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April 19, 2020

Welcome Malte Thumann and Shakul Pathak

April 19, 2020/ David Zwicker

Malte Thumann will work on his Bachelor thesis, while Shakul Pathak does an internship remotely

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April 05, 2020

New paper: Python package for solving partial differential equations

April 05, 2020/ David Zwicker

We published our first pure software paper in the Journal of Open Source Science. In this paper, we describe our Python package py-pde, which helps with solving partial differential equations (PDEs).

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February 20, 2020

Open Postdoc Position

February 20, 2020/ David Zwicker

We are currently looking for a motivated and fun person to join our group as a Postdoc to work on topics in Biological Physics.

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February 20, 2020

New Manuscript: Theory of elastic ripening

February 20, 2020/ David Zwicker

In a new manuscript available on arXiv, Estefania presents a detailed theoretical description of droplet dynamics in elastic media.

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February 11, 2020

New paper: Polymers Put the Squeeze on Liquid Droplets

February 11, 2020/ David Zwicker

In a brand-new paper that appeared in Nature Physics, a collaboration of the group of David Zwicker at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen and the group of Eric Dufresne at ETH Zürich demonstrate some surprising effects of polymer networks on droplet growth.

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November 04, 2019

Welcome Noah

November 04, 2019/ David Zwicker

Noah Ziethen joined our group to do his PhD in biological physics.

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October 07, 2019

Manuscript on Elastic Ripening

October 07, 2019/ David Zwicker

We published a manuscript on the ripening dynamics of droplets embedded in an elastic environment on arxiv in collaboration with Eric Dufresne’s group at ETH Zürich.

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July 08, 2019

Manuscript on active regulation of droplet size inside cells

July 08, 2019/ David Zwicker

We wrote a perspective article that proposes two fundamental mechanisms how cells can regulate biomolecular condensates using post-translational modifications.

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May 08, 2019

Open PhD Postion

May 08, 2019/ David Zwicker

We are currently looking for a motivated and fun person to join our group as a PhD student.

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May 06, 2019

Review "Physics of Active Emulsions" published

May 06, 2019/ David Zwicker

Our review on droplet dynamics in non-equilibrium systems was published by Reports on Progress in Physics.

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In contrast to most man-made machines, biological organisms are typically build from soft and often fluid-like material. How can such liquid matter be precisely controlled in space and time? To uncover the physical principles for such organization, we analyze theoretical models of biological processes using tools from statistical physics, dynamical system theory, fluid dynamics, and information theory. In particular, we study how phase separation is used to organize the liquid interior of cells and how the fluid dynamics of inhalation affects the transport of airborne odorants and the sense of smell.

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