Jose A. Morin
@joseamorin.bsky.social
Scientist | Physical principles in Biology | Single Molecule Biophysics | Optical tweezers | Imaging Facility, MPI-IE, Freiburg
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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
nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03045-0
Tipsy bats and perfect pasta: Ig Nobels celebrate ‘improbable’ research
The annual awards are a celebration of weird but thought-provoking science.
nature.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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
nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03045-0
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Still can't believe this: WE WON THE IG NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
With painted cows and a perfect pasta sauce, ‘Ig Nobel’ winners claim glory
Some of the world’s most imaginative scientific minds have been celebrated at the Ig Nobel awards, which recognize discoveries that make people “laugh, then think.”
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Still can't believe this: WE WON THE IG NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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We just uploaded a preprint on a new massively parallel single-molecule force spectroscopy method. No beads, no messy calibration - just pure DNA tethers pulling individual molecules while we watch them in real-time with fluorescence.
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We just uploaded a preprint on a new massively parallel single-molecule force spectroscopy method. No beads, no messy calibration - just pure DNA tethers pulling individual molecules while we watch them in real-time with fluorescence.
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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New Preprint.
Active probe-free micro-rheology in living systems.
All optical approach by Dr. Iliya Stoev. Collab @kit.edu with @heisenbergcplab.bsky.social @istaresearch.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Active probe-free micro-rheology in living systems.
All optical approach by Dr. Iliya Stoev. Collab @kit.edu with @heisenbergcplab.bsky.social @istaresearch.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New Preprint.
Active probe-free micro-rheology in living systems.
All optical approach by Dr. Iliya Stoev. Collab @kit.edu with @heisenbergcplab.bsky.social @istaresearch.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Active probe-free micro-rheology in living systems.
All optical approach by Dr. Iliya Stoev. Collab @kit.edu with @heisenbergcplab.bsky.social @istaresearch.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
Great to see this out! Congrats Shashank and team!
📢Excited to share our new paper in Nature Physics
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork? Let’s dive in! #Multicellularity nature.com/articles/s41...?
@naturephysics.bsky.social: Cooperative hydrodynamics accompany multicellular-like colonial organization in the unicellular Stentor!
How do single-celled organisms benefit from teamwork? Let’s dive in! #Multicellularity nature.com/articles/s41...?
April 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Great to see this out! Congrats Shashank and team!
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April 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It was a pleasure to have you, and to discover together these beautiful locations. Big thanks to Roland and Angela for the tour!
Roland, Angela, Jose and I went to the Alsace region of France today. It was magical!! First we stopped at a cathedral in Breisach. (A thread)
March 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It was a pleasure to have you, and to discover together these beautiful locations. Big thanks to Roland and Angela for the tour!
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#TiM2025 was a big success! I rarely attend conferences that are mostly workshops, but I should rethink that because I learned so much from the ones I attended! (A thread on the meeting)
March 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#TiM2025 was a big success! I rarely attend conferences that are mostly workshops, but I should rethink that because I learned so much from the ones I attended! (A thread on the meeting)
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If you are in a position of power (tenured faculty, institute director or similar), and you witness these things, and you do not intervene, you are complicit.
www.dw.com/en/how-germa...
www.dw.com/en/how-germa...
How Germany's Max Planck Society fails young scientists – DW – 03/13/2025
The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the inst...
www.dw.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
If you are in a position of power (tenured faculty, institute director or similar), and you witness these things, and you do not intervene, you are complicit.
www.dw.com/en/how-germa...
www.dw.com/en/how-germa...
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“Join the Pigino Lab! We’re hiring a PhD student to explore primary cilia biology using advanced imaging, spatial ‘omics, and AI. Apply now at www.cilia-ai.eu and be part of the Cilia-AI Doctoral Network!”
👀 Looking for a PhD position but you are torn between cilia biology and computational AI research? 😜
The Cilia-AI Doctoral Network has you covered! Lots of fantastic projects throughout Europe, also @humantechnopole.bsky.social with us or @gaiapigino.bsky.social - apply now! ‼️
www.cilia-ai.eu
The Cilia-AI Doctoral Network has you covered! Lots of fantastic projects throughout Europe, also @humantechnopole.bsky.social with us or @gaiapigino.bsky.social - apply now! ‼️
www.cilia-ai.eu
February 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“Join the Pigino Lab! We’re hiring a PhD student to explore primary cilia biology using advanced imaging, spatial ‘omics, and AI. Apply now at www.cilia-ai.eu and be part of the Cilia-AI Doctoral Network!”
