ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING
@hydrosensing.bsky.social
We are on a mission to transform our understanding of how plants sense and respond to water. Curated by @isabelmyp.bsky.social
https://hydrosensing.eu
https://hydrosensing.eu
🧬🌱 Just added a new paper to the website:
A report about a Multi Targeted AmiRNA Cell type-specific Transportome-scale (mTACT) toolbox, a cell type-specific, transportome-scale amiRNA toolbox that overcomes functional redundancy in Arabidopsis.
📝 Here: hydrosensing.eu/2026/01/mtac...
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A report about a Multi Targeted AmiRNA Cell type-specific Transportome-scale (mTACT) toolbox, a cell type-specific, transportome-scale amiRNA toolbox that overcomes functional redundancy in Arabidopsis.
📝 Here: hydrosensing.eu/2026/01/mtac...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:14 AM
🧬🌱 Just added a new paper to the website:
A report about a Multi Targeted AmiRNA Cell type-specific Transportome-scale (mTACT) toolbox, a cell type-specific, transportome-scale amiRNA toolbox that overcomes functional redundancy in Arabidopsis.
📝 Here: hydrosensing.eu/2026/01/mtac...
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A report about a Multi Targeted AmiRNA Cell type-specific Transportome-scale (mTACT) toolbox, a cell type-specific, transportome-scale amiRNA toolbox that overcomes functional redundancy in Arabidopsis.
📝 Here: hydrosensing.eu/2026/01/mtac...
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🌿To #grow or not to grow...🌿
This #OpenAccess #JIPB commentary discusses the mechanism by which #plants decide whether stop or continue growing under fluctuating #environmental conditions.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
@wileylifesci.bsky.social
#PlantScience #botany #evolution #ClimateChange
This #OpenAccess #JIPB commentary discusses the mechanism by which #plants decide whether stop or continue growing under fluctuating #environmental conditions.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
@wileylifesci.bsky.social
#PlantScience #botany #evolution #ClimateChange
January 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
🌿To #grow or not to grow...🌿
This #OpenAccess #JIPB commentary discusses the mechanism by which #plants decide whether stop or continue growing under fluctuating #environmental conditions.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
@wileylifesci.bsky.social
#PlantScience #botany #evolution #ClimateChange
This #OpenAccess #JIPB commentary discusses the mechanism by which #plants decide whether stop or continue growing under fluctuating #environmental conditions.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
@wileylifesci.bsky.social
#PlantScience #botany #evolution #ClimateChange
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2026 UK plant biomechanics workshop on 17th April 2026 in Nottingham.
Abstract submissions deadline is 13 Feb, and registration is open.
🌱🧪🌿🔬#PlantSci
Abstract submissions deadline is 13 Feb, and registration is open.
🌱🧪🌿🔬#PlantSci
Home - Plant Biomechanics Workshop 2026 - East Midlands Conference Centre
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January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
2026 UK plant biomechanics workshop on 17th April 2026 in Nottingham.
Abstract submissions deadline is 13 Feb, and registration is open.
🌱🧪🌿🔬#PlantSci
Abstract submissions deadline is 13 Feb, and registration is open.
🌱🧪🌿🔬#PlantSci
🌱 How do maize roots know where water is in dry soils... and why don’t all crops do this equally well??
Recap of the #HS Science paper "Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm"💧🌿
📄 Full paper: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Recap of the #HS Science paper "Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm"💧🌿
📄 Full paper: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm
Plants grow complex root systems to extract unevenly distributed resources from soils. Spatial differences in soil moisture are perceived by root tips, leading to the patterning of new root branches t...
www.science.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
🌱 How do maize roots know where water is in dry soils... and why don’t all crops do this equally well??
Recap of the #HS Science paper "Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm"💧🌿
📄 Full paper: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Recap of the #HS Science paper "Moisture-responsive root-branching pathways identified in diverse maize breeding germplasm"💧🌿
📄 Full paper: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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🌱 How do plant roots sense and respond to water in the soil?
Recap of hashtag#HS Journal of Experimental Botany review that synthesises current knowledge on hormonal control of root growth–water interactions💧🌿
📄 Full paper: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/76/7/1987/8011474
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Recap of hashtag#HS Journal of Experimental Botany review that synthesises current knowledge on hormonal control of root growth–water interactions💧🌿
📄 Full paper: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/76/7/1987/8011474
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January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
🌱 How do plant roots sense and respond to water in the soil?
