Luke Davis
@luke-mathphys.bsky.social
🇬🇧🇯🇲 Fellow Uni. of Edinburgh. Theoretical physicist, active and living matter, statistical physics.
Prev: INI Research Fellow Cambridge, UCL, Uni of Lux., Uni of Toronto, London Centre for Nano.
Web: www.drlukekdavis.com
Prev: INI Research Fellow Cambridge, UCL, Uni of Lux., Uni of Toronto, London Centre for Nano.
Web: www.drlukekdavis.com
New preprint! :) : "Insertion space of repulsive active matter". We show that the presence of activity, weak or strong, increases the total insertion volume and its connectedness. Our work extends equilibrium concepts of stochastic geometry to active systems. arxiv.org/pdf/2509.081...
#ActiveMatter
#ActiveMatter
September 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New preprint! :) : "Insertion space of repulsive active matter". We show that the presence of activity, weak or strong, increases the total insertion volume and its connectedness. Our work extends equilibrium concepts of stochastic geometry to active systems. arxiv.org/pdf/2509.081...
#ActiveMatter
#ActiveMatter
New Preprint Alert! 🌟
Discover our latest research on "Force and geometric signatures of the creep-to-failure transition in a granular pile" on arXiv. Dive into the dynamic interplay of forces and geometry in granular systems.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01391
Discover our latest research on "Force and geometric signatures of the creep-to-failure transition in a granular pile" on arXiv. Dive into the dynamic interplay of forces and geometry in granular systems.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01391
August 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
New Preprint Alert! 🌟
Discover our latest research on "Force and geometric signatures of the creep-to-failure transition in a granular pile" on arXiv. Dive into the dynamic interplay of forces and geometry in granular systems.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01391
Discover our latest research on "Force and geometric signatures of the creep-to-failure transition in a granular pile" on arXiv. Dive into the dynamic interplay of forces and geometry in granular systems.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01391
Very happy to see this out as a preprint! 🥳 Glad to have been able to contribute to this nice story, where biophysics is the main protagonist!
Targeted disruption of phage liquid crystalline droplets abolishes antibiotic tolerance of bacterial biofilms
led by @abultarafder.bsky.social
Great collaboration with @pearce-maths.bsky.social and @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
led by @abultarafder.bsky.social
Great collaboration with @pearce-maths.bsky.social and @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
August 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Very happy to see this out as a preprint! 🥳 Glad to have been able to contribute to this nice story, where biophysics is the main protagonist!
Reposted by Luke Davis
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (1st August, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). @luke-mathphys.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (1st August, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). @luke-mathphys.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk
Latest portrait is of the late Freeman Dyson.
July 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Latest portrait is of the late Freeman Dyson.
At the very pretty IHES, in Bures sur-yvette, for the school on Nonlinear and statistical physics.
June 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
At the very pretty IHES, in Bures sur-yvette, for the school on Nonlinear and statistical physics.
Chalk portrait of Felix Klein 1849-1925. Mathematician who was based in Goettingen. I also drew this portrait at the Max Planck institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization.
June 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Chalk portrait of Felix Klein 1849-1925. Mathematician who was based in Goettingen. I also drew this portrait at the Max Planck institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization.
My chalk portrait of Emmy Noether 1882-1935. This portrait was drawn in the library of the Living Matter Physics (Golestanian) group at the Mac Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-organisation.
June 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My chalk portrait of Emmy Noether 1882-1935. This portrait was drawn in the library of the Living Matter Physics (Golestanian) group at the Mac Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-organisation.
My latest chalk portrait of a scientist: Peter Higgs 1929-2024. This one is at the Higgs Center for Theoretical Physics, where I have an affiliation.
June 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My latest chalk portrait of a scientist: Peter Higgs 1929-2024. This one is at the Higgs Center for Theoretical Physics, where I have an affiliation.