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For who needs it 🥲
“There will come a time in your life
When you ask yourself a series of questions
Am I happy with who I am
Am I happy with the people around me
Am I happy with what I am doing
Am I happy with the way my life is going
Do I have a life
Or am I just living
…
youtu.be/fcG8ARPmjBc?...
“There will come a time in your life
When you ask yourself a series of questions
Am I happy with who I am
Am I happy with the people around me
Am I happy with what I am doing
Am I happy with the way my life is going
Do I have a life
Or am I just living
…
youtu.be/fcG8ARPmjBc?...
Underground Resistance - Transition (Accapella) #Techno #Music
YouTube video by HardTechno Collective
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
For who needs it 🥲
“There will come a time in your life
When you ask yourself a series of questions
Am I happy with who I am
Am I happy with the people around me
Am I happy with what I am doing
Am I happy with the way my life is going
Do I have a life
Or am I just living
…
youtu.be/fcG8ARPmjBc?...
“There will come a time in your life
When you ask yourself a series of questions
Am I happy with who I am
Am I happy with the people around me
Am I happy with what I am doing
Am I happy with the way my life is going
Do I have a life
Or am I just living
…
youtu.be/fcG8ARPmjBc?...
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"Cacio e pepe" physics: In arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536v1, eight Italian scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems explain the physics behind a perfect dish of "cacio e pepe" and how to eschew the dreaded "mozzarella phase" - work featured @nytimes.com.
January 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Cacio e pepe" physics: In arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536v1, eight Italian scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems explain the physics behind a perfect dish of "cacio e pepe" and how to eschew the dreaded "mozzarella phase" - work featured @nytimes.com.
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Thanks everyone for the immense interest and great feedback on our preprint! We are super happy (and a bit shocked) that a simple project developed among friends had such a resonance ending up in the New York Times and BBC!
@ivanditerlizzi.bsky.social @vicioms.bsky.social @dmbusiello.bsky.social
@ivanditerlizzi.bsky.social @vicioms.bsky.social @dmbusiello.bsky.social
Quotation of the Day: The Perfect Cacio e Pepe Recipe Does Exist. Just Ask Scientists.
Quotation of the Day for Saturday, January 25, 2025.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thanks everyone for the immense interest and great feedback on our preprint! We are super happy (and a bit shocked) that a simple project developed among friends had such a resonance ending up in the New York Times and BBC!
@ivanditerlizzi.bsky.social @vicioms.bsky.social @dmbusiello.bsky.social
@ivanditerlizzi.bsky.social @vicioms.bsky.social @dmbusiello.bsky.social
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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Lol! It's Doom, but if you're not in hell - you're in an art gallery. And you don't have a shotgun, you have a glass of wine.
bobatealee.itch.io/doom-the-gal...
bobatealee.itch.io/doom-the-gal...
DOOM: The Gallery Experience by bobatealee
An artistic parody of the ultimate classic
bobatealee.itch.io
January 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Lol! It's Doom, but if you're not in hell - you're in an art gallery. And you don't have a shotgun, you have a glass of wine.
bobatealee.itch.io/doom-the-gal...
bobatealee.itch.io/doom-the-gal...
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#JOBSEARCH If you are looking for a good old experienced scientist for consulting, copy-editing and all kind of science related jobs. Microscopy, cell biology, harm reduction, blaschka models. Based in France as I am supporting my wife's career and it matters. Please re post, send any offer my way
January 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#JOBSEARCH If you are looking for a good old experienced scientist for consulting, copy-editing and all kind of science related jobs. Microscopy, cell biology, harm reduction, blaschka models. Based in France as I am supporting my wife's career and it matters. Please re post, send any offer my way
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Hello BlueSky.
Hello #Biophotonics.
Hello #OptoFluidics & #MicroRobotics.
@kitkarlsruhe.bsky.social #FLUCS2.0
January 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hello BlueSky.
Hello #Biophotonics.
Hello #OptoFluidics & #MicroRobotics.
