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Remote control of moving sessile droplets
Xavier Noblin, Richard Kofman, Franck Celestini
We recently put in evidence (\cite{noblin2}) that combined vertical and horizontal vibrations can induced a controlled motion of a sessile supported drop. In this video we generali…
Surface tension propulsion of fungal spores by use of microdroplets
Xavier Noblin, Sylvia Yang, Jacques Dumais
Many edible mushrooms eject their spores (about 10 microns in size) at high speed (about 1 m/s) using surface tension forces in a few microseconds. Basically the coalescence of a d…
Water jet rebounds on hydrophobic surfaces : a first step to jet micro-fluidics
Franck Celestini, R. Kofman, Xavier Noblin +1
When a water jet impinges upon a solid surface it produces a so called hydraulic jump that everyone can observe in the sink of its kitchen. It is characterized by a thin liquid she…