LeidenForce
@leidenforce.bsky.social
HorizonEU MSCA-DN research project | Experimental physics of the Leidenfrost Effect | Fluids, PhDs, soft matter, industry
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✨Discover, learn & explore with us!
🔗 https://www.leidenforce.eu
🔴 youtube.com/@LeidenForce
📸 instagram.com/LeidenForce
LAB CHRONICLE #30
Thermal Control
200 °C on the dot.
I exhale, relieved.
→ 201 °C.
→ Leidenfrost: 1, Researcher: 0.
#Leidenfrost #ThermalTension #ScienceVsHumanity #PhysicsStrikesBack #HotExperiments
Thermal Control
200 °C on the dot.
I exhale, relieved.
→ 201 °C.
→ Leidenfrost: 1, Researcher: 0.
#Leidenfrost #ThermalTension #ScienceVsHumanity #PhysicsStrikesBack #HotExperiments
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
LAB CHRONICLE #30
Thermal Control
200 °C on the dot.
I exhale, relieved.
→ 201 °C.
→ Leidenfrost: 1, Researcher: 0.
#Leidenfrost #ThermalTension #ScienceVsHumanity #PhysicsStrikesBack #HotExperiments
Thermal Control
200 °C on the dot.
I exhale, relieved.
→ 201 °C.
→ Leidenfrost: 1, Researcher: 0.
#Leidenfrost #ThermalTension #ScienceVsHumanity #PhysicsStrikesBack #HotExperiments
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Ça mousse donc ça lave ? 👉 culturesciencesphysique.ens-lyon.fr/ressource/Mo... ➡️Les mousses à la croisée de la recherche scientifique et de la préservation des œuvres d'art : une illustration très esthétique et pour tout public ! Merci @udppc.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Ça mousse donc ça lave ? 👉 culturesciencesphysique.ens-lyon.fr/ressource/Mo... ➡️Les mousses à la croisée de la recherche scientifique et de la préservation des œuvres d'art : une illustration très esthétique et pour tout public ! Merci @udppc.bsky.social
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A few second before : "The jury is now invited to ask questions to the candidate"
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A few second before : "The jury is now invited to ask questions to the candidate"
"What we know is nothing compared to what we don't know ; and the distance between the man who knows the most and the man who knows nothing is not as great as is generally believed."
Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny, Studies on Bodies in the Spheroidal State – A New Branch of #Physics (1857)
#Knowledge
Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny, Studies on Bodies in the Spheroidal State – A New Branch of #Physics (1857)
#Knowledge
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"What we know is nothing compared to what we don't know ; and the distance between the man who knows the most and the man who knows nothing is not as great as is generally believed."
Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny, Studies on Bodies in the Spheroidal State – A New Branch of #Physics (1857)
#Knowledge
Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny, Studies on Bodies in the Spheroidal State – A New Branch of #Physics (1857)
#Knowledge
Water droplets exposed to a cyanoacrylate (super glue) atmosphere.
📷 @marca-be.bsky.social
For more images, follow LeidenForce on Instagram
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#ResearchPhotography #ExperimentalMethods #WaterDroplets #Cyanoacrylate #LabPhotography
📷 @marca-be.bsky.social
For more images, follow LeidenForce on Instagram
www.instagram.com/leidenforce/
#ResearchPhotography #ExperimentalMethods #WaterDroplets #Cyanoacrylate #LabPhotography
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Water droplets exposed to a cyanoacrylate (super glue) atmosphere.
📷 @marca-be.bsky.social
For more images, follow LeidenForce on Instagram
www.instagram.com/leidenforce/
#ResearchPhotography #ExperimentalMethods #WaterDroplets #Cyanoacrylate #LabPhotography
📷 @marca-be.bsky.social
For more images, follow LeidenForce on Instagram
www.instagram.com/leidenforce/
#ResearchPhotography #ExperimentalMethods #WaterDroplets #Cyanoacrylate #LabPhotography
LAB CHRONICLE #29
- Leidenfrost Effect -
Stable droplet.
Camera ready.
→ It escapes the frame.
→ Just like my patience.
#DropletDynamics #DropletOnTheRun #PatienceEvaporated #ExperimentFails #PatienceTest
- Leidenfrost Effect -
Stable droplet.
Camera ready.
→ It escapes the frame.
→ Just like my patience.
#DropletDynamics #DropletOnTheRun #PatienceEvaporated #ExperimentFails #PatienceTest
December 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
LAB CHRONICLE #29
- Leidenfrost Effect -
Stable droplet.
Camera ready.
→ It escapes the frame.
→ Just like my patience.