@kitkarlsruhe.bsky.social #FLUCS2.0
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I just made a long overdue update to microfilm guiwitz.github.io/microfilm now 0.3.0! Beyond adaptations to recent Python and Matplotlib, I added support for the great cmap library cmap-docs.readthedocs.io by @talleylambert.bsky.social for easy access to the best (and most psychedelic) colormaps!1/2
December 16, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I just made a long overdue update to microfilm guiwitz.github.io/microfilm now 0.3.0! Beyond adaptations to recent Python and Matplotlib, I added support for the great cmap library cmap-docs.readthedocs.io by @talleylambert.bsky.social for easy access to the best (and most psychedelic) colormaps!1/2
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Very happy to see our study "printed" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... We report how mechanics are related with DNA recombination efficiency. Great work by Kate @cmcb-tud.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social in collab with @celineloot.bsky.social and @amazeld.bsky.social @pasteur.fr . Synopsis 👇1/4
December 13, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Very happy to see our study "printed" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... We report how mechanics are related with DNA recombination efficiency. Great work by Kate @cmcb-tud.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social in collab with @celineloot.bsky.social and @amazeld.bsky.social @pasteur.fr . Synopsis 👇1/4
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Score!!🎉 Ekram's CAP paper accepted in PNAS! @pnas.org
Interested in doing a postdoc on actin biophysics? Come talk to me at #cellbio2024!
Interested in doing a postdoc on actin biophysics? Come talk to me at #cellbio2024!
December 13, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Score!!🎉 Ekram's CAP paper accepted in PNAS! @pnas.org
Interested in doing a postdoc on actin biophysics? Come talk to me at #cellbio2024!
Interested in doing a postdoc on actin biophysics? Come talk to me at #cellbio2024!
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Facing challenges with tools like Napari, Ilastik, CellProfiler? Join the Call4Help pilot event organised by the GloBIAS T&E group, 20-24 January 2025 for guidance from expert trainers. More info: tinyurl.com/2dpyzte5
Sessions tailored to your needs (not hands-on).
#ImageAnalysis #GloBIASCall4Help
Sessions tailored to your needs (not hands-on).
#ImageAnalysis #GloBIASCall4Help
Call4Help
GloBIAS is thrilled to announce the pilot session of Call4Help – a unique opportunity for researchers and image analysis enthusiasts to receive personalized guidance on using cutting-edge image analys...
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December 12, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Facing challenges with tools like Napari, Ilastik, CellProfiler? Join the Call4Help pilot event organised by the GloBIAS T&E group, 20-24 January 2025 for guidance from expert trainers. More info: tinyurl.com/2dpyzte5
Sessions tailored to your needs (not hands-on).
#ImageAnalysis #GloBIASCall4Help
Sessions tailored to your needs (not hands-on).
#ImageAnalysis #GloBIASCall4Help
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@globias.bsky.social is about to introduce "Call4Help" sessions. Please fill in the form to shape them according to your needs! Select which tools you would need help with, language barriers you might encounter, etc.
December 11, 2024 at 9:43 AM
@globias.bsky.social is about to introduce "Call4Help" sessions. Please fill in the form to shape them according to your needs! Select which tools you would need help with, language barriers you might encounter, etc.
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😱📣 BlueSky-ers: WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! 🙏
All of you who ever liked a lecture of mine...
All of you who liked one of the courses I teach in...
All of you I work(ed) with in one way or another...
All of you who see my desperation! 😜
PLEASE re-post! 🙏 careers.humantechnopole.it/o/postdoc-in...
All of you who ever liked a lecture of mine...
All of you who liked one of the courses I teach in...
All of you I work(ed) with in one way or another...
All of you who see my desperation! 😜
PLEASE re-post! 🙏 careers.humantechnopole.it/o/postdoc-in...
Postdocs in Artificial Intelligence
Human Technopole (HT) is an interdisciplinary life science research institute, created and supported by the Italian Government, with the aim of developing innovative strategies to improve human health
careers.humantechnopole.it
October 27, 2023 at 3:05 PM
😱📣 BlueSky-ers: WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! 🙏
All of you who ever liked a lecture of mine...
All of you who liked one of the courses I teach in...
All of you I work(ed) with in one way or another...
All of you who see my desperation! 😜
PLEASE re-post! 🙏 careers.humantechnopole.it/o/postdoc-in...
All of you who ever liked a lecture of mine...
All of you who liked one of the courses I teach in...
All of you I work(ed) with in one way or another...
All of you who see my desperation! 😜
PLEASE re-post! 🙏 careers.humantechnopole.it/o/postdoc-in...
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Continuing down memory lane... Back in 2010, I went down a rabbit hole, learning modern #OpenGL #shader coding, and it was a lot of fun. Here is one of the outcomes of these experiments. I love interactive physics simulations, here are millions of particles in a 1/d force field:
vimeo.com/15491183
vimeo.com/15491183
November 25, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Continuing down memory lane... Back in 2010, I went down a rabbit hole, learning modern #OpenGL #shader coding, and it was a lot of fun. Here is one of the outcomes of these experiments. I love interactive physics simulations, here are millions of particles in a 1/d force field:
vimeo.com/15491183
vimeo.com/15491183