Thomas Hermans
@hermanslab.bsky.social
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Research Professor @imdeananociencia.bsky.social. Young Scientist World Economic Forum. Co-founder and CSO of Qfluidics (www.qfluidics.com) & CelliXio (www.cellixio.com) https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pcNFT5oAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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We're hiring! I need a mechanical/biomedical engineer to work on blood pumping for ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/374571

It is using our 'magnetostaltic' pumps, first shown in our 2020 Nature paper: rdcu.be/b3ZuF (see Fig. 4). We have since scaled to 1 L/min.
Postdoctoral Position - Caixa Health
We are seeking highly motivated and talented candidates for a 3 years-Postdoctoral Researcher position in the development of liquid-walled[1] pumps for ECMO (ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) thera...
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
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phealthy.bsky.social
This is pretty crazy, study models millions of indirect hurricane deaths potentially driving/contributing to the life expectancy disparity in the US:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
a, Total incidence of TCs on CONUS by month. Bar height is sum of average maximum wind speeds for all state-by-storm events. Colours correspond to decades. b, Stacked overlapping excess mortality responses to each storm for all of CONUS. Each storm response aggregates state-level responses nationally, accounting for state-level population and adaptation. Outline colours correspond to the decade when the TC occurred. The upper envelope is the total estimated mortality burden for CONUS resulting from all TCs occurring during the prior 172 months (see Supplementary Fig. 3). c, Official deaths directly resulting from TCs for each month according to NOAA National Hurricane Center and NOAA National Weather Service6,7. The y-axis scale is the same for b and c.
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imdeanano.bsky.social
The Systems Chemistry Laboratory @imdeananociencia.bsky.social is hiring!

#AcademicJob position for a mechanical/biomedical engineering working on blood pumping for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxigenation.

Apply here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/374571
hermanslab.bsky.social
Starting date ~December 2025, 3 year contract. Work is in (mostly in) English & Spanish.

See a short introductory movie here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnm4...

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Liquid tubes
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The candidate is expected to further develop the pumps and work with clinicians at the Gregorio Marañon hospital (Madrid). They are pioneers in pediatric ECMO, and we have a swine model to validate our pumps.

This is a very "out-of-the-box" project, so a highly dynamic person is needed.
hermanslab.bsky.social
We're hiring! I need a mechanical/biomedical engineer to work on blood pumping for ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation): euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/374571

It is using our 'magnetostaltic' pumps, first shown in our 2020 Nature paper: rdcu.be/b3ZuF (see Fig. 4). We have since scaled to 1 L/min.
Postdoctoral Position - Caixa Health
We are seeking highly motivated and talented candidates for a 3 years-Postdoctoral Researcher position in the development of liquid-walled[1] pumps for ECMO (ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) thera...
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
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philipcball.bsky.social
Remember this? In the 1990s, a popular view of nanotechnology claimed that molecular gears like this, made of diamondoid carbon, were going to be the components of molecular-scale assemblers and nanobots. But that vision hasn't come to pass. My article in Aeon explores why.
aeon.co/essays/no-su...
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natmethods.nature.com
Our August issue is live! 🎉
nature.com/nmeth/volume...

On the cover, a cost-effective and scalable DNA sequencing approach by roll-to-roll fluidics.
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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natmethods.nature.com
Roll-to-roll fluidics enhances reagent efficiency and reduces turnaround time in next-generation DNA sequencing, while maintaining high precision and sensitivity.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
hermanslab.bsky.social
The overall outcome is much faster and cheaper DNA sequencing, hopefully enabling real-time patient NGS even in smaller hospitals. Huge shout-out to first author Yanzhe Qin for coordinating this effort, and happy I could make a contribution to understanding the fluid dynamics in this system!
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and 3) DNA sequencing quality and precision remains good!
hermanslab.bsky.social
Surprisingly, this turns out to have many amazing advantages: 1) you don't need to worry about pressure drop (which is negligible), and therefore it can be easily scaled to large chip areas, 2) the mass transport is very fast (< 2 s) and efficient (5–85 better than traditional flow cells)
hermanslab.bsky.social
The 1st textbook introduction to fluid flows uses Plane Couette Flow, with "moving walls"... unfortunately, this "hypothetical" case is hardly used in practice, because how to move walls to control fluid flow in a practical way? Well, this has now been solved in the current work.
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erc.europa.eu
🚀🔍 Europe's future hinges on science, says ERC President Maria Leptin.

Discover how we can cut through challenges & invest in research.

How do you think Europe should move forward? 🌐🔬

👉 bit.ly/4l5emfZ

#FrontierResearch #Competitiveness #Innovation #Science4Policy @marialep.bsky.social
hermanslab.bsky.social
it's a parallel gravity pipette of course :-)
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professor-dave.bsky.social
I am taking part in the #FathersWhoCare campaign, organised by @mothersinsci.bsky.social. This will amplify the voices of men who are redefining fatherhood in the STEM workplace.
There is a free webinar about caregiving and inclusive workplaces - sign up here: www.mothersinscience.com/scimomchats
Fathers Who Care
Amplifying the voices of men who are challenging norms and redefining fatherhood
Featuring: Andrew Myles, Fredril Schaufberger, David Smith and Andrew Weightman
Normalising caregiving and shaping inclusive workplaces
19 June 2025, 10:30 ET / 15:30 BST / 16:30 CET
hermanslab.bsky.social
Worried by shear stress on your cells or delicate biologicals? Check out our new company www.cellixio.com --> detailed quantification of shear damage in tubing, pumps, valves, etc. via the CellXplore platform --AND-- methods to reduce shear using liquid-walled fluidics (CellXShear). #deeptech
CelliXio - Low shear bioprocess expert
CelliXiO is a Deeptech company, expert in exploring and reducing the effects of Shear stress in the fields of Biopharmaceuticals.
www.cellixio.com
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erc.europa.eu
“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”

EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.

In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.