Falko Schmidt
@falkoschmidt.bsky.social
Senior Researcher in Nanophotonics, Active Matter and optofluidics ◆ Entrepreneur in Biotech ◆ OPTICA Ambassador ◆ Lab Sustainability
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Falko Schmidt
@falkoschmidt.bsky.social
· Aug 11
OptoFluidiX 2025
home.uni-leipzig.de
⏳ Last chance! Submit your abstract for our #conference OptoFluidiX 2025 (Sept 16–18, Leipzig) by Aug 14. Join top researchers + career session for young scientists. Details 👇
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
Reposted by Falko Schmidt
Congrats to Kelly for her beautiful Janus image in that was among the first 3 in the scientific image contest cfaed.tu-dresden.de/media-commun...
October 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Congrats to Kelly for her beautiful Janus image in that was among the first 3 in the scientific image contest cfaed.tu-dresden.de/media-commun...
Sad to hear that Jane Goodell, a pioneering primatologist, has died. She was one of the first to study primates in their natural habitat, live with them and truly trying to understand their connection to us humans.
To me she has been a great source of inspiration. We truly lost a great person!
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To me she has been a great source of inspiration. We truly lost a great person!
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Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died | CNN
Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91.
www.cnn.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Sad to hear that Jane Goodell, a pioneering primatologist, has died. She was one of the first to study primates in their natural habitat, live with them and truly trying to understand their connection to us humans.
To me she has been a great source of inspiration. We truly lost a great person!
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To me she has been a great source of inspiration. We truly lost a great person!
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Great to see my interview on Optics&Photonics News got published now
You can learn more about my own career choices, how I navigated academic and industrial environments and how a changing mindset opened up new opportunities for me.
Thanks Rachel for sharing my story! @optica-opn.org
#ECR
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You can learn more about my own career choices, how I navigated academic and industrial environments and how a changing mindset opened up new opportunities for me.
Thanks Rachel for sharing my story! @optica-opn.org
#ECR
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Journeys in Optics: Falko Schmidt
Falko Schmidt discusses his career trajectory, cofounding a startup and sustainability in the lab.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Great to see my interview on Optics&Photonics News got published now
You can learn more about my own career choices, how I navigated academic and industrial environments and how a changing mindset opened up new opportunities for me.
Thanks Rachel for sharing my story! @optica-opn.org
#ECR
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You can learn more about my own career choices, how I navigated academic and industrial environments and how a changing mindset opened up new opportunities for me.
Thanks Rachel for sharing my story! @optica-opn.org
#ECR
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Reposted by Falko Schmidt
With social media site Bluesky growing in popularity among academics, a new study has revealed how it measures up against X when it comes to sharing and promoting scientific research.
Science content on Bluesky attracts more engagement and originality than on X
New social media site is proving better for sharing research findings
www.chemistryworld.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
With social media site Bluesky growing in popularity among academics, a new study has revealed how it measures up against X when it comes to sharing and promoting scientific research.
We have extended our deadline. There are still some spots available!
We highly encourage Bachelor, Master and PhDs to join. We left plenty of space for informal discussion between sessions, have several poster sessions and a dedicated career night!
Register today! Link below
#optofluidix2025
We highly encourage Bachelor, Master and PhDs to join. We left plenty of space for informal discussion between sessions, have several poster sessions and a dedicated career night!
Register today! Link below
#optofluidix2025
⏳ Last chance! Submit your abstract for our #conference OptoFluidiX 2025 (Sept 16–18, Leipzig) by Aug 14. Join top researchers + career session for young scientists. Details 👇
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
OptoFluidiX 2025
home.uni-leipzig.de
August 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
We have extended our deadline. There are still some spots available!
We highly encourage Bachelor, Master and PhDs to join. We left plenty of space for informal discussion between sessions, have several poster sessions and a dedicated career night!
Register today! Link below
#optofluidix2025
We highly encourage Bachelor, Master and PhDs to join. We left plenty of space for informal discussion between sessions, have several poster sessions and a dedicated career night!
Register today! Link below
#optofluidix2025
We have a phenomenal line up of experts to share their latest research!
Day 1:
▪️Lailai Zhu (NU Singapore): Intelligent µfluidics 🌀& µbots 🤖 via Machine Learning
▪️Petra Paiè (Politecnico Milano): Bridging µfluidics 🌀 & microscopy 🔬
▪️Giovanni Volpe (U Gothenburg): Deep Learning for Soft
Matter 🦠
Day 1:
▪️Lailai Zhu (NU Singapore): Intelligent µfluidics 🌀& µbots 🤖 via Machine Learning
▪️Petra Paiè (Politecnico Milano): Bridging µfluidics 🌀 & microscopy 🔬
▪️Giovanni Volpe (U Gothenburg): Deep Learning for Soft
Matter 🦠
August 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We have a phenomenal line up of experts to share their latest research!
