Barry W. Fitzgerald
@barrywscience.bsky.social
Science communicator, writer, keynote speaker known as ‘The Superhero Scientist’, scientific research on superheroes, and avid runner. SciComm work with BW Science and TU/e.
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2025 is the International Year of #Quantum. With more students (at all levels) interested in #quantumphysics, new ways are needed to introduce the complex concepts. Researchers in Barcelona have designed new equipment to solve this.🧪
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January 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
2025 is the International Year of #Quantum. With more students (at all levels) interested in #quantumphysics, new ways are needed to introduce the complex concepts. Researchers in Barcelona have designed new equipment to solve this.🧪
Read more👇
epjquantumtechnology.springeropen.com/articles/10....
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epjquantumtechnology.springeropen.com/articles/10....
George R.R. Martin can add his first physics paper to his literature exploits as he's just had a paper with Ian Tregillis on the physics of the Wild Cards superhero universe published in the American Journal of Physics. 🧪
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January 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
George R.R. Martin can add his first physics paper to his literature exploits as he's just had a paper with Ian Tregillis on the physics of the Wild Cards superhero universe published in the American Journal of Physics. 🧪
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
For the final plenary talk, Thierry Giamarchi takes us on a tour of the world of one-dimensional quantum physics at NWO Physics 2025. Should be magic!
January 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For the final plenary talk, Thierry Giamarchi takes us on a tour of the world of one-dimensional quantum physics at NWO Physics 2025. Should be magic!
An absolute pleasure to share the stage with @elisabethbik.bsky.social and hear about her great work on scientific integrity #NWOPhysics 2025. Thank you for the inspiring plenary lecture!
January 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
An absolute pleasure to share the stage with @elisabethbik.bsky.social and hear about her great work on scientific integrity #NWOPhysics 2025. Thank you for the inspiring plenary lecture!
Reposted by Barry W. Fitzgerald
Science is littered with serendipitous findings. Now, a study has put a figure on just how often chance findings happen.
https://go.nature.com/3PHIMXs
https://go.nature.com/3PHIMXs
How often do unexpected scientific discoveries occur? More often that you might think
A study assessed 1.2 million biomedical publications and measured the ‘unexpectedness’ of their findings.
go.nature.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Science is littered with serendipitous findings. Now, a study has put a figure on just how often chance findings happen.
https://go.nature.com/3PHIMXs
https://go.nature.com/3PHIMXs
The dwarf planet Pluto may have captured its largest moon Charon by first kissing and capturing it before releasing it a few hours later.
That's what new computational models suggest in any case, as published in a new paper in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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That's what new computational models suggest in any case, as published in a new paper in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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Did Pluto ‘kiss and capture’ its largest moon?
A new potential mechanism by which Pluto trapped Charon.
www.nature.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The dwarf planet Pluto may have captured its largest moon Charon by first kissing and capturing it before releasing it a few hours later.
That's what new computational models suggest in any case, as published in a new paper in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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That's what new computational models suggest in any case, as published in a new paper in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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Meet Bathynomus vaderi - the crustacean whose name is inspired by Darth Vader.
#starwars #darthvader 🧪
#starwars #darthvader 🧪
New foot-long crustacean named after Darth Vader
The 'sea bug' is considered a delicacy in some countries.
www.popsci.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Meet Bathynomus vaderi - the crustacean whose name is inspired by Darth Vader.
#starwars #darthvader 🧪
#starwars #darthvader 🧪
How to give artificial cells a life-like skeleton!
Researchers at TU/e have designed a polymer-based cytoskeleton for artificial cells, making it possible to study with greater accuracy in artificial cells how cells respond to forces. 🧪
Read my article on the work 👇
www.tue.nl/en/news-and-...
Researchers at TU/e have designed a polymer-based cytoskeleton for artificial cells, making it possible to study with greater accuracy in artificial cells how cells respond to forces. 🧪
Read my article on the work 👇
www.tue.nl/en/news-and-...
January 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
How to give artificial cells a life-like skeleton!
Researchers at TU/e have designed a polymer-based cytoskeleton for artificial cells, making it possible to study with greater accuracy in artificial cells how cells respond to forces. 🧪
Read my article on the work 👇
www.tue.nl/en/news-and-...
Researchers at TU/e have designed a polymer-based cytoskeleton for artificial cells, making it possible to study with greater accuracy in artificial cells how cells respond to forces. 🧪
Read my article on the work 👇
www.tue.nl/en/news-and-...
Why does Santa Claus wear red? It's not because of influence from Coca Cola. Instead, Santa was inspired by other gift-bringers, but there's also an important scientific reason behind Santa's choice of red.
Check out my new article at @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
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www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Check out my new article at @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
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www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why does Santa wear red?
The decision to wear red was influenced by other gift-bringers, but there is also a scientific reason for Santa's red outfit
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December 18, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Why does Santa Claus wear red? It's not because of influence from Coca Cola. Instead, Santa was inspired by other gift-bringers, but there's also an important scientific reason behind Santa's choice of red.
Check out my new article at @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
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www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Check out my new article at @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
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www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Want to teach Quantum Mechanics with a little help from Ant-Man? Check out my latest #quantum education paper in IOP's Physics Education on how to use #superheroes with quantum! Thanks to André Luiz & Carlos Rocha for the collab!
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iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#scicomm #antman
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#scicomm #antman
November 25, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Want to teach Quantum Mechanics with a little help from Ant-Man? Check out my latest #quantum education paper in IOP's Physics Education on how to use #superheroes with quantum! Thanks to André Luiz & Carlos Rocha for the collab!
Read more 👇
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#scicomm #antman
Read more 👇
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#scicomm #antman
Joined many months ago but this is my first post here after abandoning the social media platform with the 24th letter of the alphabet in its name. Please follow for science, superheroes, and scicomm insights. #firstpostbluesky
November 19, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Joined many months ago but this is my first post here after abandoning the social media platform with the 24th letter of the alphabet in its name. Please follow for science, superheroes, and scicomm insights. #firstpostbluesky