Recap of hashtag#HS Journal of Experimental Botany review that synthesises current knowledge on hormonal control of root growth–water interactions💧🌿
📄 Full paper: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/76/7/1987/8011474
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Recap of hashtag#HS Journal of Experimental Botany review that synthesises current knowledge on hormonal control of root growth–water interactions💧🌿
📄 Full paper: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/76/7/1987/8011474
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🌱⚡🔬#RootStressWeek
Tree age affects key fine root morphological traits but does not interfere strongly with (ecto-)mycorrhizal traits by Yu Qin and co-authors in @annbot.bsky.social
#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/qj59
#RootBiology #PlantStress #RootPhysiology #PlantScience
Tree age affects key fine root morphological traits but does not interfere strongly with (ecto-)mycorrhizal traits by Yu Qin and co-authors in @annbot.bsky.social
#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/qj59
#RootBiology #PlantStress #RootPhysiology #PlantScience
December 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
🌱⚡🔬#RootStressWeek
Tree age affects key fine root morphological traits but does not interfere strongly with (ecto-)mycorrhizal traits by Yu Qin and co-authors in @annbot.bsky.social
#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/qj59
#RootBiology #PlantStress #RootPhysiology #PlantScience
Tree age affects key fine root morphological traits but does not interfere strongly with (ecto-)mycorrhizal traits by Yu Qin and co-authors in @annbot.bsky.social
#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/qj59
#RootBiology #PlantStress #RootPhysiology #PlantScience
What is hydrotropism?💧
Hydrotropism is how plant roots find water.
Roots don’t just grow straight down. They can sense where water is in the soil & grow toward wetter areas. This helps plants get the water they need to stay alive, especially when the soil is very dry.
Think of it like this👇
Hydrotropism is how plant roots find water.
Roots don’t just grow straight down. They can sense where water is in the soil & grow toward wetter areas. This helps plants get the water they need to stay alive, especially when the soil is very dry.
Think of it like this👇
December 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What is hydrotropism?💧
Hydrotropism is how plant roots find water.
Roots don’t just grow straight down. They can sense where water is in the soil & grow toward wetter areas. This helps plants get the water they need to stay alive, especially when the soil is very dry.
Think of it like this👇
Hydrotropism is how plant roots find water.
Roots don’t just grow straight down. They can sense where water is in the soil & grow toward wetter areas. This helps plants get the water they need to stay alive, especially when the soil is very dry.
Think of it like this👇
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Can we tackle antimicrobial resistance or predict future pandemics?
The first panel of our #OneHealth conference will focus on innovation in surveillance and diagnostics, health systems and more!
👉 buff.ly/bqvaXlW
@cassandrakoh.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @engelmal.bsky.social @epidemy.org
The first panel of our #OneHealth conference will focus on innovation in surveillance and diagnostics, health systems and more!
👉 buff.ly/bqvaXlW
@cassandrakoh.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @engelmal.bsky.social @epidemy.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Can we tackle antimicrobial resistance or predict future pandemics?
The first panel of our #OneHealth conference will focus on innovation in surveillance and diagnostics, health systems and more!
👉 buff.ly/bqvaXlW
@cassandrakoh.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @engelmal.bsky.social @epidemy.org
The first panel of our #OneHealth conference will focus on innovation in surveillance and diagnostics, health systems and more!
👉 buff.ly/bqvaXlW
@cassandrakoh.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @engelmal.bsky.social @epidemy.org
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Rooting for roots?
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Rooting for roots?
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
#PlantScience
Join us online for the Mini Symposium of the International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social
Register here for free:
tinyurl.com/yzeddrjx
Programme👇
🌾 How plants adjust root architecture under drought?
Recap of #HS paper in Current Biology! 🌱
Read the study: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Study showed that ABA helps crops (eg rice & maize) grow roots at steeper angles in response to drought by boosting local auxin production at the root tip.
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Recap of #HS paper in Current Biology! 🌱
Read the study: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Study showed that ABA helps crops (eg rice & maize) grow roots at steeper angles in response to drought by boosting local auxin production at the root tip.
1/4
December 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🌾 How plants adjust root architecture under drought?
Recap of #HS paper in Current Biology! 🌱
Read the study: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Study showed that ABA helps crops (eg rice & maize) grow roots at steeper angles in response to drought by boosting local auxin production at the root tip.
1/4
Recap of #HS paper in Current Biology! 🌱
Read the study: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Study showed that ABA helps crops (eg rice & maize) grow roots at steeper angles in response to drought by boosting local auxin production at the root tip.
1/4
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Celebrating Plant Science Excellence: 2026 Rank Prize in Nutrition
The Global Plant Council warmly congratulates Professors David E. Salt and Martin Broadley on receiving the 2026 Rank Prize for Nutrition.
buff.ly/S5pa3jP via Rank Prize #PlantScience
The Global Plant Council warmly congratulates Professors David E. Salt and Martin Broadley on receiving the 2026 Rank Prize for Nutrition.
buff.ly/S5pa3jP via Rank Prize #PlantScience
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Celebrating Plant Science Excellence: 2026 Rank Prize in Nutrition
The Global Plant Council warmly congratulates Professors David E. Salt and Martin Broadley on receiving the 2026 Rank Prize for Nutrition.
buff.ly/S5pa3jP via Rank Prize #PlantScience
The Global Plant Council warmly congratulates Professors David E. Salt and Martin Broadley on receiving the 2026 Rank Prize for Nutrition.
buff.ly/S5pa3jP via Rank Prize #PlantScience
Our Hydrosensing partner NTNU hosted yesterday a fascinating lab webinar exploring the delicate relationship between the plasma membrane and the cell wall... and why studying it can truly test a scientist’s patience!
