Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
@mpipks.bsky.social
Account of the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden; tweets by Pablo Pérez, Uta Gneisse, and Pierre Haas @lepuslapis.bsky.social.
Congratulations!
Prof. Igor Herbut (Simon Fraser University) awarded the "Physik-Preis Dresden 2025“
Prof. Igor Herbut (Simon Fraser University) awarded the "Physik-Preis Dresden 2025“
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Congratulations!
Prof. Igor Herbut (Simon Fraser University) awarded the "Physik-Preis Dresden 2025“
Prof. Igor Herbut (Simon Fraser University) awarded the "Physik-Preis Dresden 2025“
Research by N. Beato, P. Patil, @marinbukov.bsky.social now #published @physrevlett.bsky.social @physrevx.bsky.social: numerical and analytical tools adapted from statistical physics reveal phase transitions in quantum control landscapes.
doi.org/10.1103/dqvj-p6fq
doi.org/10.1103/27nn-cb3t
doi.org/10.1103/dqvj-p6fq
doi.org/10.1103/27nn-cb3t
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Research by N. Beato, P. Patil, @marinbukov.bsky.social now #published @physrevlett.bsky.social @physrevx.bsky.social: numerical and analytical tools adapted from statistical physics reveal phase transitions in quantum control landscapes.
doi.org/10.1103/dqvj-p6fq
doi.org/10.1103/27nn-cb3t
doi.org/10.1103/dqvj-p6fq
doi.org/10.1103/27nn-cb3t
The call for our 2026 Distinguished PKS Postdoctoral Fellow is now open! Distinguished PKS postdoctoral fellows appear personally along with the departments and groups on the main research page of the institute. You can apply here: www.pks.mpg.de/PKSFellow26
Deadline is the 21st of November
Deadline is the 21st of November
October 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The call for our 2026 Distinguished PKS Postdoctoral Fellow is now open! Distinguished PKS postdoctoral fellows appear personally along with the departments and groups on the main research page of the institute. You can apply here: www.pks.mpg.de/PKSFellow26
Deadline is the 21st of November
Deadline is the 21st of November
Fully funded summer #internships in #biophysics @mpipks.bsky.social for Bachelor's and Master's students!
Apply by the 30th of November 2025: www.pks.mpg.de/biophys-inte...
Apply by the 30th of November 2025: www.pks.mpg.de/biophys-inte...
October 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fully funded summer #internships in #biophysics @mpipks.bsky.social for Bachelor's and Master's students!
Apply by the 30th of November 2025: www.pks.mpg.de/biophys-inte...
Apply by the 30th of November 2025: www.pks.mpg.de/biophys-inte...
A new call for the ELBE Visiting faculty program is now open! No matter if you are junior or senior faculty, if you work on math/physics/computer science/ML applied to life sciences, you are welcome to submit an application to come and collaborate with the groups at CSBD! Deadline is November 30th.
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A new call for the ELBE Visiting faculty program is now open! No matter if you are junior or senior faculty, if you work on math/physics/computer science/ML applied to life sciences, you are welcome to submit an application to come and collaborate with the groups at CSBD! Deadline is November 30th.
Passive morphogenesis of the gut: work by @zhaoshh.bsky.social @lepuslapis.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social and collaborators at Princeton University, @flatironinstitute.org now #published @pnas.org:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505160122
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505160122
September 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Passive morphogenesis of the gut: work by @zhaoshh.bsky.social @lepuslapis.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social and collaborators at Princeton University, @flatironinstitute.org now #published @pnas.org:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505160122
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505160122
Bacteria are surrounded by water! New work @natphys.nature.com by @ricardalert.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social & collaborators @ Princeton University shows that water capillary forces organise bacterial colonies into gas, nematic streams, and droplet states.
nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02965-y
nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02965-y
September 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Bacteria are surrounded by water! New work @natphys.nature.com by @ricardalert.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social & collaborators @ Princeton University shows that water capillary forces organise bacterial colonies into gas, nematic streams, and droplet states.
nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02965-y
nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02965-y
Multiple PhD positions available! A new call of our International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics and Control is now open. We offer a large variety of projects in Physics and Chemistry. Application deadline is October 31st www.imprs-pks.mpg.de/application/...