Reposted by Luke Davis
📣 We are doing it again! #INTERPHACE2027
After a very successful first edition, we are excited to announce that we are planning to organise INTERPHACE bi-annually! 💥
📧 Sign up for our mailing list if you would like to receive updates directly: forms.office.com/e/FepeUA5XA5
After a very successful first edition, we are excited to announce that we are planning to organise INTERPHACE bi-annually! 💥
📧 Sign up for our mailing list if you would like to receive updates directly: forms.office.com/e/FepeUA5XA5
April 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
📣 We are doing it again! #INTERPHACE2027
After a very successful first edition, we are excited to announce that we are planning to organise INTERPHACE bi-annually! 💥
📧 Sign up for our mailing list if you would like to receive updates directly: forms.office.com/e/FepeUA5XA5
After a very successful first edition, we are excited to announce that we are planning to organise INTERPHACE bi-annually! 💥
📧 Sign up for our mailing list if you would like to receive updates directly: forms.office.com/e/FepeUA5XA5
Want to work on cutting edge theoretical research to advance our mechanistic understanding of biological processes? Do you enjoy applying ideas from statistical physics and soft matter? I am hiring a 2-year PostDoc at Uni. of Edinburgh. DL: 15/04/2025 elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Numerical simulations for biomolecular modelling
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to work on project UNTauANGLE: Untangling the biophysics of tau aggregation through computational modelling, within the School of Mathematics at the prestig...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Want to work on cutting edge theoretical research to advance our mechanistic understanding of biological processes? Do you enjoy applying ideas from statistical physics and soft matter? I am hiring a 2-year PostDoc at Uni. of Edinburgh. DL: 15/04/2025 elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
New preprint! “Mesoscopic heterogeneity of biomolecular condensates from sequence patterning.” We explore how the distribution and preferential crowding of cohesive and spacer polymer blocks dictate the rich organization we see in assemblies of proteins. arxiv.org/abs/2502.14587
Mesoscopic heterogeneity in biomolecular condensates from sequence patterning
Biomolecular condensates composed of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are vital for proper cellular function, and their dysfunction is associated with diseases including neurodegeneration and ...
arxiv.org
March 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New preprint! “Mesoscopic heterogeneity of biomolecular condensates from sequence patterning.” We explore how the distribution and preferential crowding of cohesive and spacer polymer blocks dictate the rich organization we see in assemblies of proteins. arxiv.org/abs/2502.14587
Reposted by Luke Davis
thank you for a beautiful panel discussion at #INTERPHACE2025 Benny Chain @bennychains.bsky.social Jo Redmond, Cristina Lo Celso and Jean-Baptiste Cazier 🔥 - I cannot think of a better way to round up the day
February 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
thank you for a beautiful panel discussion at #INTERPHACE2025 Benny Chain @bennychains.bsky.social Jo Redmond, Cristina Lo Celso and Jean-Baptiste Cazier 🔥 - I cannot think of a better way to round up the day
Reposted by Luke Davis
I hope you enjoyed today as much as we did! Here's to many future editions of #INTERPHACE2025 💥
February 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I hope you enjoyed today as much as we did! Here's to many future editions of #INTERPHACE2025 💥
Higgs Boson Ale: may give you *more* mass.
February 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Higgs Boson Ale: may give you *more* mass.
I am advertising x2 (4-year) PhD projects on the statistical physics and mathematics of active matter at
@EdinUniMaths
. The deadline is 20/01/25 and likely starting date is Sept 2025. Project details see mac-migs.ac.uk/projects-2024/ and scroll down or ctrl-f "Luke".
Please share! 😄
@EdinUniMaths
. The deadline is 20/01/25 and likely starting date is Sept 2025. Project details see mac-migs.ac.uk/projects-2024/ and scroll down or ctrl-f "Luke".
Please share! 😄
January 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I am advertising x2 (4-year) PhD projects on the statistical physics and mathematics of active matter at
@EdinUniMaths
. The deadline is 20/01/25 and likely starting date is Sept 2025. Project details see mac-migs.ac.uk/projects-2024/ and scroll down or ctrl-f "Luke".
