04 December 2020
PhD Students
Welcome our new PhD candidate Najiya to the ESMP. Najiya will be working on "Physics meet Biology " scheme, specifically on research in liquid crystal elastomers for artificial vasculature for sustaining organoid growth.
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04 December 2020
PostdocsA very simple and informative explanation of colours. Listen Manos Anyfas talking about the recent paper in a podcast called ''All Things Photonics’'. Manos’s part starts from 36:45.
https://photonics.com/Podcast/Ian_Walmsley_Unlocking_a_Quantum_Advantage/pce25
Here is the original article:
Responsive Photonic Liquid Marbles https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202008210#.X8fZL0vRKyY.twitter
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Catherine's images are being displayed by FNR at Place Auguste Laurent, Limpertsberg. Discover the beautiful science of Luxembourg at the FNR Science Image expo! Place Auguste Laurent, Limpertsberg.
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Anjali's image got featured for FNR campaign "letzscience", raising awareness of Luxembourg research by blending science images with Augmented Reality (AR). Each image features a story with an example of Luxembourg research connected to the image. Access the full story here:
https://letzscience.fnr.lu/liquid-crystals-a-shape-shifting-object-of-study\AS
07 August 2020
PublicationsMany congratulations to JungHyun, Jan and the team for the recent paper "
Dynamic tuning of the director field in liquid crystal shells using block copolymers" published in Physical Review Research.

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Many congratulations to Catherine and Jan for the new article "
Disruption of electrospinning due to water condensation into the Taylor cone", published in
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. This paper has open access.
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14 February 2020
VisitorsWe are very glad to have Assistant Professor Francesco Basoli from the Università Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, Italy, visiting us as invited researcher in March. He will support the INTERACT project with his expertise on electrospinning of functional polymer fibers.
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