Sonia Contera @soniacontera

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Viscoelastic Time Responses of Polymeric Cell Substrates Measured Continuously from 0.1–5,000 Hz in Liquid by Photothermal AFM Nanorheology The mechanical properties of the polymeric substrate or matrix where a cell grows affect cell behavior. Most studies have focused on relating elastic properties of polymeric substrates, which are time...

We continue our efforts to develop techniques to measure the nanoscale viscoelastic properties of soft and living matter...with this new publication:
pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...

30.07.2025 07:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Opinion | AI Is Learning to Escape Human Control Models rewrite code to avoid being shut down. That’s why ‘alignment’ is a matter of such urgency.

www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-i...

08.06.2025 06:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

YouTube video by Breakthrough Panel: The Nature of Consciousness and Intelligence: Breakthrough Discuss 2025

youtube.com/watch?v=JlMs...

05.06.2025 17:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Blog post:

'#GenerativeAI & scientific development'

👉https://epthinktank.eu/2025/05/14/generative-ai-and-scientific-development/

#AI #science @linagalvez.eu @serge.belongie.com @soniacontera.bsky.social #ChooseEurope #RAISE #HorizonEU

27.05.2025 12:56 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

British Physics Olympiad Annual Lecture 2025: 'Nano Comes to Life' by Prof Sonia Contera, 2 May, 3pm, at The Royal Society (London). For school years 11, 12 and 13, booking ahead is essential ➡️ https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/events/british-physics-olympiad-annual-lecture-2025-nano-comes-life

04.04.2025 08:33 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Al ataqueeeee….#arpaediciones #soniacontera

06.04.2025 20:28 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Lo que el envejecimiento nos revela sobre los límites de la biología - La Maleta

lamaletadeportbou.com/articulos/lo...

05.03.2025 08:11 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The evolution of shape diversity through the lens of physics—explored in our new paper! A fruitful collaboration between our lab @EMBL, Salbreux’s lab @unige & others, led by @BailleulRichar1—now independent at @ENS_ULM—& Nicolas Cuny. bit.ly/3WRqdEa

09.02.2025 12:39 — 👍 123 🔁 43 💬 1 📌 1

04.02.2025 11:58 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

PLANETS DAY
users.ox.ac.uk/~phys2532/pl...

17.01.2025 17:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wonderful exhibit of great 2600 old treasures of the misterious Tartessos civilisation at the Madrid Archeaological Museum
www.man.es/man/en/expos...

04.01.2025 17:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Please share, we have #PhD opportunities for anyone interested in filming the #Biophysics of life at the nanoscale.

Full details at: heath-afm-lab.github.io/positions/

Projects based around developing and applying High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy methods to understand molecular dynamics.

10.12.2024 11:55 — 👍 36 🔁 18 💬 0 📌 0

Come join us in Harrogate for a really exciting programme at the interface of the physical and life sciences! Abstract submission is now open, Harrogate is beautiful and the meeting will be really reasonably priced thanks to all our amazing sponsors 🥳

20.11.2024 19:54 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Jeff! Great to find "Nano comes to life" in 🦋!

19.11.2024 18:35 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

AFM starter pack. Sorry if I missed anyone, relatively small numbers at the moment. Please share, nominate others/yourself (any career stage). I will also try to add incoming new users regularly.
go.bsky.app/MSz2t33

15.11.2024 12:51 — 👍 21 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 1

@soniacontera is following 20 prominent accounts

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
@kitp-ucsb

At KITP on the UC Santa Barbara campus, researchers in theoretical physics and allied fields collaborate on questions at the leading edges of science. www.kitp.ucsb.edu

Linda A. Zotti
@lindazotti

Associate professor (PPL) at UAM/IFIMAC https://members.ifimac.uam.es/lindazotti/

Samuel S. Gomez
@samuel-s-gomez

PhD Student at the University of Augsburg - Theoretical Physics "Mesoscopic Physics of Life" @m-pol.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/ss-gomez/

regular slime guy
@regularslimeguy

amateur slime mold enthusiast https://patreon.com/regularslimeguy

Ben Kuznets-Speck
@biophysben

Biophysicist working at the edge of single cell biology, machine learning, and statistical-mechanics. Postdoc in Yogesh Goyal's lab at Northwestern; PhD in biophysics, UC Berkeley; BS in math and physics, CWRU.

Subhranil
@subhranilbanerjee

Life's a journey. I drive it with these 3 on: Curiosity engine; Gratitude lights and Ego brakes! #Wellness #Positivity #Nature #Write. Own 📸 pics ©️ & ✍️quotes©️ @Subhranil_B on Twitter (now 'X')

Elena Tonin
@elenatonin

PhD Candidate @NaefLab @EPFL, circadian organoids⏱️ Previously @Boutroslab (DKFZ Heidelberg)🔬 | 🌞⛰️🚐🌱🏐🏀🖌️

AKA Fa͍ͥ͒ͦͣ͑bi̗̼̣̦̳̊͐̏͊̇aͭn̜͕̜̠̼ͤ̐̏ Munié̼͙̭͉̫̌ͤ̑̓s͚͔̩̓̆a
@provokedeconomy

Sparse reactions to things, augmented with academic propaganda -- from the verified author of 'The Provoked Economy' (Routledge, 2014), AKA Fabian Muniesa https://provokedeconomy.net/

Qingrong
@qingrongzhang

Department of Physics at the University of Oxford
@oxfordphysics

We work to develop, nurture and promote a physics community. Visit https://linktr.ee/PhysicsOxford for events, news and to learn more about the research taking place in our Department.

Dr Jake Taylor
@astrojake

Astrophysicist at the University of Oxford. Researching the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Planets @ Oxford
@oxoplanets

The BlueSky account for the Exoplanet and Planetary Physics groups in Oxford. We study all types of planetary bodies inside and outside of the solar system. More info here: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/research/theme/exoplanets-and-planetary-physics

Lenore Blum
@lenoreblum

Mathematician and Theoretical Computer Scientist (#mathematics, #TCS) interested in #Consciousness and #NeuroAI (#Neuroscience, #AI). Distinguished Career Prof of CS at CMU, Emerita. President, Assoc for MathConscSci (AMCS) (https://amcs-community.org)

Johannes Kleiner
@johanneskleiner

Physicist and mathematician working on consciousness. Based at Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, and University of Bamberg's Institute for Psychology. https://jkleiner.de/

Richter Lab
@labrichter

A cross-disciplinary lab using physics and chemistry tools to answer biological questions; glycoscience; glycosaminoglycans; glycocalyx; extracellular matrix

Sparwasser Lab
@timsparwasser

https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/medizinische-mikrobiologie-und-hygiene/ #DGfI #DGHM #IUIS / 🦖☄️🦠🔬🧫🐁🧍/ #immunometabolism / #host-pathogen interaction / 🇪🇺 / own views only

Mar Eroles
@mareroles

Biophysics of the immune response. Postdoc @CBMN, former PhD and postdoc @Dynamo.

Kerstin Blank
@biomlab

Edu BS
@edubs66

Pajareando, trompeteando, Jazz, pensando eta beti ikasten. ‘cause I belong to the forest and the loneliness.

IRNASA-CSIC
@irnasa

Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca | We research in global health, agri-food productivity, bioeconomy, environmental conservation and climate change 👩‍🔬🦠🌱🐖