At #CISM Advanced Course #TwoPhaseFlow and #PhaseChange, Arghya had the opportunity to discuss with researchers from different institutions, including Prof. Matteo Bucci from MIT. International #ScientificNetworks are key drivers of research progress. #MSCA #LeidenForce #HeatTransfer

From revived Neanderthals to altered ecosystems and future Earths, Science’s #SummerReading list looks at how fiction uses scientific ideas to explore ethical questions: what should we preserve, and what #future do we want to build? 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Biology #ScienceCulture

Summer reading 2026

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The weather is kindly providing a live demonstration of our research topic. ☀️ #LeidenLog #HeatTransfer #Physics #Research #ExtremeHeat #LeidenfrostEffect

First #PosterPresentation for Arghya within #LeidenForce! Sharing research, discussing results and receiving feedback from the scientific community are essential steps in a PhD journey. Scientific exchange is at the heart of doctoral training. #PhDLife #MSCA #PhaseChange #HorizonEurope #CISM

What connects the #Leidenfrost effect, boiling and industrial #HeatTransfer? Arghya, #LeidenForce PhD student, explored these questions during the #CISM Advanced Course #TwoPhaseFlow and Phase-Change: experiments, simulations and modeling in Udine. #MSCA

Can #geometry control the flow of #condensation water? Researchers from the @universitedeliege.bsky.social show that grooves can turn random edge dripping into regular, predictable release, opening new possibilities for #DewHarvesting & #PassiveCooling. 🔗 shorturl.at/JxGyI @vdwnico.bsky.social

Controlled Dripping from a Grooved Condensing Plate

Condensed water on vertical surfaces ultimately leaves the substrate at the lower edge, where accumulated liquid detaches as drops. While droplet growth and surface transport have been extensively stu...

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How can tiny amounts of #surfactants change whether water spreads or resists spreading on a surface? This study shows that mixing a silicone-based & a cationic surfactant drastically lowers #SurfaceTension, strongly affecting #wetting behavior. 🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #Interfaces #SoftMatter

Surface Activity and Defoaming Performance of Dilute Aqueous Solutions Containing a Mixture of Phosphate-Ester Polyether Trisiloxane Surfactant and Hydrocarbon Cationic Surfactant

Phosphate-ester poly(ether trisiloxane) (PATS) surfactants have attracted considerable attention due to their excellent emulsifying ability, wetting performance, antistatic properties, and corrosion- ...

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From field studies to laboratory experiments, scientists sometimes turn everyday objects into research tools. These simple solutions highlight the creativity behind experimental science. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Science #Experiment #ResearchMethods #Innovation #STEM

In the field — and in the lab — sometimes the simplest tool is best

Technology has led to unprecedented innovation, but common household items can help make research more reproducible — and accessible.

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How do tiny #bubbles behave in curved microchannels? Researchers reveal how centrifugal forces create satellite bubbles & show that most gas–liquid #MassTransfer happens near the channel entrance, where interface renewal is strongest. 🔗 shorturl.at/yRHfT #Microfluidics #TwoPhaseFlow #FluidDynamics

Bubble formation and local mass transfer attenuation in a serpentine microchannel

This study experimentally investigates two key fluid mechanical behaviors in gas–liquid two-phase flow within a square-section serpentine microchannel: the curv

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Why do some droplets refuse to merge, even when they collide? At the nanoscale, charge effects can create an electrostatic barrier that stops coalescence, freezing droplet growth in place. 🔗 physics.aps.org/articles/v19... #softmatter #nanoscience #colloids #electrostatics #biophysics

Why Nanoscale Droplets Don’t Coalesce

Size-dependent electrostatic barriers place an upper limit on droplet merging efficiency.

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Schools are being rethought to better prepare students for complex futures, where knowledge alone is not enough. New #teaching practices aim to strengthen #CriticalThinking and collective problem-solving. 🔗 theconversation.com/transformer-... #Education #FutureOfWork #AI

Transformer l’école pour préparer les élèves au monde qui vient : les leçons d’une expérience pédagogique

Dans un monde en pleine mutation, il ne s’agit plus tant d’accumuler des savoirs que d’apprendre à apprendre. Mais comment adapter le modèle scolaire actuel pour l’orienter vers ces enjeux complexes ?

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How should physics weigh its own impact? A new editorial argues that research choices must include environmental costs, not just scientific gains. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s422... #Physics #Sustainability #Research #Climate #SciencePolicy

The costs and benefits of physics research - Nature Reviews Physics

Deciding what physics research to pursue involves cost–benefit analysis — which should include environmental impacts.

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🔬 Fluid Inspirations #3 Theme: Droplet oscillations This week's inspiration: Plucking Droplets. 🔗 gfm.aps.org/meetings/dfd... Source: APS Gallery of Fluid Motion 2025 – Video V036 #SurfaceTension #CapillaryPhysics #OscillatingDroplets #InterfacialScience #FluidMechanics #KAUST

Using direct numerical simulations, researchers show that swapping water & oil between dispersed & continuous phases changes local mixing, yet leaves the overall #HeatTransfer nearly unchanged. 🔗 doi.org/10.1103/wsc4... #MultiphaseFlow #CFD #FluidDynamics #Emulsions

How do doctoral students use AI chatbots? A new survey links AI attitudes with ChatGPT use and calls for discipline-sensitive ethical guidance. 🔗 phys.org/news/2026-06... #AI #HigherEducation #PhD #AcademicIntegrity #Research

Examining doctoral students' attitudes toward AI chatbots and ChatGPT use in higher education

Researchers from the University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies have published research examining graduate students' attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and their reported us...

