Short but great look at waves on strings from Minute Physics. #physics youtu.be/sYdXa_yp0fc?...
Strings Don't Vibrate The Way You Think
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Falko Schmidt
@falkoschmidt.bsky.social
Senior Researcher in Nanophotonics, Active Matter and optofluidics ◆ Entrepreneur in Biotech ◆ OPTICA Ambassador ◆ Lab Sustainability
On nous répète matin midi et soir qu'il faut aller chercher l'argent à l'Europe, sauf que..... #ESR 😭 sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon...
Council proposes €231M cut to 2027 Horizon Europe budget
EU governments have proposed a €231.5 million cut to Horizon Europe next year, after agreeing their position on the 2027 EU budget on July 15.
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Klimaschutz egal: Bund streicht Umweltauflagen für Rechenzentren Man* kann einfach nur noch den Kopf gegen die Wand schlagen. Wir müssen die Verantwortlichen endlich zur Rechenschaft ziehen. Sie zerstören unsere Zukunft.
Klimaschutz egal: Bund streicht Umweltauflagen für Rechenzentren
Die Bundesregierung will Umweltauflagen für Rechenzentren lockern, die Ökostrom-Pflicht verschieben und die Abwärme-Nutzung streichen.
basicthinking.de
Above 30 °C, C3 plants become heat-stressed: photosynthesis drops while respiration rises—so they make less sugar but use more. To compensate, they break down proteins (proteolysis), which produces ammonium that can accumulate and become harmful. A problem for plant and human user. #climatecrisis
Interesting read: „What is called a paper today is really a strange Frankensteined-together patchwork of supplementary files that run longer than the manuscript, datasets deposited in repositories that other researchers rarely reuse, and code posted to GitHub without documentation.“
Is the scientific paper due to be replaced?
AI is pushing scientific publishing to the brink. For neuroscience, the crisis may be an opportunity to finally connect findings across subfields.
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Excited to give a whole seminar series on the hot topic of “Emergent Life-Like Dynamics in Synthetic Active Matter” Many interesting ideas out there that I will discuss with the students. If you know of articles that I should include, comment. @unileipzig.bsky.social #activematter 🧪⚛️
If you are interested in what I have to say about academia and my take on it, give it a read. 👇 #academicsky
Optics & Photonics News@optica-opn.org · 6mo ago"You have the power to steer your work to meaningful change, rather than waiting for someone else to make it happen." -Falko Schmidt in OPN's latest Career Focus column as he discusses his academic and entrepreneurial career trajectory. Read the story: https://bit.ly/4kj4bVz #academicsky 💡 ⚛️ 🧪
Don’t forget to signup for this weeks unique opportunity to hear about quantum computing and optical trapping. Register below 👇
Falko Schmidt@falkoschmidt.bsky.social · 7mo agoCurious how quantum computing connects to single-atom optical trapping? Join our @optica.org BT Technical Group webinar with Prof. Simon Cornish (Durham Univ.): Assembly of Ultracold Polar Molecules in Optical Tweezers 🗓️ 22 Jan 2026, 12–13 EST 🔗 www.optica.org/events/webin... 🧪🔦
Curious how quantum computing connects to single-atom optical trapping? Join our @optica.org BT Technical Group webinar with Prof. Simon Cornish (Durham Univ.): Assembly of Ultracold Polar Molecules in Optical Tweezers 🗓️ 22 Jan 2026, 12–13 EST 🔗 www.optica.org/events/webin... 🧪🔦
Assembly of Ultracold Polar Molecules in Optical Tweezers | Optica
Optica is the leading society in optics and photonics. Quality information and inspiring interactions through publications, meetings, and membership.
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A beautiful news article by Jonathan Ericson & Moran Bercovici on latest optofluidic technology including ours. Give it a read! #optofluidics #microfluidics 🧪💡⚛️
A light-actuated microfluidic playground - Nature Photonics
Structured light and photothermal conversion are used to create reconfigurable thermal barriers in a microfluidic device. These virtual barriers can be used to dynamically control fluid flow and micro...
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Finally uploaded with the issue and page numbers. Who hasn’t seen it yet, promise you there some hot stuff to be seen 🔥 #optofluidics #microfluidics
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...
nature.com
„It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.“ @georgemonbiot.bsky.social #denialism #epistemic
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Harald Lesch hat zu 100% recht! "Technologieoffenheit ist häufig ein Ausdruck für technologische Ahnungslosigkeit" und "Die Wärmepumpe ist die beste Maschine, die die Physik anzubieten hat, da gibt es keine Alternative" Endlich rechnet mal jemand mit diesem Bullshit-Argument der Union ab.
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! 🧪
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.
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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 🧪💡
Journeys in Optics: Falko Schmidt
Falko Schmidt discusses his career trajectory, cofounding a startup and sustainability in the lab.
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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
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The EU surrendered to Trump over trade tariffs – now it’s in danger of capitulating again | Thierry Breton
A fresh US assault is aimed at Europe’s right to regulate tech. It’s an outrage – and we must resist it, says former European commissioner Thierry Breton
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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
Falko Schmidt@falkoschmidt.bsky.social · 12mo ago⏳ 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!
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 🦠
Program – OptoFluidiX 2025
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Falko Schmidt@falkoschmidt.bsky.social · 12mo ago⏳ 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!
⏳ 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!
OptoFluidiX 2025
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In case you missed my latest paper coming out, have a look 👀
Falko Schmidt@falkoschmidt.bsky.social · 12mo agoIt'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... 🧪💡
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... 🧪💡
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...
nature.com
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... 🧪💡⚛️
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 ...
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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 🧪💡
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! 🧬🔬🧪
🧪 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...
Registration – OptoFluidiX 2025
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Falko Schmidt@falkoschmidt.bsky.social · last yr.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
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
OptoFluidiX 2025
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