David Drabold
dadrabold.bsky.social
David Drabold
@dadrabold.bsky.social
Distinguished Professor of Physics at Ohio University, husband, father, grandfather, amateur genealogist, numismatist.

Research in Physics of disordered condensed matter, amorphous materials, methods for electronic structure calculations.
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Total lunar eclipse last night (in Ohio). 200mm lens and handheld, about 1/4 sec shutter speed.
March 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Amorphous silicon has a seemingly random structure – and yet there is more to it, as Louise demonstrates using #compchem & ML approaches. A great collaboration with @dadrabold.bsky.social! Read more in @naturecomms.bsky.social, openly available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Signatures of paracrystallinity in amorphous silicon from machine-learning-driven molecular dynamics - Nature Communications
Conflicting theories exist on the structure of amorphous silicon. Here the authors use machine-learning-driven molecular dynamics to show that amorphous Si can accommodate a degree of local paracrysta...
www.nature.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Snowdrop Season is now upon us and, with many of you having planted them back in November, your gardens should be blooming with beauty!

We want to see how your gardens are looking, so (snow)drop your garden pictures in the comments!
January 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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The golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, was among the items stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands, the police said on Saturday.
Thieves Blow Up a Dutch Museum Door to Steal a Golden Helmet
The police said the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, was among the items stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Since 1895, protecting nature and heritage has been the very purpose of the National Trust.

130 years later, this mission continues to guide us 🌲

Have a read of our ambitious plans to transform over 250,000 hectares of land as we celebrate our 130th anniversary - buff.ly/429tSRh
January 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM