# rowan (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover rowan. Page: Feed: --- ## [Phonons](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/phonons) _2026-08-18 · Raphael Stone · Rowan Newsletter_ band structures and density of states; material waves; sound, light, and heat ## [Introducing our summer issue](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/issue-101) _2026-08-15 · Oxford Poetry · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ Issue 101 of Oxford Poetry ## [Performance Optimization](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/performance-optimization) _2026-08-10 · Corin Wagen · Rowan Newsletter_ or, how to get more Rowan for your dollar ## [A poem by Eric Yip](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/a-poem-by-eric-yip-2ea) _2026-08-09 · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ from issue 100 ## [LogP, API Key Budgets, and a User Survey](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/logp-api-key-budgets-and-a-user-survey) _2026-08-05 · Nick Casetti · Rowan Newsletter_ the golden mean of logP; three approaches to predicting logP; API key budgets for low-trust delegation; a user survey and some blog posts ## [Closing soon – the Oxford Poetry Prize](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/closing-soon-2026-prize) _2026-08-02 · Oxford Poetry · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ This year's Prize closes for submissions on 31 August 2026. ## [A poem by Michael O’Ryan](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/a-poem-by-michael-oryan) _2026-07-26 · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ runner-up in the 2025 Oxford Poetry Prize ## [NMR Spectroscopy](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/nmr-spectroscopy) _2026-07-23 · Corin Wagen · Rowan Newsletter_ the importance of NMR spectroscopy; the languorousness typical of state-of-the-art methods; MagNET, a new model, and its Rowan workflow; testimonials and case studies; new agent benchmarks ## [Automating Transition-State Search](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/automating-transition-state-search) _2026-07-20 · Jonathon Vandezande · Rowan Newsletter_ strings and bands; interpolating between states; searching for transitions; confirmation; Vicena integration; recent blogs ## [A poem by Alisha Dietzman](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/a-poem-by-alisha-dietzman) _2026-07-19 · Oxford Poetry · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ from issue 100 ## [Every Channel. 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Free trial, no IP lock. ## [A poem by Mary Jean Chan](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/a-poem-by-mary-jean-chan) _2026-07-12 · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ from issue 100 ## [Well-Prepared Proteins and How to Use Them](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/well-prepared-proteins-and-how-to) _2026-07-09 · Ari Wagen · Rowan Newsletter_ better protein preparation through ML; Gnina & covalent docking; MM/GBSA refinement; fast MD and more trajectory analysis; synthetic RBFE intermediates; resubmitting FEP graphs without rerunning legs ## [A poem by Jorie Graham](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/tomorrow-by-jorie-graham) _2026-07-05 · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ from issue 100 ## [A poem by Hua Xi](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/a-poem-by-hua-xi) _2026-06-28 · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ winner of the 2025 Oxford Poetry Prize ## [Symmetry, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Band Structures, and Elastic Tensors](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/symmetry-x-ray-diffraction-xrd-band) _2026-06-23 · Jonathon Vandezande · Rowan Newsletter_ symmetry and asymmetry; reflections on X-rays; structure, both electronic and crystalline; stressing crystals ## [openconf and other Open-Source Projects](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/openconf-and-other-open-source-projects) _2026-06-17 · Corin Wagen · Rowan Newsletter_ enabling & being enabled by open science; lacunæ in open-source conformer generators; a fast Monte Carlo–powered solution; macrocycles; obtaining topologies from 3D coordinates; fast Butina splitting ## [OpenFold3 and Co-Folding with Templates](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/openfold3-and-co-folding-with-templates) _2026-06-01 · Ari Wagen · Rowan Newsletter_ a new and different co-folding model; co-folding conditioned with user-specified templates; protein structure overlays; support for the mmCIF file format ## [Quantum ESPRESSO & Academic FEP Access](https://rowansci.substack.com/p/quantum-espresso-and-academic-fep) _2026-05-28 · Jonathon Vandezande · Rowan Newsletter_ why one should run plane-wave DFT; how to configure and run Quantum ESPRESSO in Rowan; a graphitic case study; FEP now available for academic groups; a fast way to do Butina splitting on big datasets ## [The 2026 Oxford Poetry Prize](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/the-2026-oxford-poetry-prize) _2026-05-01 · Oxford Poetry · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ with guest judge Rowan Ricardo Phillips ## [Havoc Jam WINNERS](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/havoc-jam-winners/) _2026-04-21 · grant · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ We ran the Havoc Engine Jam last month. I’ll be fully honest with you: I wasn’t expecting to see 52 entries, given that the task was to design an entire, fully-fledged roleplaying game (and probably a bunch of pre-gen characters and a scenario). The general standard of entries to this jam has been tremendous. Not \[…\] The post Havoc Jam WINNERS appeared first on Rowan, Rook and Decard . ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/W1tgS48uBjdj) _2026-04-21 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [A poem by Sinéad Morrissey](https://oxfordpoetry.substack.com/p/a-poem-by-sinead-morrissey) _2026-04-07 · Oxford Poetry · Oxford Poetry’s Substack_ from issue 100 ## [Announcing… Children of Time: The RPG](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/announcing-children-of-time-the-rpg/) _2026-03-12 · Maz Hamilton · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ Guess what, folks? We’re making a Children of Time game. CW: spiders. Adrian Tchaikovsky is teaming up with Rowan, Rook and Decard to bring his smash-hit sci-fi Children Of series to your gaming table with Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game. Follow the project here for updates and to be notified when it goes live \[…\] The post Announcing… Children of Time: The RPG appeared first on Rowan, Rook… ## [Zinetopia 2026](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/zinetopia-2026/) _2026-02-17 · Chant · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ At some point in the last couple of years, February became zine month on crowdfunding platforms. Presumably that means it’s a slow month for big crowdfunders – I don’t know, and I don’t really care, because it’s also basically second Christmas for a very specific type of gamer. By which I mean me (Chant). I \[…\] The post Zinetopia 2026 appeared first on Rowan, Rook and Decard . ## [HAVOC ENGINE JAM STARTS MARCH 2nd – SIGN UP NOW!](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/havoc-engine-jam-starts-march-2nd-sign-up-now/) _2026-02-13 · grant · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ Would you like to make your own tabletop RPG of madcap escapades, over-the-top high-octane action and/or narrative freedom within interesting constraints? We have great news! Today, we’re releasing the Havoc Engine – the system design guide for the mechanics that underpin Eat the Reich – and we’re celebrating by holding a games jam next month. \[…\] The post HAVOC ENGINE JAM STARTS MARCH 2nd – SIGN… ## [Just In case it needs saying, we are against fascism in general, and this bullshit specifically](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/just-in-case-it-needs-saying-we-are-against-fascism-in-general-and-this-bullshit-specifically/) _2026-01-26 · Maz Hamilton · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ We stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota against the ongoing state violence there. Here’s a way to support mutual aid efforts: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ We are a British TTRPG company, and we have colleagues, customers, contemporaries, staff and friends in the USA. We stand with them, against summary executions and against the growing authoritarianism from \[…\] The post Just In… ## [Enter the Metadungeon](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/enter-the-metadungeon/) _2025-12-15 · grant · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ Fifty years of roleplaying games. One impossibly massive basement. Even infinity doesn’t have enough room to hold it all. The DIE Metadungeon is intruding upon our reality. We’ve played roleplaying games for a really long time. Like, a really long time. If you took everyone at Rowan, Rook & Decard and summed up our cumulative \[…\] The post Enter the Metadungeon appeared first on Rowan, Rook and… ## [I’ll Be Your Idol](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/ill-be-your-idol/) _2025-08-26 · Elaine · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ With only one week left on the Ways and Means campaign, it’s time to look at our third new calling – the dangerously charismatic Demagogue. Grab your sycophants and soapboxes, you’re in for a good one. The post I’ll Be Your Idol appeared first on Rowan, Rook and Decard . ## [Ways and Means Mid-Campaign Roundup](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/ways-and-means-mid-campaign-roundup/) _2025-08-19 · Elaine · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ The Ways and Means crowdfunding campaign has just passed the halfway point. Let's take a moment to celebrate everything we’ve accomplished so far and see what’s coming down the track. The post Ways and Means Mid-Campaign Roundup appeared first on Rowan, Rook and Decard . ## [Delving With Protection](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/delving-with-protection/) _2025-08-14 · Elaine · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ Time for another Ways and Means dev blog. Today we're investigating another new calling for Heart, the Protector, and asking the most important question there is: what would you die to protect? The post Delving With Protection appeared first on Rowan, Rook and Decard . ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/x7b3RK3Z07P7) _2025-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Artist Impressions](https://rowanrookanddecard.com/artist-impressions/) _2025-08-12 · Elaine · Rowan, Rook and Decard_ It's time for another Ways and Means dev blog! Today we're talking about the Artists, the muses that lure them deep into the Heart, and the mediums they use to drag their wildest fantasies kicking and screaming into reality. The post Artist Impressions appeared first on Rowan, Rook and Decard .