#DropletDynamics #DropletOnTheRun #PatienceEvaporated #ExperimentFails #PatienceTest
- Leidenfrost Effect -
Stable droplet.
Camera ready.
→ It escapes the frame.
→ Just like my patience.
#DropletDynamics #DropletOnTheRun #PatienceEvaporated #ExperimentFails #PatienceTest
Reposted by LeidenForce
Webinaire « L’intégrité scientifique au défi des nouvelles pratiques éditoriales » – Save the date
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lalist.inist.fr/webinaire-li...
Webinaire « L’intégrité scientifique au défi des nouvelles pratiques éditoriales » – Save the date
L’Université de Lorraine, en partenariat avec Couperin, vous invite à un séminaire en ligne sur les enjeux d’intégrité scientifique en lien avec le processus de publication.
lalist.inist.fr
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Webinaire « L’intégrité scientifique au défi des nouvelles pratiques éditoriales » – Save the date
lalist.inist.fr/webinaire-li...
lalist.inist.fr/webinaire-li...
“The meaning of academic publishing is to have researchers talk to other researchers, and to enable that", @danielucko.bsky.social (@apsphysics.bsky.social) says. "If we just have AI models talking to each other, we’re wasting everybody’s time.”
#PeerReview #GenerativeAI
#PeerReview #GenerativeAI
A survey conducted by the UK’s Institute of Physics Publishing found that 41% of its authors and referees thought generative AI had an overall positive impact on peer review, while 37% thought the overall impact was negative. physics.aps.org/articles/v18...
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“The meaning of academic publishing is to have researchers talk to other researchers, and to enable that", @danielucko.bsky.social (@apsphysics.bsky.social) says. "If we just have AI models talking to each other, we’re wasting everybody’s time.”
#PeerReview #GenerativeAI
#PeerReview #GenerativeAI
"while altmetrics provide valuable insights into the broader digital visibility of research, they should be interpreted as complementary rather than definitive indicators of scholarly impact"
#Altmetrics #ScholarlyImpact #ResearchEvaluation #ImpactFactor #ResearchMetrics
#Altmetrics #ScholarlyImpact #ResearchEvaluation #ImpactFactor #ResearchMetrics
Altmetrics in the evaluation of scholarly impact: a systematic and critical literature review
Altmetrics in the evaluation of scholarly impact: a systematic and critical literature review
« (…) This article critically examines whether altmetrics can serve as a substitute for traditional metrics by exploring their strengths, limitations, disciplinary variations, and correlation…
lalist.inist.fr
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"while altmetrics provide valuable insights into the broader digital visibility of research, they should be interpreted as complementary rather than definitive indicators of scholarly impact"
#Altmetrics #ScholarlyImpact #ResearchEvaluation #ImpactFactor #ResearchMetrics
#Altmetrics #ScholarlyImpact #ResearchEvaluation #ImpactFactor #ResearchMetrics
- Superhydrophobicity: when droplets slide -
Video from the "Dynamics of fluid interfaces" MOOC by @espciparispsl.bsky.social
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AF...
#Superhydrophobic #SurfaceTension #FluidPhysics #HydrohphobicTextures #LeidenfrostEffect
Video from the "Dynamics of fluid interfaces" MOOC by @espciparispsl.bsky.social
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AF...
#Superhydrophobic #SurfaceTension #FluidPhysics #HydrohphobicTextures #LeidenfrostEffect
3.1 Non wetting - Superhydrophobicity
YouTube video by ESPCI Paris - PSL
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
- Superhydrophobicity: when droplets slide -
Video from the "Dynamics of fluid interfaces" MOOC by @espciparispsl.bsky.social
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AF...
#Superhydrophobic #SurfaceTension #FluidPhysics #HydrohphobicTextures #LeidenfrostEffect
Video from the "Dynamics of fluid interfaces" MOOC by @espciparispsl.bsky.social
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AF...
#Superhydrophobic #SurfaceTension #FluidPhysics #HydrohphobicTextures #LeidenfrostEffect
"We began each session by naming a small goal—write a paragraph, put together a figure caption, tackle a tricky transition, or complete some other well-defined task. That 5-minute planning ritual made the rest of the session surprisingly productive."
#AcademicWriting #PeerGroup #PhD #BlankPage
#AcademicWriting #PeerGroup #PhD #BlankPage
Academic writing was a struggle
"It was 10 p.m. on a winter night in Boston and I was sitting in my department’s common lounge, staring at a blank Word document. My thesis proposal deadline loomed. I hadn’t written a word, despite weeks of thinking."
www.science.org/content/arti...
"It was 10 p.m. on a winter night in Boston and I was sitting in my department’s common lounge, staring at a blank Word document. My thesis proposal deadline loomed. I hadn’t written a word, despite weeks of thinking."
www.science.org/content/arti...