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Microdroplets don't spread the same way when they hit a surface head-on or at an angle. New simulations refine how impact conditions shape early spreading laws. 🔗 doi.org/10.1063/5.03... #fluiddynamics #droplets #wetting #simulation #heattransfer

Spreading characteristics of microdroplets on solid surfaces under normal and oblique impact conditions

The spreading behavior of microdroplets impacting smooth solid surfaces under normal and oblique impact conditions is investigated using the volume of fluid met

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Moves toward #DigitalSovereignty in Europe are reshaping research workflows: some institutions restrict non-European AI tools while funding bodies push for resilient, #OpenSource data infrastructures. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41... #ResearchInfrastructure #SciencePolicy #DataGovernance

Europe is ditching US tech — what does this mean for researchers?

European governments are choosing European digital tools — and some universities and researchers are doing the same.

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Data quality defines scientific insight. #Science #Measurement #Research #LeidenfrostEffect

#Boiling behaves very differently without gravity. Researchers from the @utwente.bsky.social are testing smart surfaces that actively control bubbles in #microgravity, paving the way for more reliable cooling systems in future spacecraft. 🔗 phys.org/news/2026-06... #HeatTransfer #SpaceTech #Physics

Smart surfaces face zero gravity test in boiling heat experiments

A research team led by Davoud Jafari at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the University of Pisa, has completed a series of parabolic flight experiments to investigate advanced smart sur...

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Dual-use research, linking civilian and security applications, is cited more often than purely civilian science, according to a large-scale analysis of US patents and publications. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415... #sciencepolicy #research #innovation #dualuse #bibliometrics

Science with military applications is cited more than civilian-only research

Researchers analysed the scientific impact of dual-use research in US patent records and bibliometric databases.

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United community for Laurent Limat tribute

Critical reading is a #research skill. A 7-step approach can help identify knowledge gaps, evaluate experimental design, spot limitations & separate evidence from interpretation when reading #ScientificPapers. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41... #CriticalThinking #AcademicSkills #openscience

Seven steps for critically analysing research papers

By sticking to a clear strategy when reading, I get much more out of the literature, says Jacques Cornwell.

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Collaborative funding models suggest that science could progress faster when evaluation prioritizes team strength and shared goals rather than isolated proposals. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415... #Metascience #OpenScience #Collaboration #FundingReform #research

Don’t compete, collaborate: why collective funding applications are the future

Scientists with disparate expertise writing grants together can identify knowledge gaps and drive progress — but systems must change to incentivize them.

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Using a new #spectroscopy approach, researchers reveal that #water molecules at the air-water interface don't just tilt, they also "twist". This could refine models of interfacial #chemistry & transport. 🔗 physicsworld.com/a/interface-... #InterfaceScience #FluidDynamics

Interface between air and water gets a new twist – Physics World

Vibrational spectroscopy technique reshapes our understanding of how water molecules behave at the boundary

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Five winning images from the 2026 Nature scientific photography contest highlight researchers working across oceans, lakes and laboratories. Science seen through fieldwork and discovery. 📷 www.nature.com/immersive/d4... #SciencePhotography #Nature #Research #Fieldwork #Discovery

🔬 What happened inside LeidenForce in June? Experimental setups, summer events, PhD stories, scientific watch and more. Explore our monthly recap ⬇️ shorturl.at/sXB35 #LeidenForce #ResearchLife #PhDLife #FluidDynamics #ScientificWatch #LeidenfrostEffect #HorizonEurope #MSCA

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Inside #LeidenForce — June 2026 Summer events • Experiments • PhD stories As temperatures rise, so does our fascination with the #LeidenfrostEffect. ☀️ Before the summer break, some of us are attend...

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Why does liquid #hydrogen slowly disappear during #storage? Residual ortho-hydrogen releases heat as it converts to the more stable para form. New catalysts accelerate this transition beforehand, helping limit costly boil-off losses. 🔗 phys.org/news/2026-05... #Cryogenics #Catalysis #science

Catalysts that prevent boil-off losses in liquid hydrogen production hold promise for a hydrogen-energy society

A joint research team has discovered high-performance catalysts capable of significantly reducing "boil-off losses," which had been a longstanding issue in liquid hydrogen storage and transportation. ...

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● #MarangoniFlows: motion driven by surface tension gradients ● #SurfaceTension gradients can drive #FluidMotion. Learn how Marangoni flows affect droplet behavior in this @espciparispsl.bsky.social MOOC video. 🎥 tinyurl.com/4ynvhfd5 ⏳ No time? Save this post & come back later #DropletDynamics

6.1 Motions due to surface tension gradients - Marangoni flows

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A theoretical study shows that chemically active #droplets can become excitable and even undergo self-sustained oscillations, cycling through growth, shrinkage, dissolution, and reformation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1103/g9dh... #ActiveMatter #PhaseSeparation #SoftMatter #Biophysics

Can playing #jazz make you a better #physicist? Theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander argues that musical improvisation sharpens intuition, flexibility & creative #problem-solving. A reminder that #science & art often grow from the same curiosity. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Creativity

How jazz boosts my creativity in physics

Stephon Alexander says his passion for musical improvisation helps him to understand and teach complex ideas.

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