Keerthana Mohan successfully defended her PhD!
Keerthana Mohan has succesfully defended her PhD thesis entieled “Mastering thermocavitation microjets”. The PhD defense took place in the Waaier building at the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands. The work of Dr. Mohan explored methods for controlling thermocavitation-driven microjets to enable their use in needle-free jet injection devices (NFJIs). Thermocavitation involves localised explosive boiling […]
PlantBeams attended Slush’D event in Enschede
Daria Bugakova attended the Enschede Slush’D event on behalf of the PlantBeams team. The event took place in UPark hotel, located on the campus of the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands, organized by Novel-T, University of Twente. Enschede Slush’D started in 2023 with around 300 visitors. They are making history on three stages, 30+ […]
Tom van den Berg attended GreenTech conference in Amsterdam
Tom van den Berg attended GreenTech conference in Amsterdam on June 10th, 2025 on behalf of the PlantBeams team. The changing climate is obviously high on everyone’s agenda and rapidly changing technology and R&D solutions have a major impact on cultivation. The Crops theme at GreenTech Amsterdam, houses these innovative solutions and provides insight into […]
Exploring High-Speed Jet Interactions with Skin Scaffolds at the Lorentz Center Sonomechanobiology Workshop
At the Lorentz Center workshop “Sonomechanobiology: Understanding High Frequency Mechanostimulation” (17–21 March 2025, Oort Building, Leiden), PhD candidate Alejandra Riveros Cortés presented her research on the interplay between fluid dynamics and soft biological materials during high-speed jet impact. The event was co-organized by her supervisor, Prof. Dr. ir. David Fernández Rivas, bringing together an interdisciplinary […]
Publication in Physics of Fluids
Our latest results from the BuBble Gun project are now published by Physics of Fluids AIP Publishing. Jelle Schoppink and Nicolas Rivera studied a mechanism of optical energy absorption in microfluidic channels using a sputtered thin gold layer, and compared it with the older method we have used based on dyes. Our findings can inform […]
FlowBeams visits Hello Tomorrow
FlowBeams visited Hello Tomorrow in Paris from March 20-22. Hello Tomorrow is the major European event for deeptech startups and investors. Lea and Jelle represent FlowBeams, and travel with a large Dutch delegation to Paris (see cover photo). During the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, got in contact with potential investors and other startups, to show […]
Interview in Amazing Erasmus
A new interview in Amazing Erasmus has been published on the collaboration with Martijn van Doorn from Erasmus MC Hospital. In this interview, David and Martijn share their vision for a future where patients can receive injections without needles, increasing the effectiveness of medical treatments, while reducing waste generated. If you are interested in knowing […]
Yasmin graduated from BSc project
Last Friday, Yasmin defended her BSc thesis and received a grade of 7.5. She presented her work titled “Thermocavitation in microfluidic confinement: the influence of laser configuration on bubble and jet formation”. Over the last three months, she has worked hard in the lab to investigate thermocavitation inside the microfluidic chip, and specifically the influence […]