Our paper on ubiquitous light small pairs in Hubbard models with long range hoppings and interactions is live. Such pairs found for all lattices. Potential for high Tc BEC #superconductor. Thanks collaborators Ganiyu Adebanjo and Pavel Kornikovitch. arxiv.org/abs/2211.06498

Recruiting for PhD studentships in Condensed Matter Physics / Quantum Materials at the Open University’s Walton Hall campus in the UK. Please alert suitable applicants. Deadline 20th January 2023, see link and image for instructions: open.ac.uk/science/physic…

Tomorrow we make history 70,000 UCU members taking action 500,000 workers taking action Your action is special. YOU are special RT if you are UCU and PROUD #ucuRISING

Today, university staff go on strike They are striking for decent pay, pensions and secure employment They are striking for students They are striking for the future of higher education RT IF YOU BACK THEM #ucuRISING

The flat earth is so outdated. The topological earth is the new big thing!

Enjoying TERMIS EU 2023 Manchester in Manchester. Will be talking tomorrow about the use of machine learning to predict the self-organisation of cultured tissue.

Our paper on using machine learning to predict the structure and self-organisation of cultured tissue grown in tethered moulds due to cell-matrix interactions is live on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2303.18017. Thanks to my collaborators Allison Andrews and Hugh Dickinson.

In my preprint at arxiv.org/abs/2308.02700, I introduce a method that finds the optimal distribution of arteries and veins for any tissue shape. Applications include generating vasculatures for cultured tissues, understanding blood vessels within organs, and computer simulations.

It's official; it's GOLD for The OU!🥇 We've been awarded a gold rating by the The Office for Students (OfS) Teaching Excellence Framework, which recognises high-quality teaching and student outcomes, with 2023 being the first time The OU has submitted for rating. ounews.co/around-ou/the-…

Our latest paper uses biophysical simulations to identify the best tethered mould designs to grow highly aligned cellular hydrogels with low internal tension (published today). Image shows ranked average alignment and tension. Read as open access: dx.doi.org/10.1088/1478-3…

Xavier Trepat Ricard Alert Zenón are spot on for this one! Don't let your model just be Figure 7. The most exciting science happens as theory and experiment go back and forth!!

Our new paper explores real-space pair formation from extended Hubbard interactions. We predict that: Long-range hopping promotes high Tc. d-pairs / condensates and superlight pairs (pairs lighter than their constituents) form for tetragonal lattices. doi.org/10.1016/j.phys…

What future for meat? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski hear about new research into ways of making meat less environmentally damaging - from removing the methane, to growing it in a lab. Is it possible to be a guilt-free carnivore? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

On the latest @bbcrareearth we're sinking our teeth into meat. 'Tasty' says I, other panellists not so sure. With Royal Agricultural University SRUC Jim Hague