Day 1:
▪️Lailai Zhu (NU Singapore): Intelligent µfluidics 🌀& µbots 🤖 via Machine Learning
▪️Petra Paiè (Politecnico Milano): Bridging µfluidics 🌀 & microscopy 🔬
▪️Giovanni Volpe (U Gothenburg): Deep Learning for Soft
Matter 🦠
Day 1:
▪️Lailai Zhu (NU Singapore): Intelligent µfluidics 🌀& µbots 🤖 via Machine Learning
▪️Petra Paiè (Politecnico Milano): Bridging µfluidics 🌀 & microscopy 🔬
▪️Giovanni Volpe (U Gothenburg): Deep Learning for Soft
Matter 🦠
⏳ Last chance! Submit your abstract for our #conference OptoFluidiX 2025 (Sept 16–18, Leipzig) by Aug 14. Join top researchers + career session for young scientists. Details 👇
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
OptoFluidiX 2025
home.uni-leipzig.de
August 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
⏳ Last chance! Submit your abstract for our #conference OptoFluidiX 2025 (Sept 16–18, Leipzig) by Aug 14. Join top researchers + career session for young scientists. Details 👇
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
Topic: #Optofluidics, uniting #optics 💡, #microfluidics 🌀& #nanotech 🤖 for breakthroughs in #lifesciences. 🧪
Hope 2cu!
In case you missed my latest paper coming out, have a look 👀
It's out & hot 🔥 Not only because it just went online but since we show that engineered heat patterns are super effective in manipulating fluid flows & particles.
If you work in microfluidics, or need reconfigurable environments in your experiments, give it a read!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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If you work in microfluidics, or need reconfigurable environments in your experiments, give it a read!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Three-dimensional optofluidic control using reconfigurable thermal barriers - Nature Photonics
A fluidic system with spatially reconfigurable hot spots generated by optical pumping of plasmonic nanorods is demonstrated, creating virtual barriers by generating local heating via photothermal conv...
www.nature.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
In case you missed my latest paper coming out, have a look 👀
It's out & hot 🔥 Not only because it just went online but since we show that engineered heat patterns are super effective in manipulating fluid flows & particles.
If you work in microfluidics, or need reconfigurable environments in your experiments, give it a read!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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If you work in microfluidics, or need reconfigurable environments in your experiments, give it a read!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Three-dimensional optofluidic control using reconfigurable thermal barriers - Nature Photonics
A fluidic system with spatially reconfigurable hot spots generated by optical pumping of plasmonic nanorods is demonstrated, creating virtual barriers by generating local heating via photothermal conv...
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It's out & hot 🔥 Not only because it just went online but since we show that engineered heat patterns are super effective in manipulating fluid flows & particles.
If you work in microfluidics, or need reconfigurable environments in your experiments, give it a read!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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If you work in microfluidics, or need reconfigurable environments in your experiments, give it a read!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Reposted by Falko Schmidt
Can robots in a swarm act like the cells of an organism? Thanks to Sedeer El-Showk for the new article in @nature.com, which highlights the work of a number of research groups, including our own, on how “Robots demonstrate principles of collective intelligence”. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
July 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Can robots in a swarm act like the cells of an organism? Thanks to Sedeer El-Showk for the new article in @nature.com, which highlights the work of a number of research groups, including our own, on how “Robots demonstrate principles of collective intelligence”. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
You can now see my recorded presentation of our recent work on reconfigurable #Optofluidics on my website.
It will give you a brief overview of how you can leverage heat 🔥 to let particle ☄️follow predefined paths in #microfluidics 🚿
activematter.research.st/posts/4106-o...
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It will give you a brief overview of how you can leverage heat 🔥 to let particle ☄️follow predefined paths in #microfluidics 🚿
activematter.research.st/posts/4106-o...
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Dr. Falko Schmidt - Online Webinar of Falko Schmidt at BPPB Seminar
Falko Schmidt is sharing a novel optofluidic toolbox for the precise manipulation of local fluid flows and particle movement with the BPPB community. It's a ...
activematter.research.st
July 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
You can now see my recorded presentation of our recent work on reconfigurable #Optofluidics on my website.
It will give you a brief overview of how you can leverage heat 🔥 to let particle ☄️follow predefined paths in #microfluidics 🚿
activematter.research.st/posts/4106-o...
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It will give you a brief overview of how you can leverage heat 🔥 to let particle ☄️follow predefined paths in #microfluidics 🚿
activematter.research.st/posts/4106-o...
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Very happy to have seen so many people from the general public having a look at our #photonic and #activematter experiments @ #longnightofscience @unileipzig.bsky.social
We made slimy monsters 👾, cats 🐈 appear&disappear, 🌈 and propel mini rafts in water driven by soap 🧼
#scienceoutreach
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We made slimy monsters 👾, cats 🐈 appear&disappear, 🌈 and propel mini rafts in water driven by soap 🧼
#scienceoutreach
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June 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Very happy to have seen so many people from the general public having a look at our #photonic and #activematter experiments @ #longnightofscience @unileipzig.bsky.social
We made slimy monsters 👾, cats 🐈 appear&disappear, 🌈 and propel mini rafts in water driven by soap 🧼
#scienceoutreach
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We made slimy monsters 👾, cats 🐈 appear&disappear, 🌈 and propel mini rafts in water driven by soap 🧼
#scienceoutreach
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It you are interested in anything related to biological physics or physical biology, have a look at this webinar series @bppbseminar.bsky.social
Topics are super broad so there will be sth of your interest!
Highly recommended!
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Topics are super broad so there will be sth of your interest!
Highly recommended!
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June 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It you are interested in anything related to biological physics or physical biology, have a look at this webinar series @bppbseminar.bsky.social
Topics are super broad so there will be sth of your interest!
Highly recommended!
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Topics are super broad so there will be sth of your interest!
Highly recommended!
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🧪 Registration for #OptofluidiX 2025 is still open! 🌊✨
Join top experts presenting the frontiers of optofluidics.
Designed for early career researchers — with interactive sessions & career opportunities.
👥 Limited spots – secure yours now:
🔗 home.uni-leipzig.de/~physik/site...
Join top experts presenting the frontiers of optofluidics.
Designed for early career researchers — with interactive sessions & career opportunities.
👥 Limited spots – secure yours now:
🔗 home.uni-leipzig.de/~physik/site...
June 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🧪 Registration for #OptofluidiX 2025 is still open! 🌊✨
Join top experts presenting the frontiers of optofluidics.
Designed for early career researchers — with interactive sessions & career opportunities.
👥 Limited spots – secure yours now:
🔗 home.uni-leipzig.de/~physik/site...
Join top experts presenting the frontiers of optofluidics.
Designed for early career researchers — with interactive sessions & career opportunities.
👥 Limited spots – secure yours now:
🔗 home.uni-leipzig.de/~physik/site...
Reposted by Falko Schmidt
I'm excited to announce a conference that I have co-organized #OptoFluidiX2025
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
OptoFluidiX 2025
home.uni-leipzig.de
April 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm excited to announce a conference that I have co-organized #OptoFluidiX2025
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
My last days @ETH came to an end. Very grateful for the opportunity to drive new research frontiers at @quidantsnsl.bsky.social
Big thanks to @rquidant.bsky.social for the opportunity and the @snf-fns.ch for support me with a fellowship.
On to new projects @unileipzig.bsky.social
Big thanks to @rquidant.bsky.social for the opportunity and the @snf-fns.ch for support me with a fellowship.
On to new projects @unileipzig.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
My last days @ETH came to an end. Very grateful for the opportunity to drive new research frontiers at @quidantsnsl.bsky.social
Big thanks to @rquidant.bsky.social for the opportunity and the @snf-fns.ch for support me with a fellowship.
On to new projects @unileipzig.bsky.social
Big thanks to @rquidant.bsky.social for the opportunity and the @snf-fns.ch for support me with a fellowship.
On to new projects @unileipzig.bsky.social
Reposted by Falko Schmidt
Seit dem Dürrejahr 2018 ist der deutsche Wald eine CO2-Quelle, weil mehr abstirbt und verrottet als nachwächst.
May 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Seit dem Dürrejahr 2018 ist der deutsche Wald eine CO2-Quelle, weil mehr abstirbt und verrottet als nachwächst.
A great group by F Cichos in Leipzig 🇩🇪 is looking for a motivated PhD student to work on novel techniques in thermofluidics incl. manipulation w #plasmonics 🌕, #qdots, and #ML
A collaboration between @unileipzig.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social
Apply here 👇
A collaboration between @unileipzig.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social
Apply here 👇
PhD Position Advanced Thermofluidic Manipulation of Single Molecules and Nanoparticles at University of Leipzig on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Position Advanced Thermofluidic Manipulation of Single Molecules and Nanoparticles at University of Leipzig, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A great group by F Cichos in Leipzig 🇩🇪 is looking for a motivated PhD student to work on novel techniques in thermofluidics incl. manipulation w #plasmonics 🌕, #qdots, and #ML
A collaboration between @unileipzig.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social
Apply here 👇
A collaboration between @unileipzig.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social
Apply here 👇
Reposted by Falko Schmidt
Hey Photonics folks 💡 🔬 if you know someone looking for a Master of Science Program to join, ours "Lasers and Photonics" accepts applications for one more week*
*Non-EU deadline: May 15th
EU-deadline: July 15th
More info: www.lap.rub.de
Directly to application portal: www.lap-application.rub.de
*Non-EU deadline: May 15th
EU-deadline: July 15th
More info: www.lap.rub.de
Directly to application portal: www.lap-application.rub.de
Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik: Master Lasers and Photonics at Ruhr University Bochum
The english-language master's programme offers a broad spectrum of subjects including optics, optoelectronics, laser applications, laser metrology and ultrashort laser physics.