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"We began each session by naming a small goal—write a paragraph, put together a figure caption, tackle a tricky transition, or complete some other well-defined task. That 5-minute planning ritual made the rest of the session surprisingly productive."
#AcademicWriting #PeerGroup #PhD #BlankPage
#AcademicWriting #PeerGroup #PhD #BlankPage
"there is a big difference between a process that is efficient and one that is valid. As the scientific community starts to embrace AI technology, it must make sure it isn’t solving a logistical problem by creating an intellectual one."
#AI #AIReviewers #Feedback
#AI #AIReviewers #Feedback
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer, says Giorgio F. Gilestro
go.nature.com/3McjUsw
go.nature.com/3McjUsw
AI reviewers are here — we are not ready
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer.
go.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"there is a big difference between a process that is efficient and one that is valid. As the scientific community starts to embrace AI technology, it must make sure it isn’t solving a logistical problem by creating an intellectual one."
#AI #AIReviewers #Feedback
#AI #AIReviewers #Feedback
LAB CHRONICLE #28
– The elegance of the unexpected –
Scenario: test a new liquid just to see
Ambition: quick comparison
Reality: unexpected behavior… maybe a new thesis topic?
Conclusion: what looks like a failed run is sometimes the start of the next one.
#Physics #HopeInTheLab #GoodDay #Test
– The elegance of the unexpected –
Scenario: test a new liquid just to see
Ambition: quick comparison
Reality: unexpected behavior… maybe a new thesis topic?
Conclusion: what looks like a failed run is sometimes the start of the next one.
#Physics #HopeInTheLab #GoodDay #Test
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
LAB CHRONICLE #28
– The elegance of the unexpected –
Scenario: test a new liquid just to see
Ambition: quick comparison
Reality: unexpected behavior… maybe a new thesis topic?
Conclusion: what looks like a failed run is sometimes the start of the next one.
#Physics #HopeInTheLab #GoodDay #Test
– The elegance of the unexpected –
Scenario: test a new liquid just to see
Ambition: quick comparison
Reality: unexpected behavior… maybe a new thesis topic?
Conclusion: what looks like a failed run is sometimes the start of the next one.
#Physics #HopeInTheLab #GoodDay #Test
"(...) to be coherent as regards the organisation's stated principles for research evaluation which firstly call for a shift from the use of quantitative bibliometric indicators and secondly for the accelerated development of alternative solutions focusing on open and transparent data."
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal Citation Reports.
The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'
www.cnrs.fr
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
"(...) to be coherent as regards the organisation's stated principles for research evaluation which firstly call for a shift from the use of quantitative bibliometric indicators and secondly for the accelerated development of alternative solutions focusing on open and transparent data."
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New experience at Tsinghua University in Beijing, visiting Prof. Chao Sun and his group!
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
New experience at Tsinghua University in Beijing, visiting Prof. Chao Sun and his group!
The @apsphysics.bsky.social has released the 2025 Gallery of Fluid Motion, a selection that highlights the visual and scientific richness of contemporary #FluidMechanics.
➡️ 2025 Playlist:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyzK...
#APSDFD #GalleryOfFluidMotion #ScientificImaging #FluidDynamics
➡️ 2025 Playlist:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyzK...
#APSDFD #GalleryOfFluidMotion #ScientificImaging #FluidDynamics
V-001: High Energy Density Shock Driven Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability
YouTube video by American Physical Society
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The @apsphysics.bsky.social has released the 2025 Gallery of Fluid Motion, a selection that highlights the visual and scientific richness of contemporary #FluidMechanics.
➡️ 2025 Playlist:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyzK...
#APSDFD #GalleryOfFluidMotion #ScientificImaging #FluidDynamics
➡️ 2025 Playlist:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyzK...
#APSDFD #GalleryOfFluidMotion #ScientificImaging #FluidDynamics
Wrapping up an inspiring day at @universitedeliege.bsky.social Opening science doesn’t mean sharing everything without limits, it means building a fair, robust and collaborative ecosystem — one that amplifies discovery while managing risks.
“Let’s keep our eyes open to open science”
#OpenScienceDay
“Let’s keep our eyes open to open science”
#OpenScienceDay
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Wrapping up an inspiring day at @universitedeliege.bsky.social Opening science doesn’t mean sharing everything without limits, it means building a fair, robust and collaborative ecosystem — one that amplifies discovery while managing risks.
“Let’s keep our eyes open to open science”
#OpenScienceDay
“Let’s keep our eyes open to open science”
#OpenScienceDay
Stéphanie Derwael reminds us: scientific image #database are never neutral.