September 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Multiple PhD positions available! A new call of our International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics and Control is now open. We offer a large variety of projects in Physics and Chemistry. Application deadline is October 31st www.imprs-pks.mpg.de/application/...
#ERCStG @erc.europa.eu for Alexander Wietek @mpipks.bsky.social and his project "MoNiKa: Strong correlation physics in Moiré, Nickelate and Kagome superconductors" - many congratulations!
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#ERCStG @erc.europa.eu for Alexander Wietek @mpipks.bsky.social and his project "MoNiKa: Strong correlation physics in Moiré, Nickelate and Kagome superconductors" - many congratulations!
#Quantum geometry + Floquet theory = unlocking time crystals, topology, and exotic phases in #physics: work by Paul Schindler and @marinbukov.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social now #published @physrevx.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1103/7l91-gw77
doi.org/10.1103/7l91-gw77
August 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#Quantum geometry + Floquet theory = unlocking time crystals, topology, and exotic phases in #physics: work by Paul Schindler and @marinbukov.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social now #published @physrevx.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1103/7l91-gw77
doi.org/10.1103/7l91-gw77
Activity-enhanced elasticity in entangled polymer solutions: research by Christina Kurzthaler @mpipks.bsky.social and collaborators @hhu.de @tuda.bsky.social now published @natcomms.nature.com!
doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60210-9
doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60210-9
June 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Activity-enhanced elasticity in entangled polymer solutions: research by Christina Kurzthaler @mpipks.bsky.social and collaborators @hhu.de @tuda.bsky.social now published @natcomms.nature.com!
doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60210-9
doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60210-9
New random walk model elucidates hidden spatiotemporal patterns governing the evolution of complex systems: work by Samudrajit Thapa, Holger Kantz @mpipks.bsky.social and collaborators now published @physrevlett.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.197101
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.197101
June 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
New random walk model elucidates hidden spatiotemporal patterns governing the evolution of complex systems: work by Samudrajit Thapa, Holger Kantz @mpipks.bsky.social and collaborators now published @physrevlett.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.197101
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.197101
Interaction networks and stability of coexistence in ecological communities: work by @yumeng0806.bsky.social, @szhorvat.bsky.social, @lepuslapis.bsky.social, Carl Modes @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social #published @cp-cellsystems.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2025.101297
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Interaction networks and stability of coexistence in ecological communities: work by @yumeng0806.bsky.social, @szhorvat.bsky.social, @lepuslapis.bsky.social, Carl Modes @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social #published @cp-cellsystems.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2025.101297
What does the force required to poke a cyst of cells reveal about cyst mechanics? Research by Shiheng Zhao, Pierre Haas @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social now highlighted as an Editors' Suggestion in Phys. Rev. Lett.!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.228402
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.228402
June 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What does the force required to poke a cyst of cells reveal about cyst mechanics? Research by Shiheng Zhao, Pierre Haas @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social now highlighted as an Editors' Suggestion in Phys. Rev. Lett.!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.228402
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.228402
You are cordially invited.
May 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
You are cordially invited.
Universal and Nonuniversal Signatures in the Scaling Functions of Critical Variables: research by Gianluca Teza @mpipks.bsky.social and Attilio Stella (University of Padova) now published in Phys. Rev. Lett.:
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.127102
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.127102
April 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Universal and Nonuniversal Signatures in the Scaling Functions of Critical Variables: research by Gianluca Teza @mpipks.bsky.social and Attilio Stella (University of Padova) now published in Phys. Rev. Lett.:
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.127102
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.127102
Atom-by-atom assembly of giant molecules, utilizing a Rydberg atom to form a long-range chemical bond: research by Aileen Durst, Matt Eiles @mpipks.bsky.social, and collaborators @durhamuniversity.bsky.social now published in Phys. Rev. Lett.!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.133401
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.133401
April 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Atom-by-atom assembly of giant molecules, utilizing a Rydberg atom to form a long-range chemical bond: research by Aileen Durst, Matt Eiles @mpipks.bsky.social, and collaborators @durhamuniversity.bsky.social now published in Phys. Rev. Lett.!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.133401
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.133401
Uncovering the role of cell size control and single-cell variability in long-term population growth: Research by Arthur Genthon @mpipks.bsky.social now highlighted as an Editors' Suggestion in Phys. Rev. E!
