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LAB CHRONICLE #11
-Quick Thought-

The camera captures everything.
I capture nothing.
Everything’s fine.

#QuickThought #Camera #Science #LabExperiment

LAB CHRONICLE #10
-Scientific Reflection-

A typical lab day:
1% science
99% adjustments
100% hope

#ResearchLife #Vibe #ShortNote #RealityCheck

The Imposter Syndrome 🧵

1. The Attack

Highlights from Droplets 2025 and the Leidenfrost Pre Conference School by LeidenForce From tiny drops to big ideas: Highlights from Droplets 2025 & the Leidenfrost Pre-Conference School. Read more

💧 Droplets 2025: When droplets make waves in science
290 scientists, 114 talks, 180 posters & a Leidenfrost School @universitedeliege.bsky.social
🔎 Catch the highlights in our recap: www.leidenforce.eu/feedback-droplets2025-news
#Droplets2025 #SoftMatter #FluidDynamics #Microfluidics #ScienceCom

LAB CHRONICLE #9
-Experiment Summary-

The drop moves.
The equipment records.
Result: I still have no idea what’s going on.

#Experiment #Physics #LeidenfrostEffect #LabLife #Mood

YouTube video by Soft Matter Laboratory A Brief Conversation with Hans-Jürgen Butt | What makes a good PhD project?

A Brief Conversation with Hans-Jürgen Butt @softmatterlab.bsky.social | What makes a good #PhD project? ▶️ Still relevant!
youtu.be/9NXpG-Wov28?...

#Droplets2025

#Droplets2025

Suzie Protiere speaking about freezing of water and hydrogel drops at #Droplets2025.

Droplets 2025 - International Conference on Droplets in Liège The 6th International Conference on Droplets will be held on 1-3 July in Liège, Belgium and will feature 18 speakers, and 200 presentations.

More info about Droplets 2025, the 6th International Conference on Droplets: droplets2025.org

🎓 What a day at #PreConfSchool25 in Liège!
Thanks to the speakers, the PhD students, and everyone who made it happen 👏
This was just the beginning — setting the stage for Droplets 2025.
🫧 Until next time… Open your mind to the physics of droplets.
#Droplets #FluidDynamics #PhDLife #ScienceCommunity

Michel Henry’s lecture at ULiege

And the last but not least, a lecture by Michel Henry from @uclouvain.bsky.social to close the day: numerical modeling of the Leidenfrost effect in granular media
#PreConfSchool25 #droplets #GranularPhase

Philippe Bourrianne's lecture at the Pre-conference school 2025

After a short break, a new talk by Philippe Bourrianne from @espciparispsl.bsky.social : Leidenfrost without heat. Exploring how levitation can happen at room temperature using fizzy droplets!
#Droplets #FluidDynamics #Substrate #PreConfSchool25 @universitedeliege.bsky.social

Benjamin Sobac's lecture at ULiège

We continue with a talk by Benjamin Sobac from
@cnrs.fr: #Leidenfrost drops: Modeling shape & levitation from puddles to spheres.
The talk covers theoretical modeling of axisymmetric Leidenfrost drops across many sizes.
#Droplets #Multiscale #PreConfSchool25
@universitedeliege.bsky.social

Photo of Anne Laure Biance's conference at ULiège

Afternoon session kicks off at #PreConfSchool25 with Anne-Laure Biance from @cnrs.fr on #Leidenfrost drops and #bubbles:
🔹Key experiments on Leidenfrost droplet physics
🔹Bubble formation
🔹Tuning the effect via external actuation
#FluidDynamics #PhysicsTalk @universitedeliege.bsky.social

Leidenfrost experiment with Stéphane Dorbolo and PhD students at ULiège

Lunch break… but science doesn’t stop!
Our PhD students are taking part in a hands-on workshop led by Stéphane Dorbolo @marca-be.bsky.social, experimenting with the fascinating Leidenfrost effect.
#PreConfSchool25 @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#Leidenfrost #PhDLife #Thermodynamics #PhysicsInAction

David Paulovics’ lecture

David Paulovics’ lecture: droplet condensation and phase change.
#PreConfSchool25 @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#Science #physics #Droplets

Lecture: David Quere and Alexis Duchesne at the Pre-Conference School 2025

Introduction by Alexis Duchesne @leduke21.bsky.social , then a keynote by David Quéré on Wetting and more, exploring the physics of droplets in air and on solids — from contact lines to non-wetting regimes like the #LeidenfrostEffect
#PreConfSchool25
#ScientificTalk #PhysicsEvent #FluidMechanics

Tadd Truscott’s lecture

Tadd Truscott’s lecture: sliding droplet and guitare
#PreConfSchool25

Photo of the amphitheatre for the pre-conference school opening speech

The Pre-conference school is officially underway! 🎓
Thank you to @marca-be.bsky.social for the inspiring opening speech.
Looking forward to a day full of learning and great exchanges!
#PreConfSchool25 @universitedeliege.bsky.social #droplets #PhD #Event #Physics

More info: droplets2025.org/pre-conferen...

Rolling laboratory in the corridors

🚧 Something’s brewing in the corridors.
It wasn’t on the schedule. And you might just be called to take part…
Can you guess what’s in store?
Pre-Conference School 2025, the day for PhD students ahead of Droplets 2025.
#PreConfSchool25 @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#Teasing #Event #SmartIsCool #PhD

More info: droplets2025.org/pre-conferen...

Picture of the material to prepare the pre-conference school at ULiege, a LeidenForce event.

📦 4 days to go. Things are gearing up at @universitedeliege.bsky.social !
Get ready to push back the frontiers of the #PhysicsOfDroplets
We’re getting our hands dirty — to bring you an extraordinary experience.
👉 Just a little more patience. It’s on its way.
#PreConfSchool25 #Event #LeidenForce #PhD

LAB CHRONICLE #8
-Researcher’s Note-

“The drop still refuses to touch the plate.
It’s been eight months.
I feel like I know more about avoidance than physics.”

Here’s the full program for the Pre-Conference School 2025: droplets2025.org/pre-conferen...
Discover the talks, schedule, and key moments around the physics of droplets 💧

TEASER PRE-CONFERENCE SCHOOL Open your mind to the physics of droplets #PreConfSchool25 LEIDENFORCE

Physics of droplets is about to take the stage. One day. Dozens of minds. Infinite ideas.
Check out the program in the comments.
#PreConfSchool25 #LeidenForce #Physics #Droplets #SummerSchool

Nice

A single drop on a textured path — fluid physics at play.
Watch it trace its way.
🔗 www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...

#RoughSurface #Droplet #PhysicsOfFluid #PhysicsPhotography #ScienceIsBeautiful #PicOfTheDay

"So there is no equilibrium of heat in nature; thus the study of the spheroidal state opens new avenues for experimenters, avenues they can now walk down with almost certainty of making immense discoveries."
PH Boutigny, Studies on bodies in the spheroidal state (1857)
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#Science #Physics