They seem complete, uniform, but are curated fragments — selected, organised, normalised.
Every DB reflects choices — critical thinking is key to #OpenScience.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DataBias
They seem complete, uniform, but are curated fragments — selected, organised, normalised.
Every DB reflects choices — critical thinking is key to #OpenScience.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DataBias
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Stéphanie Derwael reminds us: scientific image #database are never neutral.
They seem complete, uniform, but are curated fragments — selected, organised, normalised.
Every DB reflects choices — critical thinking is key to #OpenScience.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DataBias
They seem complete, uniform, but are curated fragments — selected, organised, normalised.
Every DB reflects choices — critical thinking is key to #OpenScience.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DataBias
Jonathan Dumont gave an overview of the “Diamond #OpenAccess” model — free for authors & readers, collectively funded.
Supported by a Belgian foundation uniting actors to improve scientific publishing.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DiamondOA
Supported by a Belgian foundation uniting actors to improve scientific publishing.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DiamondOA
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Jonathan Dumont gave an overview of the “Diamond #OpenAccess” model — free for authors & readers, collectively funded.
Supported by a Belgian foundation uniting actors to improve scientific publishing.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DiamondOA
Supported by a Belgian foundation uniting actors to improve scientific publishing.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#DiamondOA
Mauranne Raskinet’s talk on #AIcrawlers highlighted the exposure of open access data, a reality many institutions now face.
There are leads, but no perfect solution yet — one of today’s #OpenScience challenges.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#WebScraping #DigitalRisks
There are leads, but no perfect solution yet — one of today’s #OpenScience challenges.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#WebScraping #DigitalRisks
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Mauranne Raskinet’s talk on #AIcrawlers highlighted the exposure of open access data, a reality many institutions now face.
There are leads, but no perfect solution yet — one of today’s #OpenScience challenges.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#WebScraping #DigitalRisks
There are leads, but no perfect solution yet — one of today’s #OpenScience challenges.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#WebScraping #DigitalRisks
The “10 lessons learned” from developing Gmsh.
Practical tips for creating #OpenSource software.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#ResearchTips #BestPractices #OpenScienceTips
Practical tips for creating #OpenSource software.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#ResearchTips #BestPractices #OpenScienceTips
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The “10 lessons learned” from developing Gmsh.
Practical tips for creating #OpenSource software.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#ResearchTips #BestPractices #OpenScienceTips
Practical tips for creating #OpenSource software.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#ResearchTips #BestPractices #OpenScienceTips
Another great moment: Gmsh’s code history visualised like a constellation ✨
Each dot = a code update
Each colour = the status of a part of the code (age, etc.)
A compelling way to make the collective work behind #opensource #software visible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
Each dot = a code update
Each colour = the status of a part of the code (age, etc.)
A compelling way to make the collective work behind #opensource #software visible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Another great moment: Gmsh’s code history visualised like a constellation ✨
Each dot = a code update
Each colour = the status of a part of the code (age, etc.)
A compelling way to make the collective work behind #opensource #software visible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
Each dot = a code update
Each colour = the status of a part of the code (age, etc.)
A compelling way to make the collective work behind #opensource #software visible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
Highlight of the day: Christophe Geuzaine’s talk on Gmsh, an #open-source meshing tool 🧩
Break geometry → understand constraints → run simulations
Here applied to aircraft engine noise — a striking example of what open source makes possible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#Dev #FOSS
Break geometry → understand constraints → run simulations
Here applied to aircraft engine noise — a striking example of what open source makes possible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#Dev #FOSS
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Highlight of the day: Christophe Geuzaine’s talk on Gmsh, an #open-source meshing tool 🧩
Break geometry → understand constraints → run simulations
Here applied to aircraft engine noise — a striking example of what open source makes possible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#Dev #FOSS
Break geometry → understand constraints → run simulations
Here applied to aircraft engine noise — a striking example of what open source makes possible.
#OpenScienceDay @universitedeliege.bsky.social
#Dev #FOSS
At the #OpenScienceDay 2025 at @universitedeliege.bsky.social last week with part of the #Leidenforce team.
A day to reflect together on what openness, transparency and sharing actually change for research.
Lots of ideas to bring back to the office!
#OpenScience
A day to reflect together on what openness, transparency and sharing actually change for research.
Lots of ideas to bring back to the office!
#OpenScience
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
At the #OpenScienceDay 2025 at @universitedeliege.bsky.social last week with part of the #Leidenforce team.
A day to reflect together on what openness, transparency and sharing actually change for research.
Lots of ideas to bring back to the office!
#OpenScience
A day to reflect together on what openness, transparency and sharing actually change for research.
Lots of ideas to bring back to the office!
#OpenScience