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
April 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Uncovering the role of cell size control and single-cell variability in long-term population growth: Research by Arthur Genthon @mpipks.bsky.social now highlighted as an Editors' Suggestion in Phys. Rev. E!
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
Fragmented superconductivity in the Hubbard model as solitons in Ginzburg–Landau theory: work by Hannes Karlsson and @awietek.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social and collaborators @bist.eu @flatironinstitute.org now published in npj Quantum Materials!
doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00718-3
doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00718-3
April 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fragmented superconductivity in the Hubbard model as solitons in Ginzburg–Landau theory: work by Hannes Karlsson and @awietek.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social and collaborators @bist.eu @flatironinstitute.org now published in npj Quantum Materials!
doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00718-3
doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00718-3
"Unbuckling" in a minimal model of cell monolayers under compression: work by Chandraniva Guha Ray and @lepuslapis.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social now highlighted as an Editors' Suggestion by Physical Review Letters!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.118402
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.118402
March 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Unbuckling" in a minimal model of cell monolayers under compression: work by Chandraniva Guha Ray and @lepuslapis.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social now highlighted as an Editors' Suggestion by Physical Review Letters!
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.118402
doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.118402
Multiple PhD positions available! The call of our International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics and Control is now open. We offer a large variety of projects in Physics and Chemistry. The application deadline is April the 30! www.imprs-pks.mpg.de/application/...
March 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Multiple PhD positions available! The call of our International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics and Control is now open. We offer a large variety of projects in Physics and Chemistry. The application deadline is April the 30! www.imprs-pks.mpg.de/application/...
Our call for Postdoc Positions in Biological Physics is open! Join our exciting and stimulating environment, with a rich variety of groups to collaborate. Deadline for applications is 2nd of May!
Apply here:
www.pks.mpg.de/biological-p...
Apply here:
www.pks.mpg.de/biological-p...
March 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Our call for Postdoc Positions in Biological Physics is open! Join our exciting and stimulating environment, with a rich variety of groups to collaborate. Deadline for applications is 2nd of May!
Apply here:
www.pks.mpg.de/biological-p...
Apply here:
www.pks.mpg.de/biological-p...
Uncovering nonequilibrium transitions in a template copying ensemble: Research by Arthur Genthon, Frank Jülicher @mpipks.bsky.social and Carl Modes, @stephangrill.bsky.social @mpicbg.bsky.social now published in Phys. Rev. Lett.: doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.068402.
February 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Uncovering nonequilibrium transitions in a template copying ensemble: Research by Arthur Genthon, Frank Jülicher @mpipks.bsky.social and Carl Modes, @stephangrill.bsky.social @mpicbg.bsky.social now published in Phys. Rev. Lett.: doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.068402.
Nature has published an article on nanoscale mapping of altermagnetism coauthored by Libor Šmejkal @libor-s.bsky.social (MPI-PKS/MPI-CPfS).The experimental work confirms predictions of unconventional time-reversal symmetry breaking,boosting potential applications of altermagnetism in nanoelectronics
February 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Nature has published an article on nanoscale mapping of altermagnetism coauthored by Libor Šmejkal @libor-s.bsky.social (MPI-PKS/MPI-CPfS).The experimental work confirms predictions of unconventional time-reversal symmetry breaking,boosting potential applications of altermagnetism in nanoelectronics
"Cacio e pepe" physics: In arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536v1, eight Italian scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems explain the physics behind a perfect dish of "cacio e pepe" and how to eschew the dreaded "mozzarella phase" - work featured @nytimes.com.
January 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Cacio e pepe" physics: In arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536v1, eight Italian scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems explain the physics behind a perfect dish of "cacio e pepe" and how to eschew the dreaded "mozzarella phase" - work featured @nytimes.com.