Talk on optical tweezers by Aykut Argun at Gothenburg PhD Pub. 17 Oct 2018

Aykut Argun will present a popular science talk on the principles and applications of optical tweezers at a PhD-student event called Gothenburg Ph.D. Pub.

Title: Optical tweezers and applications

Abstract: Can objects be moved contact-free only by the power of light?
The answer which deserved a Nobel Prize in Physics last week is yes.
Aykut Argun from GU Physics will present how in the next Ph.D. Pub.

Place: Haket – Bar å sånt, Första långgatan 32, 413 27 Gothenburg
Time: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 7 PM – 10 PM

Seminar on ripples in thin films by Mazi Jalaal from Twente, PJ Lecture Hall, 9 oct 2018

Ripples in Thin Films
Seminar by Mazi Jalaal
from the Physics of Fluids laboratory
at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, EU

We present experimental observations of capillary ripples at the contact line of a droplet, spreading on a pre-wetted surface.
We use Digital Holographic Microscopy to measure the micro-scale undulation of the thin film. By raising the capillary number, the amplitude of the undulations increases at first and subsequently decreases.
At critical values of the capillary number, the ripples disappear. Using linear stability analysis, we further provide theoretical counterparts for the experimental observations, explaining the non-monotonic dependency on the capillary number

Place: PJ Lecture Hall
Time: 9 October, 2018, 11:00

Seminar on cell differentiation by Mariana Benitez Keinrad from UNAM, Soliden 3rd floor, 8 oct 2018

Cell differentiation and pattern formation in the transition to multicellularity: lessons from the microbial world
Seminar by Mariana Benitez Keinrad
from the Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico.

Multicellular development occurs in plants, animals and other lineages, and involves the complex interaction among biochemical, physical and ecological factors. Our group has focused on the study of microbial multicellular organisms, which have been considered useful models to study the evolutionary transition to multicelullarity. I present some of our theoretical and experimental work, and discuss the physical and chemical processes that, in coordination with molecular regulatory networks, appear to be relevant for cell differentiation, patterning and morphogenesis in microbial aggregates.

Place: Soliden 3rd floor
Time: 8 October, 2018, 12:15