an elastic line buckle within a curved surface? The answer, by @zhaoshh.bsky.social and @lepuslapis.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social, has now been #published @physrevlett.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1103/63py-ph5s
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Ricard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New preprint! Do you like ocean waves? We found similar waves on bacterial colonies! We found that this collective behavior, known as rippling, is nothing but surface waves on an active nematic. @princeton.edu @mpipks.bsky.social @ub.edu @icreacommunity.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Chiu Fan Lee @leebiophysics.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Delighted to announce “Hydrodynamic Approaches to Active Matter: Successes and Future Challenges”, will now take place on 6–10 October 2025 at @mpipks.bsky.social, on the occasion of John Toner’s 71st birthday. We hope you will join us. www.pks.mpg.de/haam26
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Now #published @physrevlett.bsky.social: the answer to the question that Euler did not solve three hundred years ago*. @zhaoshh.bsky.social doi.org/10.1103/63py-ph5s * Possible reasons include not having access to Mathematica and predating Riemann (in the non-ecological sense).
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Congratulations! Prof. Igor Herbut (Simon Fraser University) awarded the "Physik-Preis Dresden 2025“
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
This work explains when new optimal strategies emerge and guides the design of more efficient #quantum technologies. Publication highlight: www.pks.mpg.de/research/hig...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Research by N. Beato, P. Patil, @marinbukov.bsky.social now #published @physrevlett.bsky.social @physrevx.bsky.social: numerical and analytical tools adapted from statistical physics reveal phase transitions in quantum control landscapes. doi.org/10.1103/dqvj-p6fq doi.org/10.1103/27nn-cb3t
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Successful candidates are expected to have at least one year of postdoctoral experience at an institution other than the one at which their PhD was awarded. Applications for this fellowship directly after completion of the PhD might be considered in exceptional cases.
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The call for our 2026 Distinguished PKS Postdoctoral Fellow is now open! Distinguished PKS postdoctoral fellows appear personally along with the departments and groups on the main research page of the institute. You can apply here: www.pks.mpg.de/PKSFellow26 Deadline is the 21st of November
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Apply now by uploading your documents and filling our application form here: www.pks.mpg.de/PKSFellow26 Further details of research opportunities can be found on our website: www.pks.mpg.de/research
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Fully funded summer #internships in #biophysics @mpipks.bsky.social for Bachelor's and Master's students! Apply by the 30th of November 2025: www.pks.mpg.de/biophys-inte...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
We welcome @fbrauns.bsky.social as a new group leader @mpipks.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de!
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Now #published as a Letter @physreve.bsky.social: "Geometry of T1 transitions in epithelia" doi.org/10.1103/kdnb-bxdx My first single-author paper deploys a silly amount of Olympiad geometry on a fundamental biophysics problem, summarised in the attached thread! @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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Geometry of T1 transitions in epithelia
The flows of tissues of epithelial cells often involve T1 transitions. These neighbor exchanges are irreversible rearrangements crossing an energy barrier. Here, by an exact geometric construction, I ...
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
A new call for the ELBE Visiting faculty program is now open! No matter if you are junior or senior faculty, if you work on math/physics/computer science/ML applied to life sciences, you are welcome to submit an application to come and collaborate with the groups at CSBD! Deadline is November 30th.
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 19/09/2025
Truly chuffed for our fearless food physicists @mpipks.bsky.social + collabs from AT @istaresearch.bsky.social, IT & ES who won this year’s Ig Nobel - the #NobelPrize of hearts❤️for cracking the science of perfect pasta !🍝Kudos to all for intrepidly consuming lots of cheese in the name of science!😋
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The Secret to a Smooth Pasta Sauce Wins Ig Nobel Prize
Italian researchers studied how the ingredients of the traditional Roman dish cacio e pepe emulsify into a creamy sauce, winning the 2025 Physics Ig Nobel Prize.
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This work was recently #published @aip-publishing.bsky.social in a special issue on "Kitchen Flows": G. Bartolucci et al., "Phase behavior of Cacio e Pepe sauce", Phys. Fluids. 37, 044122 (2025) doi.org/10.1063/5.0255841
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Phase behavior of Cacio e Pepe sauce
“Pasta alla Cacio e pepe” is a traditional Italian dish made with pasta, pecorino cheese, and pepper. Despite its simple ingredient list, achieving the perfect
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Huge congratulations @gbart.bsky.social, Daniel M. Busiello, Matteo Ciarchi, Alberto Corticelli, Ivan Di Terlizzi, Fabrizio Olmeda, Davide Revignas, @vicioms.bsky.social l from the entire @mpipks.bsky.social community for ensuring that our cacio e pepe sauce will avoid the dreaded mozzarella phase!
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
IG Nobel Prize in #Physics 2025 to @mpipks.bsky.social researchers for elucidating the phase behaviour of cacio e pepe sauce. The work highlights how physics can also be applied to solve daily-life problems! nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03045-0
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Tipsy bats and perfect pasta: Ig Nobels celebrate ‘improbable’ research
The annual awards are a celebration of weird but thought-provoking science.
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Passive morphogenesis of the gut: work by @zhaoshh.bsky.social @lepuslapis.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social and collaborators at Princeton University, @flatironinstitute.org now #published @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505160122
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Ricard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Very honored to receive this prize from the Spanish Physical Society! Thanks a lot to all my collaborators, who make this possible!
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Congratulations to @ricardalert.bsky.social on being awarded the "Young Investigator Prize in Theoretical Physics” by the Spanish Royal Academy of Physics and the BBVA Foundation! The award is in recognition of his contributions to biological physics. www.fbbva.es/noticias/fal...
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Fallados los Premios de Física RSEF-Fundación BBVA 2025
Conoce a las personas galardonadas en los ámbitos de investigación, las enseñanzas secundaria y universitaria, la innovación, la tecnología y la divulgación
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Bacteria are surrounded by water! New work @natphys.nature.com by @ricardalert.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social & collaborators @ Princeton University shows that water capillary forces organise bacterial colonies into gas, nematic streams, and droplet states. nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02965-y
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
New #preprint: "Control of lumen morphology by lateral and basal cell surfaces", a great #biophysics collaboration with Chandraniva Guha Ray, @markusmukenhirn.bsky.social, Alf Honigmann @biotec-tud.bsky.social @poldresden.bsky.social. arxiv.org/abs/2509.04316 @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
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Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Another #preprint: "Elasticity and plasticity of epithelial gap closure", from the #PhD work of Maryam Setoudeh: arxiv.org/abs/2509.05110 This one required a lot of (I think) beautiful #mechanics! @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social
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Mechanobiology Institute @mbisg.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Another look at the drosophila wing! Frank Julicher @mpipks.bsky.social looks at how the wing forms within the pupal phase of morphogenesis. He discussed the physics underlying a hexatic crystalline order found in the wing epithelium that is controlled by cell size heterogeneity. #MBIMPG2025
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