#LeidenfrostEffect
❓LeidenForce quiz of the day: can you solve our Fake or Fact?

In our Fake or Fact series, we test your science knowledge about the Leidenfrost effect!

#FluidDynamics #DailyScience #LeidenfrostEffect #Physics #FakeOrFact #HeatTransfer
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The Leidenfrost effect: when drops levitate
Water droplets can levitate on hot surfaces thanks to a vapor layer. Learn how in this @espciparispsl.bsky.social MOOC video.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=keKF...

#LeidenfrostEffect #Droplet #FluidDynamics #ScienceResearch #MOOC
3.2 Non wetting - Leidenfrost drops
YouTube video by ESPCI Paris - PSL
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January 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
had an #airfryer fumble but got the 450°F pan off the linoleum before anything melted. Thanks, #LeidenfrostEffect!
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
- Superhydrophobicity: when droplets slide -
Video from the "Dynamics of fluid interfaces" MOOC by @espciparispsl.bsky.social

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AF...

#Superhydrophobic #SurfaceTension #FluidPhysics #HydrohphobicTextures #LeidenfrostEffect
3.1 Non wetting - Superhydrophobicity
YouTube video by ESPCI Paris - PSL
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December 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
LAB CHRONICLE #27
– Experimental method –
Scenario: compare liquids for the #LeidenfrostEffect
Ambition: clean results, sharp table, publishable
Reality: 5 liquids, 3 plates, 0 consistency — vinegar everywhere
Conclusion: If a liquid surprises you, maybe you’re on the right track
#Physics #LabFails
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
▶️ New video! Watch a Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of a pure water Leidenfrost droplet in full detail, simulated with #pyoomph. Footage recorded by Maxim de Wildt (DC#9, #LeidenForce) at @utwente.bsky.social

🎥 youtu.be/weRZxJhZ6K0?...

#LeidenfrostEffect #FluidDynamics #HorizonEU
Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of a pure water Leidenfrost droplet
YouTube video by LeidenForce
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November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
LAB CHRONICLE #25
-Title of my next paper-

“Undisciplined Drops: When Physics Laughs at Us”

#PublishOrPerish #PaperInProgress #ScientificWriting #ScienceHumor #LeidenfrostEffect
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Welcome Mélanie Bulois DC#10 to #LeidenForce!
She’ll explore the #LeidenfrostEffect in multiphase #microfluidics, where droplets levitate & evaporate in tiny channels.
Research @ulbruxelles.bsky.social with Benoit Scheid + secondment @universiteuppa.bsky.social
🔗 www.leidenforce.eu/welcomemelan...
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Strange behaviour of hydrogel spheres on a hot sheet of metal #Leidenfrosteffect #resonance
October 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
LAB CHRONICLE #18
-Shooting Instructions-

Always check that the camera isn’t pointing at the wall.
Especially after 3 days of shooting.

#ExperimentalSetup #KingOfTheLab #NoPanic #Research #LeidenfrostEffect
September 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New video on our #LeidenForce channel: Droplet Impact in the Leidenfrost State.
Experiment at @universitedeliege.bsky.social by @marca-be.bsky.social & Cheikh Tidiane DIOUM, part of LeidenForce
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ftt...
#FluidDynamics #Droplets #LeidenfrostEffect #HorizonEurope
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September 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
LAB CHRONICLE #17
-Weekly Report-

No usable data.
But I learned how to pour a drop with style.

#LeidenfrostEffect #ScienceInProgress #HoldTheLine #NoDataNoCry #SchrödingerData #DataScience
September 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
👋 We are happy to welcome Cheikh Tidiane Dioum (DC#7), our new PhD student in LeidenForce!
He studies particle trapping & releasing using the #LeidenfrostEffect under @marca-be.bsky.social @universitedeliege.bsky.social
🔍Full article in comments
#PhD #fluiddynamics #particletrapping #Research
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
LAB CHRONICLE #16
-Message from the Optical Engineer-

“You put the lens cap in front of the camera.”
→ I also put doubt in the entire team.

#LabStruggles #HighSpeedCamera #LabExperiment #LeidenfrostEffect #StayCool
September 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
What happened this summer at LeidenForce?

New ways to share our research, new scientific events, and more to come this fall!

➡️ Read our Summer 2025 highlights here: www.leidenforce.eu/summer25reca...

#Summer #Physics #FluidDynamics #LeidenfrostEffect #Research
Summer 2025 Retrospective: What’s New with the LeidenForce Research Project
Summer 2025 was the occasion for LeidenForce to open new channels to highlight experimental physics and the subtleties of the Leidenfrost effect. We introduced fresh ways for the public to engage with...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
LAB CHRONICLE #15
-Instructions-

Never laugh when looking at a droplet.
It might think we underestimate it.

#LeidenfrostEffect #LabInstructions #ExperimentalGuideline #Guidelines #Stoicism
September 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
👋 Meet Maxim de Wildt (DC#2), our first PhD student in LeidenForce!
He studies the Leidenfrost effect under Detlef Lohse at @utwente.bsky.social, combining experiments & modeling — and will also join CRM Group in Ghent.
Full article in comments ⬇
#LeidenfrostEffect #FluidDynamics #Research #Physics
September 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A video has gone viral showing a pineapple skin surviving a 1,000°C hot metal ball. At first, it looks like magic — but it’s really just science.

#Science #ViralVideo #LeidenfrostEffect #Physics #Experiment
September 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
August 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We’ve updated our list of upcoming conferences!

Check it out and mark your calendars – a great opportunity to meet and exchange with our project team.

📆 www.leidenforce.eu/Conferences

#LeidenfrostEffect #PhysicsResearch #UpcomingEvents #MeetTheTeam #SaveTheDate
Conference list
You want to meet us ? Here is where we can discuss: Upcoming conferences Euromech Colloquium 651 - Films, bubbles, droplets and phase change Organiser: Euromech 25-29 August, 2025 - Metz (FRANCE) More...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
LAB CHRONICLE #9
-Experiment Summary-

The drop moves.
The equipment records.
Result: I still have no idea what’s going on.

#Experiment #Physics #LeidenfrostEffect #LabLife #Mood
July 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Introduction by Alexis Duchesne @leduke21.bsky.social , then a keynote by David Quéré on Wetting and more, exploring the physics of droplets in air and on solids — from contact lines to non-wetting regimes like the #LeidenfrostEffect
#PreConfSchool25
#ScientificTalk #PhysicsEvent #FluidMechanics
June 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🎓 A PhD is more than a scientific challenge — it’s a human one
This @nature.com article by Rory Lambe reminds us to protect the joy in research.
At #Leidenforce, 10 PhDs explore the #LeidenfrostEffect in a science culture built on support & balance.
#PhDLife #PositiveScience #EUResearch #TeamScience
June 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM