One of these ghosts is me, haunting my own experiments to make sure they behave. 🧪👻

How fast can hematite swim? 🏊‍♀️ We show that simple calcination can greatly enhance the photocatalytic-driven motility of hematite microswimmers. Now out in Applied Materials Today! 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ActiveMatter #Microswimmers #SoftMatter #AppliedMaterialsToday

Friday sparkle ✨ Memory Lane decided to show me some of the glitz from my PhD with these shimmering self-assembled hematite particles. So feel free to enjoy these little gems with me before the weekend. 💎

Happy to have helped make this photo ☺️ Can't wait to see what all we will do with our fantastic fungi 🍄🎉

This started as a quest for better magnetic microparticles—and ended with some delightfully deformable ones featured on the cover of Soft Matter! 🧲💫 Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors Laura Rossi, Nitin Rajendra Madam! 📄 Read the article: lnkd.in/eGQBKhaQ 🎨 Check out the cover: lnkd.in/ep4NmFzn

A little TU Delft energy in the middle of Manhattan. 🔥 Prometheus reminds us that knowledge is meant to be shared - the flame burns bright on both sides of the ocean. #tudelft #Prometheus #NYC

New paper out! 🧲 We present a simple method for making magnetic polymer microparticles that can be stretched into ellipsoids while keeping their magnetic response. Curious? Read more: doi.org/10.1039/D5SM00061K #MaterialsScience #SoftMatter#MagneticParticles

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Thanks to @ec.europa.eu Horizon magazine for this cool article about our work! projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m... @shapingmatterlab.bsky.social

🎁🎄We had a wonderful Secret 'Saint Nicolas' (the Dutch Santa who comes in the beginning of December) at the @shapingmatterlab.bsky.social. I still haven't figured out which colleague gave me a pair of great books... With @m-amani.bsky.social in the foreground taking the picture.

Had some fun at #nwochains this year. 🌞 Presenting a poster and discussing with researchers in chemistry definitely offered some new perspectives. It was also great to catch up with some friends from the PhD.