Great insights from W Häger & M Tichá and great discussions followed 🌱🔬
Great insights from W Häger & M Tichá and great discussions followed 🌱🔬
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Our Hydrosensing partner NTNU hosted yesterday a fascinating lab webinar exploring the delicate relationship between the plasma membrane and the cell wall... and why studying it can truly test a scientist’s patience!
Great insights from W Häger & M Tichá and great discussions followed 🌱🔬
Great insights from W Häger & M Tichá and great discussions followed 🌱🔬
Reposted by ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING
Plantae Presents – Figuring It Out: Creating Figures That Communicate Science
plantae.org/plantaeprese... via @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
plantae.org/plantaeprese... via @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Plantae Presents – Figuring It Out: Creating Figures That Communicate Science
plantae.org/plantaeprese... via @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
plantae.org/plantaeprese... via @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
Reposted by ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING
Places still available for @embo.org Lab Leadership for #Postdocs online/in-person courses in January! Take time to focus on your interpersonal skills, discover tools to support your development + tune up your communication skills. Sign up now: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol... #EMBOLabLead
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Places still available for @embo.org Lab Leadership for #Postdocs online/in-person courses in January! Take time to focus on your interpersonal skills, discover tools to support your development + tune up your communication skills. Sign up now: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol... #EMBOLabLead
18 months into #HYDROSENSING learning about water sensing & droughts response & it shows:
🧬 15 publications (more coming)
🔬 CRISPR libraries + protein structures underway
🌾 Work advancing in Arabidopsis, tomato & rice models
🌱 40+ scientists collaborating
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2025/12/hydr...
🧬 15 publications (more coming)
🔬 CRISPR libraries + protein structures underway
🌾 Work advancing in Arabidopsis, tomato & rice models
🌱 40+ scientists collaborating
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2025/12/hydr...
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
18 months into #HYDROSENSING learning about water sensing & droughts response & it shows:
🧬 15 publications (more coming)
🔬 CRISPR libraries + protein structures underway
🌾 Work advancing in Arabidopsis, tomato & rice models
🌱 40+ scientists collaborating
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2025/12/hydr...
🧬 15 publications (more coming)
🔬 CRISPR libraries + protein structures underway
🌾 Work advancing in Arabidopsis, tomato & rice models
🌱 40+ scientists collaborating
Read more: hydrosensing.eu/2025/12/hydr...
Great session yesterday with Andrew Fleming from @sheffielduni.bsky.social
He gave our researchers a fascinating look at stomatal mecanics & the role of stomata in plant function, which was especially insightful for those of us who usually focus on roots🌱
Thank you Andy for an inspiring talk!
He gave our researchers a fascinating look at stomatal mecanics & the role of stomata in plant function, which was especially insightful for those of us who usually focus on roots🌱
Thank you Andy for an inspiring talk!
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Great session yesterday with Andrew Fleming from @sheffielduni.bsky.social
He gave our researchers a fascinating look at stomatal mecanics & the role of stomata in plant function, which was especially insightful for those of us who usually focus on roots🌱
Thank you Andy for an inspiring talk!
He gave our researchers a fascinating look at stomatal mecanics & the role of stomata in plant function, which was especially insightful for those of us who usually focus on roots🌱
Thank you Andy for an inspiring talk!
Dr. Malcolm Bennett will be speaking about “Discovering how plants sense water stress” this Wednesday, 26th of November at Auditorio Abate Molina, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
🔸 Wednesday, 26 November
🕙 10:00 hrs
🔸 Wednesday, 26 November
🕙 10:00 hrs
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Dr. Malcolm Bennett will be speaking about “Discovering how plants sense water stress” this Wednesday, 26th of November at Auditorio Abate Molina, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
🔸 Wednesday, 26 November
🕙 10:00 hrs
🔸 Wednesday, 26 November
🕙 10:00 hrs
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Relationship between hydrological restoration & the recovery of vegetation communities in boreal forestry-drained peatlands 📊🧪
Uses data on
👉species communities
👉water-table level
👉porewater quality
...before restoration & 2, 5 & 10 years after it! 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Uses data on
👉species communities
👉water-table level
👉porewater quality
...before restoration & 2, 5 & 10 years after it! 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Relationship between hydrological restoration & the recovery of vegetation communities in boreal forestry-drained peatlands 📊🧪
Uses data on
👉species communities
👉water-table level
👉porewater quality
...before restoration & 2, 5 & 10 years after it! 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Uses data on
👉species communities
👉water-table level
👉porewater quality
...before restoration & 2, 5 & 10 years after it! 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
In today’s meeting, Malcolm Bennett went member by member through the research updates from the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social team, discussing methods, results, and how these connect with the work of others across the extended Hydrosensing team.
