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  Electrostatic interactions are crucial for the assembly, disassembly, and stability of proteinaceous viral capsids. Moreover, at the molecular scale, elucidating the organization and structure of the capsid proteins in response to an approaching nanoprobe is a major challenge in … Read More

S. Prelovšek Komelj (JSI) and M. Padmanath (Mainz) find evidence for the longest-lived exotic hadron. Their article in Physical Review Letters establishes this state with an ab-initio theoretical study for the first time.  Experiments have recently discovered exotic hadrons that consist … Read More

Prof. dr. Saša Prelovšek Komelj presented a plenary review entitled “Hadron physics: theory”  at one of the central symposiums in particle physics – the Lepton Photon symposium held in January 2022. She reviewed the current theoretical understanding of exotic and … Read More

On December 10, 2021, Prof. Nataša Vaupotič and Dr. Matej Kanduč from our department received Zois distinctions for their scientific research. The Zois distinction is a state award for important achievements in scientific research and development. Prof. Vaupotič was awarded … Read More

Clonal dominance is a phenomenon whereby the descendants of one of a few founder cells contribute disproportionally to the system. In contexts such as bacterial growth, this phenomenon is often attributed to pre-existing genetic or positional propensities for dominance. However, … Read More

Active cell-junction remodeling is important for tissue morphogenesis, yet its underlying physics is not understood. In their recent paper published in Physical Review Letters, Matej Krajnc and Clément Zankoc studied a mechanical model of cell-cell junctions that describes junctions as dynamic … Read More

We plan to fill a research staff (2-year tenure track) position in theoretical high energy physics with a planned starting date in fall of 2022. The position could become permanent after two years pending a positive evaluation of the candidate’s … Read More

The sixth in the series of biennial Portorož workshops will take place from September 21st to 24th, 2021. The aim of the workshop is to discuss complementary aspects of precision elementary particle phenomenology both within the standard model and beyond: those … Read More

The 3rd trilateral meeting, involving parties from the University of Nova Gorica, SISSA and ICTP from Trieste and from the Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana, will take place in the Lanthieri mansion in Vipava on September 15th, 2021. The talks will cover … Read More

The performance of gold nanoparticles (NPs) in applications depends critically on the structure of the NP-solvent interface, at which the electrostatic surface polarization is one of the key characteristics that affect hydration, ionic adsorption, and electrochemical reactions. Using classical molecular … Read More

Theoretical Biophysics and Soft Matter Group at the Department of Theoretical Physics, Jožef Stefan Institute, is announcing a PhD position, awarded by Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana. The PhD candidate will work in the field of RNA … Read More

This years’ workshop is intended to bring together and facilitate discussions between members of the Theoretical physics of nuclei, particles and fields group and a couple of invited guests working on various phenomenological aspects of the Standard Model and New Physics. … Read More

The Department of Theoretical Physics at the Jožef Stefan Institute is announcing an international PhD scholarship, awarded by the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Ljubljana. The recipient will be hosted by the particle physics group in … Read More

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 (CoV2) is required for cell entry and is the primary target for vaccine and therapy development. Unveiling molecular-scale mechanisms relevant to the diffusion of viral particles and their encounter with the cell membrane receptor (ACE2) … Read More

Dr. Miha Nemevšek contributes to the online journal Alternator with a popular scientific text on false vacuum decay and phase transitions in the early universe.  

A large number of infectious diseases are transmitted by respiratory droplets. How long these droplets persist in the air, how far they can travel, and how long the pathogens they might carry survive are all decisive factors for the spread … Read More

In the ACS Nano article “How the Shape and Chemistry of Molecular Penetrants Control Responsive Hydrogel Permeability” we uncover the molecular principles of permeability and selectivity in hydrogels. The permeability of small molecules (drugs, toxins, reactants, etc.) through hydrogels is … Read More

V skupini za fiziko visokih energij nudimo teme za magistrska dela ali seminarje. Za podrobne informacije kontaktirajte mentorje, ki ponujajo spodnje tematike. Jernej Fesel Kamenik Iskanje signalov nove fizike na visokoenergijskih trkalnikih delcev ter v redkih razpadih tezkih hadronov, Uporaba metod … Read More

Pollen grains carry male plant genetic material, encapsulated in a hard protective shell containing flexible, soft regions—apertures. When pollen grains leave the protective environment of the anther, they are exposed to the often harsh external environment and start to lose … Read More

V reviji Nature je bila objavljena raziskava, pri kateri je sodeloval tudi Matej Krajnc. V članku z naslovom “Mechanics of a multilayer epithelium instruct tumour architecture and function” so Vincent F. Fiore z Univerze Rockefeller in sodelavci naslovili vlogo mehanike pri deformacijah … Read More

The study of organoids, artificially grown cell aggregates with the functionality and small-scale anatomy of real organs, is one of the most active areas of research in biology and biophysics, yet the basic physical origins of their different morphologies remain … Read More

What limits the ability of plants to take up water from dry soil? That is the question Matej Kanduč and his international research collaborators asked in an effort to solve the mystery of how plants suck water from the driest … Read More

The 9th Institute colloquium was given by Matej Kanduč from the Biophysics group: A large number of infectious diseases are transmitted via large droplets and by airborne routes. How far these droplets can move, how rapidly and strongly they deposit … Read More

Permeability is one of the most fundamental transport properties in soft matter physics, material engineering, and nanofluidics. Here, we report how the permeability can be massively tuned, even minimized or maximized, by tailoring the potential energy landscape for the diffusing … Read More

The most striking feature of conventional quasicrystals is their non-traditional symmetry characterized by icosahedral, dodecagonal, decagonal or octagonal axes. The symmetry and the aperiodicity of these materials stem from an irrational ratio of two or more length scales controlling their … Read More

Summer school on theoretical aspects of calculations related to BSM searches at colliders (e.g. MC tools, analyses, machine learning techniques), QCD at high and low energies, phase transitions and gravitational waves.