Please share! 😄
@EdinUniMaths
. The deadline is 20/01/25 and likely starting date is Sept 2025. Project details see mac-migs.ac.uk/projects-2024/ and scroll down or ctrl-f "Luke".
Please share! 😄
Lovely view of Arthur’s seat from my new office at the School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh.
January 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Lovely view of Arthur’s seat from my new office at the School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh.
Scientific problems have but a few viewpoints where the entire solution reveals itself and shines bright, also uncovering seemingly unrelated truths. These good viewpoints are equivalent to perceptive questions, and asking these Qs should be the major preoccupation of scientists.
December 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Scientific problems have but a few viewpoints where the entire solution reveals itself and shines bright, also uncovering seemingly unrelated truths. These good viewpoints are equivalent to perceptive questions, and asking these Qs should be the major preoccupation of scientists.
🎉 Grant news! 🎉 I have won a Wellcome Accelerator Award! This will accelerate my research and career at UoE (Edinburgh). Grateful to Wellcome and for all the support I have received from UoE, mentors, collaborators, friends, and family.
I will be hiring a 2-year Postdoc! Stay tuned for more info.
I will be hiring a 2-year Postdoc! Stay tuned for more info.
December 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
🎉 Grant news! 🎉 I have won a Wellcome Accelerator Award! This will accelerate my research and career at UoE (Edinburgh). Grateful to Wellcome and for all the support I have received from UoE, mentors, collaborators, friends, and family.
I will be hiring a 2-year Postdoc! Stay tuned for more info.
I will be hiring a 2-year Postdoc! Stay tuned for more info.
Reposted by Luke Davis
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
Reposted by Luke Davis
📢 Only few more days left to submit an abstract for #INTERPHACE2025 at @thecrick.bsky.social or get an early-bird ticket! - deadline 13th Dec!
Don't miss out on presenting your work in an interdisciplinary environment, network, or maybe even find new collaborators?
tinyurl.com/5n94xcuw
Don't miss out on presenting your work in an interdisciplinary environment, network, or maybe even find new collaborators?
tinyurl.com/5n94xcuw
December 4, 2024 at 5:30 PM
📢 Only few more days left to submit an abstract for #INTERPHACE2025 at @thecrick.bsky.social or get an early-bird ticket! - deadline 13th Dec!
Don't miss out on presenting your work in an interdisciplinary environment, network, or maybe even find new collaborators?
tinyurl.com/5n94xcuw
Don't miss out on presenting your work in an interdisciplinary environment, network, or maybe even find new collaborators?
tinyurl.com/5n94xcuw
Some time away from
physics to indulge in some kultur at the Alte Nationalgalerie.
physics to indulge in some kultur at the Alte Nationalgalerie.
December 5, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Some time away from
physics to indulge in some kultur at the Alte Nationalgalerie.
physics to indulge in some kultur at the Alte Nationalgalerie.
This week I am working at and visiting TU Berlin! Will give an informal seminar on Wednesday.
This photo is in front of the elevators on the seventh floor…
This photo is in front of the elevators on the seventh floor…
December 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
This week I am working at and visiting TU Berlin! Will give an informal seminar on Wednesday.
This photo is in front of the elevators on the seventh floor…
This photo is in front of the elevators on the seventh floor…
Tel me you are in Germany without telling me that you are Germany.
December 2, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Tel me you are in Germany without telling me that you are Germany.
I apparently missed the memo that all the Lukes are taking over darts.
The two Lukes headline new darts era that is both deeply trival and deathly serious | Jonathan Liew
The two Lukes headline new darts era that is both deeply trival and deathly serious | Jonathan Liew
Rising star Luke Littler and world champion Luke Humphries are the stars of an ever-expanding cultural phenomenon
There are plant burgers and arancini on sleek dark plates. There is a beer mat with the face of Brendan Dolan on it. In one corner of the…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:15 AM
I apparently missed the memo that all the Lukes are taking over darts.