www.lap.rub.de
May 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Hey Photonics folks 💡 🔬 if you know someone looking for a Master of Science Program to join, ours "Lasers and Photonics" accepts applications for one more week*
*Non-EU deadline: May 15th
EU-deadline: July 15th
More info: www.lap.rub.de
Directly to application portal: www.lap-application.rub.de
*Non-EU deadline: May 15th
EU-deadline: July 15th
More info: www.lap.rub.de
Directly to application portal: www.lap-application.rub.de
I'm excited to announce a conference that I have co-organized #OptoFluidiX2025
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
OptoFluidiX 2025
home.uni-leipzig.de
April 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm excited to announce a conference that I have co-organized #OptoFluidiX2025
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
Join us to explore the latest in optofluidics research and have the opportunity to present your work! Register here:
📅 Sept 16–18, 2025
📍 Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
#optofluidics #microfluidics #optics
🎉 Attending Optica Biophotonics Congress in Coronado? Join us for an in-person panel on ML & AI in Biophotonics!
🗓️ April 21 | 🕡 6:45 PM | 📍 Loews Coronado (Britannia Room)
With experts from JHU, CZ Biohub, U. of Oklahoma & more!
RSVP: Link down
@optica.org @opticaltrapping.bsky.social
🗓️ April 21 | 🕡 6:45 PM | 📍 Loews Coronado (Britannia Room)
With experts from JHU, CZ Biohub, U. of Oklahoma & more!
RSVP: Link down
@optica.org @opticaltrapping.bsky.social
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April 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
🎉 Attending Optica Biophotonics Congress in Coronado? Join us for an in-person panel on ML & AI in Biophotonics!
🗓️ April 21 | 🕡 6:45 PM | 📍 Loews Coronado (Britannia Room)
With experts from JHU, CZ Biohub, U. of Oklahoma & more!
RSVP: Link down
@optica.org @opticaltrapping.bsky.social
🗓️ April 21 | 🕡 6:45 PM | 📍 Loews Coronado (Britannia Room)
With experts from JHU, CZ Biohub, U. of Oklahoma & more!
RSVP: Link down
@optica.org @opticaltrapping.bsky.social
As allergy season is upon us, for those who suffer there is increasing evidence on their causes and the impact on climate change predicting a dire future with longer and more intense pollen exposure.
#climatecrisis
#climatecrisis
Pollen peril: how heat, thunder and smog are creating deadly hay fever seasons
Scientists say a complex mix of factors are making seasonal allergies worse for longer in many parts of the world – but why is it happening and is it here to stay?
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
As allergy season is upon us, for those who suffer there is increasing evidence on their causes and the impact on climate change predicting a dire future with longer and more intense pollen exposure.
#climatecrisis
#climatecrisis
You have the chance tomorrow 4pm to listen to me show our latest results on #optofluidics.
In short, how can we provide effective, tunable and reconfigurable micromanipulation tools to the #softmatter and #lifescience communities.
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umsystem.zoom.us/j/9639632045...
ID 963 9632 0455
Passcode bppb
In short, how can we provide effective, tunable and reconfigurable micromanipulation tools to the #softmatter and #lifescience communities.
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umsystem.zoom.us/j/9639632045...
ID 963 9632 0455
Passcode bppb
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...
umsystem.zoom.us
March 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
You have the chance tomorrow 4pm to listen to me show our latest results on #optofluidics.
In short, how can we provide effective, tunable and reconfigurable micromanipulation tools to the #softmatter and #lifescience communities.
🧪💡⚛️
umsystem.zoom.us/j/9639632045...
ID 963 9632 0455
Passcode bppb
In short, how can we provide effective, tunable and reconfigurable micromanipulation tools to the #softmatter and #lifescience communities.
🧪💡⚛️
umsystem.zoom.us/j/9639632045...
ID 963 9632 0455
Passcode bppb
Very happy to see that our lab has reached the Gold 🥇 certification of #LEAF 🍃 for our efforts to become a more sustainable lab environment. @quidantsnsl.bsky.social
#greenlabs #sustainability
#greenlabs #sustainability
March 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Very happy to see that our lab has reached the Gold 🥇 certification of #LEAF 🍃 for our efforts to become a more sustainable lab environment. @quidantsnsl.bsky.social
#greenlabs #sustainability
#greenlabs #sustainability