Lots of food for thought.
Exciting times ahead 😉
Lots of food for thought.
Exciting times ahead 😉
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In today’s meeting, Malcolm Bennett went member by member through the research updates from the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social team, discussing methods, results, and how these connect with the work of others across the extended Hydrosensing team.
Lots of food for thought.
Exciting times ahead 😉
Lots of food for thought.
Exciting times ahead 😉
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The 2026 plant science conference travel award program is open!
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The 2026 plant science conference travel award program is open!
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
Awards are given to student/mentor pairs.
At lease one of the pair must be a member of SACNAS or MANRRS or AISES.
Please share, applications due by Dec 5, 2025.
@sacnas.bsky.social
rootandshoot.org/2026-root-sh...
Huge congratulations to our colleague and PI Malcolm Bennett, named among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 in Plant & Animal Science! One of only 7 UK researchers in this field! 👏👏👏
Beyond being an outstanding scientist, he’s also a truly supportive and kind colleague. We’re so proud!!
Beyond being an outstanding scientist, he’s also a truly supportive and kind colleague. We’re so proud!!
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Huge congratulations to our colleague and PI Malcolm Bennett, named among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 in Plant & Animal Science! One of only 7 UK researchers in this field! 👏👏👏
Beyond being an outstanding scientist, he’s also a truly supportive and kind colleague. We’re so proud!!
Beyond being an outstanding scientist, he’s also a truly supportive and kind colleague. We’re so proud!!
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Working in plant health and want showcase your achievements? Then why not apply for our new Plant Health Professional Development Award!
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Working in plant health and want showcase your achievements? Then why not apply for our new Plant Health Professional Development Award!
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth
Visit the award webpage to find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/plant-health...
#PlantHealth
We’ve just hit the 1/3 mark on the project, good time to pause & ask: what’s working, & what could be better?
At our last meeting, the ECRs led the discussion, PIs listening in. Everyone agreed the ECR meetings have been a strength a space to share the basics of each team’s work & discipline 💬
At our last meeting, the ECRs led the discussion, PIs listening in. Everyone agreed the ECR meetings have been a strength a space to share the basics of each team’s work & discipline 💬
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We’ve just hit the 1/3 mark on the project, good time to pause & ask: what’s working, & what could be better?
At our last meeting, the ECRs led the discussion, PIs listening in. Everyone agreed the ECR meetings have been a strength a space to share the basics of each team’s work & discipline 💬
At our last meeting, the ECRs led the discussion, PIs listening in. Everyone agreed the ECR meetings have been a strength a space to share the basics of each team’s work & discipline 💬
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Join us for the EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'AI and biology' 🤖🧬
Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling 🧠💡
10 – 13 March 2026
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Submit your abstract: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
#EESAIBio #AI
Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling 🧠💡
10 – 13 March 2026
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Submit your abstract: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
#EESAIBio #AI
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Join us for the EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'AI and biology' 🤖🧬
Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling 🧠💡
10 – 13 March 2026
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Submit your abstract: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
#EESAIBio #AI
Explore how AI transforms biological research – from foundation models for biology to generative modelling 🧠💡
10 – 13 March 2026
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
Submit your abstract: s.embl.org/ees26-02-bl
#EESAIBio #AI
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Nanocosmos: Faster Than Your Quickest Thought!
"Physik goes Downtown Night 2025" featured science presented by speakers from RUN that was truly mind-blowing. They delivered fantastic talks about the movement of atoms at speeds that completely redefine "quick"! www.uni-regensburg.de/physik/schul...
"Physik goes Downtown Night 2025" featured science presented by speakers from RUN that was truly mind-blowing. They delivered fantastic talks about the movement of atoms at speeds that completely redefine "quick"! www.uni-regensburg.de/physik/schul...
October 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nanocosmos: Faster Than Your Quickest Thought!
"Physik goes Downtown Night 2025" featured science presented by speakers from RUN that was truly mind-blowing. They delivered fantastic talks about the movement of atoms at speeds that completely redefine "quick"! www.uni-regensburg.de/physik/schul...
"Physik goes Downtown Night 2025" featured science presented by speakers from RUN that was truly mind-blowing. They delivered fantastic talks about the movement of atoms at speeds that completely redefine "quick"! www.uni-regensburg.de/physik/schul...