Dogic Lab

Tweeting the science of the Dogic lab at Brandeis University. Soft condensed matter physics and biophysics updates on a daily basis.

[Dogic Lab @dogiclab]

Edge fluctuations of flat #colloidal membranes - latest #SoftMatter #physics paper from @BrandeisMRSEC in @PhysRevE
https://t.co/DJgCgULxuQ

[Joia Miller @Joyza]

Yesterday I was able to use a microscope and take data for the first time since March AND our new paper came out! It was a pretty good day.

https://t.co/VeVzSN34YT

@dogiclab @gmgrason @HaganLab

[timisstuck @timisstuck]

What kind of liquid crystal does actomyosin make? Gardel and de Pablo labs give us some cool answers w cool movies. Congrats Nitin Kumar!! @UChiResearch @UChicagoIME
https://t.co/kakLJAqPuf

[Soft Matter @softmatter]

Self-assembly of convex particles on spherocylindrical surfaces - Prof Hagan @HaganLab @BrandeisScience https://t.co/FhvirGg3C0

[Feodor Hilitski @hilitski]

Our paper about the mechanical properties of #microtubules and bacterial flagella is officially published in @eLife !

https://t.co/8TfeRosjLT

[BrandeisU SciComm Lab @BrandeisCommLab]

The @BrandeisCommLab team is celebrating a great first year and even Justice Brandeis wants in. Love #scicomm? Become a fellow! @BrandeisScience @BrandeisGSAS

[Feodor Hilitski @hilitski]

I spent months bending tiny #microtubules with optical traps, and finally the results are published!
Microtubules soften due to cross-sectional flattening @eLife
#physics #biology
https://t.co/8TfeRosjLT

https://t.co/c4Tr553qku

[Les Loew @lesloew]

#singlemolecule experiment and theory by Grishchuk et al. @PennMuscle showing large stalk has little infuence on kinesin motility @BiophysJ
"Probing Mitotic CENP-E Kinesin with the Tethered Cargo Motion Assay and Laser Tweezers" https://t.co/js62TUTyuE

[Dogic Lab @dogiclab]

Next #Boston #SoftMatter meetup
Thursday, June 7th @ 7pm
Charlie's Kitchen Beer Garden
https://t.co/LgQAJkvM26

[Dogic Lab @dogiclab]

#Boston #SoftMatter social is tonight at 7pm at Naco Taco

For a list of our upcoming Soft Matter Socials, check out https://t.co/ZoMdSkg8hH

[Nature Physics @NaturePhysics]

Spontaneous shear flow in confined cellular nematics https://t.co/5WSoqvIHh2

[Dogic Lab @dogiclab]

New blog @LabOnTheCheap explores DIY alternatives to expensive #lab equipment: https://t.co/QOD3D9BJTM

[Feodor Hilitski @hilitski]

3D-printed microscope with #RaspberryPi - cheap alternative to expensive lab instruments. #LabOnTheCheap https://t.co/5WCSSqVFrt

[DivScienceWeb @BLS_Web]

Introduction to Microfluidics Technology course offered June 25-29. It's developed for scientists & engineers interested in using microfluidic technology in the physical & life sciences. Application deadline is March 31.
https://t.co/acYP4qgYza #BrandeisScience

[Peter Foster @pjfoster]

New paper out in @Dev_Cell, "Cooperative Accumulation of Dynein-Dynactin at Microtubule Minus-Ends Drives Microtubule Network Reorganization" https://t.co/oGbDokrQli

[Brandeis Life Sci @BrandeisLS]

Rosbash: "to move the country forward and maintain American preeminence in scientific research - including a substantial numbers of Nobel laureates in 2037 - our country needs an increasingly educated, engaged, and supportive public and Congress." https://t.co/catQE12QwM

[Softbites @softbites17]

Today we welcome a new writer! Christine, from @nyuniversity, is going to tell us how we can make hard bones out of #softmatter! Enjoy! #scicomm https://t.co/vtiINykOR0

[Fraden Lab @fradenlab]

Our latest publication in @PhysRevE "Insensitivity of active nematic liquid crystal dynamics to topological constraints" was selected by the editor and featured on the front page of https://t.co/4Icpxe9djb