Tomáš Bzdušek
@tomasbzdusek.bsky.social
Math and science enthusiast who likes to spend time in the mountains. Origami fan. Professor for Theory of Topological Matter at the University of Zurich.
Bought some more origami books and papers. Yay!
September 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Bought some more origami books and papers. Yay!
One easier fold: elephant, designed by Tetsuya Gotani. Folded from 35cm satogami paper.
September 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
One easier fold: elephant, designed by Tetsuya Gotani. Folded from 35cm satogami paper.
This origami piece involves the "Miura ori" pattern, also considered in the context of spacecraft engineering!
Jun Maekawa's peacock, which includes a collapsible tail. Here folded from a 30cm shadow Thai paper.
Jun Maekawa's peacock, which includes a collapsible tail. Here folded from a 30cm shadow Thai paper.
September 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This origami piece involves the "Miura ori" pattern, also considered in the context of spacecraft engineering!
Jun Maekawa's peacock, which includes a collapsible tail. Here folded from a 30cm shadow Thai paper.
Jun Maekawa's peacock, which includes a collapsible tail. Here folded from a 30cm shadow Thai paper.
More origami dinosaurs!
My second attempt at the Styracosaurus model designed by Tetsuya Gotani -- this time folded from a smaller 30cm shadow Thai paper.
My second attempt at the Styracosaurus model designed by Tetsuya Gotani -- this time folded from a smaller 30cm shadow Thai paper.
September 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More origami dinosaurs!
My second attempt at the Styracosaurus model designed by Tetsuya Gotani -- this time folded from a smaller 30cm shadow Thai paper.
My second attempt at the Styracosaurus model designed by Tetsuya Gotani -- this time folded from a smaller 30cm shadow Thai paper.
Origami going spiky!
My latest creation: Ankylosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani. Folded from 35cm satogami paper.
My latest creation: Ankylosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani. Folded from 35cm satogami paper.
September 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Origami going spiky!
My latest creation: Ankylosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani. Folded from 35cm satogami paper.
My latest creation: Ankylosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani. Folded from 35cm satogami paper.
Great experience hosting @ancurlija.bsky.social, who gave a beautiful Zurich Physics Colloquium on "Landau Level spectroscopy & topological materials" at ETH Zurich!
Here we are already enjoying the magnificent panoramic view at Die Waid after the event; in the company of Markus, Fabian, and Juraj.
Here we are already enjoying the magnificent panoramic view at Die Waid after the event; in the company of Markus, Fabian, and Juraj.
May 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great experience hosting @ancurlija.bsky.social, who gave a beautiful Zurich Physics Colloquium on "Landau Level spectroscopy & topological materials" at ETH Zurich!
Here we are already enjoying the magnificent panoramic view at Die Waid after the event; in the company of Markus, Fabian, and Juraj.
Here we are already enjoying the magnificent panoramic view at Die Waid after the event; in the company of Markus, Fabian, and Juraj.
Origami "devil" that I gifted to Steve Kivelson for his 70th birthday while visiting Stanford last week.
Folded from 30cm shadow Thai paper.
Designed by Jun Maekawa: complete with wings, tail, horns, tongue, eyes, 10 fingers.. though unfortunately does not include a frisbee.
Happy birthday Steve!
Folded from 30cm shadow Thai paper.
Designed by Jun Maekawa: complete with wings, tail, horns, tongue, eyes, 10 fingers.. though unfortunately does not include a frisbee.
Happy birthday Steve!
April 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Origami "devil" that I gifted to Steve Kivelson for his 70th birthday while visiting Stanford last week.
Folded from 30cm shadow Thai paper.
Designed by Jun Maekawa: complete with wings, tail, horns, tongue, eyes, 10 fingers.. though unfortunately does not include a frisbee.
Happy birthday Steve!
Folded from 30cm shadow Thai paper.
Designed by Jun Maekawa: complete with wings, tail, horns, tongue, eyes, 10 fingers.. though unfortunately does not include a frisbee.
Happy birthday Steve!
T-rex, designed by Tetsuya Gotani (instructions www.origami-shop.com/en/origamix-...).
I folded this model from a 50 cm mat octa paper - this turned out to be a poor choice, as the paper's thickness made it impossible to fold any of the fine details (claws, teeth..). How huge the result is though!
I folded this model from a 50 cm mat octa paper - this turned out to be a poor choice, as the paper's thickness made it impossible to fold any of the fine details (claws, teeth..). How huge the result is though!
February 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
T-rex, designed by Tetsuya Gotani (instructions www.origami-shop.com/en/origamix-...).
I folded this model from a 50 cm mat octa paper - this turned out to be a poor choice, as the paper's thickness made it impossible to fold any of the fine details (claws, teeth..). How huge the result is though!
I folded this model from a 50 cm mat octa paper - this turned out to be a poor choice, as the paper's thickness made it impossible to fold any of the fine details (claws, teeth..). How huge the result is though!
Excited to host QuanSheng Wu during his visit to Zurich! We collaborated on only three papers together, but where did these get: 1x Nature, 1x Science, 1x Nature Physics. What a fruitful collaboration. QuanSheng, so great to have you back in Switzerland after 4 years!
January 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Excited to host QuanSheng Wu during his visit to Zurich! We collaborated on only three papers together, but where did these get: 1x Nature, 1x Science, 1x Nature Physics. What a fruitful collaboration. QuanSheng, so great to have you back in Switzerland after 4 years!
New achievement unlocked!
Very grateful to @apsphysics.bsky.social and to Physical Review X for this token of appreciation!
Very grateful to @apsphysics.bsky.social and to Physical Review X for this token of appreciation!
December 16, 2024 at 11:15 PM
New achievement unlocked!
Very grateful to @apsphysics.bsky.social and to Physical Review X for this token of appreciation!
Very grateful to @apsphysics.bsky.social and to Physical Review X for this token of appreciation!
I know that this is not Instagram -- but we have to launch this feed somewhere!
Behold: Styracosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani, which I folded in July 2024 from a 50cm tissue foil paper.
Behold: Styracosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani, which I folded in July 2024 from a 50cm tissue foil paper.
December 16, 2024 at 10:39 PM
I know that this is not Instagram -- but we have to launch this feed somewhere!
Behold: Styracosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani, which I folded in July 2024 from a 50cm tissue foil paper.
Behold: Styracosaurus, designed by Tetsuya Gotani, which I folded in July 2024 from a 50cm tissue foil paper.