Cheikh and Gauri at the Centre Spatial de Liège
The first steps of Cheikh and Gauri at the Centre Spatial de Liège
@universitedeliege.bsky.social with @kafleury.bsky.social
#PhDLife #LeidenForce #Research #SpaceScience
@leidenforce.bsky.social
The LeidenForce project aims to comprehensively study the #Leidenfrost effect and propose novel applications, either to mitigate its adverse effects or leverage its advantages. #Physics #Droplets #Research #MSCA #HorizonEurope https://www.leidenforce.eu
Cheikh and Gauri at the Centre Spatial de Liège
The first steps of Cheikh and Gauri at the Centre Spatial de Liège
@universitedeliege.bsky.social with @kafleury.bsky.social
#PhDLife #LeidenForce #Research #SpaceScience
"le vote d'un amendement de suppression du Haut Conseil de l’évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur par l'Assemblée nationale a relancé les débats sur l'évaluation la recherche scientifique"
10.10.2025 08:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Gauri Patki, new DC at LeidenForce
Welcome Gauri Patki (DC#4) to #LeidenForce!
She will study #LeidenfrostJets at @laboratoire-iemn.bsky.social @fst-ulille.bsky.social & @universitedeliege.bsky.social PtYX.
PI: @leduke21.bsky.social & @marca-be.bsky.social
+ @airbus.com secondment.
www.leidenforce.eu/welcomegaurinews
#FluidDynamics
LAB CHRONICLE #20
-Data Acquisition-
Camera aligned.
Perfect focus.
→ Then I sneezed.
→ 4 hours of recalibration.
#LabLifeGoesOn #PhDLife #ExperimentalTragedy #LeidenfrostEffect #LabReality
In one minute !
07.10.2025 09:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0At PW headquarters, we're all waiting with bated breath for this morning's physics #NobelPrize. If you're doing the same, why not pass the time by reading/arguing with our editor @matindurrani.bsky.social's picks of the 5 most notable physics Nobels this century? physicsworld.com/a/the-top-fi... 🧪⚛️
07.10.2025 09:18 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 3Picture of Pablo Gil Gonzàlez, new DC at LeidenForce
Welcome Pablo Gil González, new DC at #LeidenForce!
Research @ulbruxelles.bsky.social with Pierre Colinet + secondments @espciparispsl.bsky.social, @ntnu-iss.bsky.social, @universitedeliege.bsky.social, @utwente.bsky.social
🔗Read more: www.leidenforce.eu/welcomepablonews
#PhD #Research #VaporFilm
Researchers are increasingly turning to artificial-intelligence tools that can handle complex, multi-step processes
go.nature.com/3IY9njc
" I wanted them to think deeply about the research process and to develop their own inventiveness. I wanted them to tap into their imaginations."
06.10.2025 07:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"So where do physicists end up? Surprise: Physicists can do—and actually do—(almost) anything"
#Physicist #Career #FromPhysicsToAnything #EverythingIsPossible
“What is the goal of starting a lab?”
"How to choose a good scientific problem?"
"What happens after we choose a problem?"
#MustRead #ResearchGem
Picture of Mélanie Bulois, new DC in the LeidenForce project
Welcome Mélanie Bulois DC#10 to #LeidenForce!
She’ll explore the #LeidenfrostEffect in multiphase #microfluidics, where droplets levitate & evaporate in tiny channels.
Research @ulbruxelles.bsky.social with Benoit Scheid + secondment @universiteuppa.bsky.social
🔗 www.leidenforce.eu/welcomemelan...
The Focus Collection highlights progress at the intersection of theory, experiment, and data science, uncovering and harnessing unconventional mechanical behaviors in soft systems far from equilibrium
#softmatter #machinelearning #datascience
"Ethical decision-making skills are as important for preparing physics students for the workforce as technical skills"
www.aps.org/apsnews/2025...
@apsphysics.bsky.social
Matteo Leonard, Dilip Maity, Nicolas Vandewalle, Tadd Truscott: Stretching water between two grooves https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25864 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.25864 https://arxiv.org/html/2509.25864
01.10.2025 06:47 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Matteo Leonard, Jos\'ephine Van Hulle, Florianne Weyer, Denis Terwagne, Nicolas Vandewalle: Droplets sliding on single and multiple vertical fibers https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25898 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.25898 https://arxiv.org/html/2509.25898
01.10.2025 06:47 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Thoughts for researchers… polyglots and champions of scientific palaeography.
01.10.2025 07:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"Physicists studied the phase transitions that occur while making the pasta dish cacio e pepe."
30.09.2025 08:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A chart titled "how phd students rate their experiences". 75% of respondents are satisfied with their phds
3,785 doctoral students across 107 counties told us about everything from supervision practices to workplace concerns
Read the full story: go.nature.com/4gSnYJM
LAB CHRONICLE #19
-Weekly Report-
I found an old coffee cup behind the hotplate.
→ A bit acidic. But stable.
#LabCoffee #ThermodynamicStability #PhaseTransition #SurvivalOfTheCup #LeidenForce
"The researchers speculate that these scientists [the beginners] offer new perspectives because they are less attached to previous theories and knowledge than are their more experienced colleagues"
29.09.2025 13:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0« Springer Nature a publié les résultats d'une enquête mondiale demandant à des chercheurs du monde entier de partager leurs perceptions et leurs attitudes à l'égard des résultats nuls et leurs expériences en matière de partage de ces résultats. »
25.09.2025 17:02 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Illustrae. Un outil IA spécialisé pour créer des illustrations pour les sciences. ✨🔬🎨 #Illustrae #IA #Science #Illustrations
Have you ever seen Styrofoam balls float?
Inspired by the research of the Waitukaitis group, the object “Acoustic Levitation” makes exactly that possible. It allows for the observation of particles isolated from electrical charge.
Find out more: https://www.vistascience.at/en/festival
Because cool physics is everywhere 😎 (source unknown, unfortunately)
26.12.2024 11:03 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0I thought of a sneaky way to find my people on this thing.
Self-identify and I will add you...
See you at APS-DFD!
go.bsky.app/8Njfprh
How do you choose a name for your scientific company?
go.nature.com/42K8YaG
Beaucoup d'idées de compte de chercheuses à suivre !
Il y a encore peu de physiciennes dans la liste donc si vous en connaissez qui pourraient être intéressées d'être ajoutées n'hésitez pas à leur transférer l'info ⤵️
LAB CHRONICLE #18
-Shooting Instructions-
Always check that the camera isn’t pointing at the wall.
Especially after 3 days of shooting.
#ExperimentalSetup #KingOfTheLab #NoPanic #Research #LeidenfrostEffect
Pour Science&vie je vous ai concocté une Une sur les fondements de la physique : pourquoi relativité générale et mécanique quantique sont incompatibles ? Doivent-elles être fusionnées ou collées ? Quelle aide apportent les expériences en labo ? 20 pages pour réconcilier (ou pas) les deux infinis ♾️
19.09.2025 08:10 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0