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Dr Nathan Kilah

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Research Chemist, Senior Lecturer, Science Communicator, Edible Gardener, Beekeeper, Anti-authoritarian, Husband, Dad. I will ❤️ your gardening posts. www.nathankilah.com/science-communication nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · Nov 11

What's your preferred method to wash your clothes? In this piece for The Conversation I outline the differences between washing with powder and liquid by looking at the underlying chemistry. #ChemSky #OzChem

What’s the difference between liquid and powder laundry detergent? It’s not just the obvious

The chemistry of laundry detergents is fundamental to their performance. Knowing more about these ingredients will help inform your choices.

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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 1h

I see America is now at the “dissident professors fleeing the regime” stage

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

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Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 1h

"Thirty Odyears Tour" 😶 I am also old.

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 2h

Often a marker for antifungal/antifeedant/pesticide treated seed. Can have nutrients, anticlumping agents, increased handling properties, helpful microbials, and more.

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Stuart Batten @sbattenresearch.bsky.social · 5h

Here's my first "MOF" paper. Of course, we didn't call them MOFs then, and it's not porous. But it is cited in the MOF Nobel scientific press release, so I guess that counts.

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

3D Knitting patterns. Two independent, interpenetrating rutile-related infinite frameworks in the structure of Zn[C(CN)3]2

The structure of Zn[C(CN)] consists of two independent infinite rutile-related frameworks whose compiex entanglement resembles 3D knitting.

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 7h

My one and only MOF paper! The team integrated ZnO nanoparticles into 3D printer filament and made ZIF-8 after 3D printing. The ZIF-8 material was superior than the filament or the ZnO nanoparticles for dye sorption. My contribution was to powder diffraction. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Graphical Abstract for the paper "In-situ growth of metal-organic frameworks in a reactive 3D printable material.". ZIF-8/ABS pellets 3D printed to remove malachite green from solution.

Abstract reads: The additive manufacturing (3D printing) of porous materials will open unprecedented opportunities to design advanced supports for extraction and separation. Here we have fabricated a reactive ZnO nanoparticle (NP)/thermoplastic composite filament for 3D printing via fused deposition modeling. The composite filament contains a 10 wt% ZnO-NPs incorporated in the thermoplastic acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). After 3D printing with the ZnO-NP/ABS filament, crystals of the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) are grown in-situ on the 3D printed part. In-situ ZIF-8 crystallization is achieved by a mild chemical conversion mechanism at room temperature, converting the embedded ZnO nanoparticles into ZIF-8 crystals which are subsequently expressed on the surface of the 3D printed device. The resulting ZIF-8@ZnO-NP/ABS 3D printed devices were applied to the extraction of malachite green as a model water pollutant, and delivered superior performance compared with an identical device made of pure ABS, or the precursor ZnO-NP/ABS. For comparison purposes, a ZIF-8/ABS filament was fabricated with a 10 wt% load of presynthesized ZIF-8 crystals. The in-situ ZIF-8 growth approach again showed enhanced extraction performance in comparison with materials directly loaded with ZIF-8 crystals, with an increase of 48% in the extraction of malachite green. This is the first example of ZnO to ZIF-8 chemical conversion on 3D printed devices.

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Rosie Young @rosieyoung.bsky.social · 8h

It didn't collapse overnight! Some defects were introduced, which will probably result in peak broadening in the PXRD. Also a passivation surface layer has been added and surface absorbed atoms

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Rosie Young @rosieyoung.bsky.social · 19h

Making a MOF cake in honour of the Nobel Prize. Wish me luck! (Already some rotational disorder in some of the ligands)

One layer of chocolate and vanilla cake arranged like a mof

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 1d

Are these published without links for a reason? Seems a missed opportunity to link directly.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

Omar Yaghi, the new Nobel Laureate, was born to a Palestinian refugee family.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said. n.pr/4nOvwQs

Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said.

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Stuart Batten @sbattenresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Just a little humble brag. Here's me getting my PhD with my supervisors - Bernard Hoskins and newly minted #NobelPrize Laureate Richard Robson. So thrilled for Richard, and thinking also of Bernard tonight (who passed away many years ago but was a crucial collaborator of Richard's). #Chemsky #ozchem

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Jamie Gould @jamieagould.bsky.social · 1d

Another person who would surely have been in contention is Gérard Férey, who sadly passed away in 2017. His MIL-53 and MIL-101 structures continue to wonder and show new applications.

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Jon Beves @jonbeves.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic to see one of my chemical heroes, Richard Robson, winning the Nobel Prize for coordination frameworks (MOFs), together with Kitagawa and Yaghi. #ozchem

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Palli Thordarson @palliunsw.bsky.social · 1d

This is a fantastic day for Australian chemistry. First Australian chemistry Nobel prize since John Cornforth in 1975, but Richard Robson's work is at least as impactful. #ozchem

Jon Beves @jonbeves.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic to see one of my chemical heroes, Richard Robson, winning the Nobel Prize for coordination frameworks (MOFs), together with Kitagawa and Yaghi. #ozchem

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jgocd.bsky.social @jgocd.bsky.social · 1d

Chem Nobel reaction live from Kyoto Uni! Not every day your nextdoor neighbour wins!

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Nature @nature.com · 1d

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”

Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 1d

Yes.

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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 1d

Time to break out this pic of me being strangled by a future #Nobel Laureate in 2017… #Chemsky #chemnobel…

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 1d

Woohoo!!! Chemistry Nobel Prize to the University of Melbourne's Richard Robson!!! Let's go #OzChem!!!

C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪

The 2025 chemistry Nobel goes to MOFs

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win the prize for developing metal–organic frameworks

cen.acs.org

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 2d

Is this in Tassie? I've never tried poutine but it's many things I like in one bowl.

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petit burgo @burgotastic.bsky.social · 2d

You can't take it with you.

(sick leave that is. use your sick leave)

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 2d

I appreciate the rage here. Also "SlopTok" is gold.

AGTMADCAT 🇺🇳 @agtmadcat.bsky.social · 2d

Love when @hankgreen.bsky.social makes a video screaming what I have screaming in my head. It's good to not feel so alone.

Give me a single reason why Sora2 should exist.

YouTube video by Hank Green

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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social · 2d

CRICKET:
Tasmanian opening bat Lizelle Lee has fallen just short of setting a new innings record for the WNCL, dismissed for 187 (141) in today’s match against Victoria, 3 off Meg Lanning’s 190.

Lee owns the WBBL highest score (150*).

📸 Getty/Kelly Defina

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Dorkula Dad @dorkdad.bsky.social · 2d

Picture of text on top and image meme on bottom.

Top: "Hey man, you wanna eat 6 boiled eggs in a row?"

"Nah, I'm good."

"We'll mix the yolks with mayo and mustard and put them back into the boiled egg whites and then cover it with paprika."

Bottom: Image of animated cartoon character in yellow shirt. He's saying, "You son of a bitch. I'm in."

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Palli Thordarson @palliunsw.bsky.social · 3d

Beyond proud to be the 2025 recipient of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Leighton Memorial Medal, in recognition of eminent service to chemistry in Australia. Big thanks to all my former and current students, staff amd collaborators for making this happen. #RACI #ozchem #chemistry

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Dr Nathan Kilah @chemistrynathan.bsky.social · 3d

A hangman who wisely has his own neck tucked in.