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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 15d

Between talk and talk a (fast) walk! Another way to visit Cambridge #ECME2025

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 15d

In action!

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 16d

Seems our approach must interest some 3D printing industries. Thanks for the coverage!

@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
@erc.europa.eu
@3dprintingnews.bsky.social

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KU Leuven researchers 3D print stretchable PEDOT:PSS aerogels for wearable thermoelectrics - 3D Printing Industry

A team from KU Leuven,a leading Belgian research university, has demonstrated the first omnidirectional 3D printing of PEDOT:PSS aerogels, enabling stretchable interconnects and high-aspect-ratio ther...

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 17d

Enjoying #ECME2025 at @universitypress.cambridge.org with Tanmay (PhD). We will share a poster and a talk about inkjet printed organic PVs and organic thermoelectrics being developed in our group @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social.

@erc.europa.eu @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
@teconversion.bsky.social

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 18d

1st reunion of the Bao group Alumni yesterday in Zürich! It is great to catch up with such excellent scientists!

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 19d

Thrilled to welcome Prof. Yang Yang’s research team from CAS to visit our labs at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social and exchange research ideas. It was great to learn about deep sea exploration using flexible sensors in China. Quite impressive!

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 22d

Grateful to my group member, Isidro Florenciano, for representing the group and @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social at the ECT25 conference in Nancy last week. He shared our latest results on laser-printed inorganic flexible thermoelectrics.

@fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · 23d

We hosted LIMNI Summer School – NanoFabMat2025 participants in our lab
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social ! Great energy and a chance to showcase our latest research. Proud of the team & grateful to the organizers for including us in the program.

@erc.europa.eu ; @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Sep 11

Keeping nice traditions. This year, we celebrate the 600th anniversary @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social with the University Trail. 10 km to discover the beautiful Arenberg campus, including going inside buildings! Here a team representing the Department of Materials Engineering.

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

Congratulations to Sachin and Nastasha on successfully defending their Master’s theses. Sachin worked on composites for wearable ultrasound devices, and Nastasha on inkjet-printed electrodes for organic PVs. Well done, both!

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 19

6/🧵Or even better... take the metro!

Spread the word and don't fall into the trap!

@leparisien.fr
@leparisienetudiant.bsky.social

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 19

5/🧵Long story short. The person was a controller, and the fine was 70 EUR! Of course, I contested the fine, thinking that it was clearly a misunderstanding, but @ratpgroup.bsky.social would not accept the claim. My advice: ignore what is written on the stop and buy your ticket beforehand.

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 19

4/🧵Right after, a person told me quite roughly that I was riding without a ticket. I could not comprehend where that came from! I was trying to pay, but the driver would not give me a ticket, nor did he offer alternatives. He just closed the door and rode. I couldn't get off!!

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 19

3/🧵HOWEVER... on my last day to work, the bus ran out of paper to provide tickets! Unbelievable, right? While I was trying to understand from the driver how I could pay, he closed the doors and started riding. I was suddenly trapped!

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 19

2/🧵I spent the last 2 wonderful weeks @upcite.bsky.social as a visiting Professor. I took the bus to go to work every day. It is written at the bus stop that you can buy the ticket from the driver, and so did I: cash only, a bit XX century, but OK...

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 19

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Warning⚠️ Paris
@ratpgroup.bsky.social bus control: a tourist trap!
I try to keep this channel for work-related matters, but this post might help colleagues going to Paris for a conference, research stay, or just as tourists.

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Big shoutout to Jean and Bokai for presenting at #ICOE2025 in Coimbra 🇵🇹! They shared our latest work on:
👉 Substrate-induced crystallinity in brush-printed PEDOT:PSS for enhanced Seebeck
👉 Inkjet-printed electrodes enabling ITO-free OPVs for wearables & IoT
@erc.europa.eu @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 14

I am happy to see my name in the list! In the project SUSTEG, we’ll try to make sustainable thermoelectric generators in the easiest possible manner @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social . Then the Swedish start-up EMickers will help us couple them with low-power systems.

@erc.europa.eu

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 14

📣 Out now! First results of the 2025 ERC Proof of Concept call.

150 grants – each worth €150,000 – will help ERC grantees to bridge the gap between the discoveries stemming from their frontier research and their practical application.

Recipients, projects, locations👉 buff.ly/pPccOPc

#ERCPoC

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 11

@erc.europa.eu @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 11

Happy to share a bit of the group’s work about the often “forgotten” link between organic thermoelectric materials and skin-mounted devices with the @itodys.bsky.social group at the @upcite.bsky.social
⁦‪Thanks @giorgiomattana.bsky.social for hosting.
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 5

L’aventure française commence! I will be a guest professor @upcite.bsky.social for a couple of weeks to learn more about organic thermoelectrics. Thanks @giorgiomattana.bsky.social for the invitation! If you happen to be around, ping me!

@teconversion.bsky.social
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

The FMolina-Lopez group enjoying the Materials Eng. summer event. Good food, drinks 🍺 and games make it easier to endure the 35 C at Leuven today.

@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚀Join our team! We are seeking a strongly motivated PhD 🎓 candidate to investigate laser-printed flexible inorganic thermoelectrics ⚡️🔥. Apply via the link below before July 18th!
@teconversion.bsky.social;

Laser-printed flexible sustainable thermoelectrics (for PhD) www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Laser-printed flexible sustainable thermoelectrics (PhD position)

Develop flexible, high-performance thermoelectric energy harvesters and coolers via laser printing. Sustainable materials will be investigated as an alternative to traditional bismuth telluride. The f...

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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · May 28

Thank you to the organizers to put together such a nice symposium at E-MRS!
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F. Molina-Lopez @fmolinalopezlab.bsky.social · May 26

Lots of interesting discussions until the end.