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MINDlab Experiments: Hydrothermal Synthesis of New MOFs & Coordination Polymers.
For our recent research, see: mindlab.pt/science
#scicomm #sciart #chemistry #MOF
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Trapping CO2: a New 3D MOF Based on Unique Cu20/Cu6 Clusters.
Recent collaborative research by MINDlab.pt & UNIWROC Chemistry.
Inorg. Chem. 2025, doi.org/10.1021/acs....
#scicomm #chemistry #MOF
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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#SciArt for #FluorescenceFriday
mindlabpt.bsky.social MINDlab @mindlabpt.bsky.social · Aug 8
ChemLab Glassware from Ancient Times!
Guess what Reaction was Brewing in this 2,000-Year-Old Roman Glass Flask?
Murano Glass Museum, Venice, Italy.
Image by @mindlabpt.bsky.social
#fluorescencefriday #sciart #chemistry #chemsky #scicomm
September 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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MINDlab Experiments:
1) Nanoparticle Formation,
2) Bacterial Contamination,
3) Mold Growth, or
4) Compound Recrystallization?
Guess what?
#sciart #scicomm #chemistry #chemsky #bioart #fluorescencefriday
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September 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Sweet Chemistry: Why Does Honey Crystallize?
#scicomm #sciart #chemistry
sciencearthub.bsky.social ScienceArtHub @sciencearthub.bsky.social · Jun 10
Honey Crystals: The Art of Crystallization.
Why Does Honey Crystallize?
#sciart #scicomm #chemistry #science #education
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Crystallization or solidification of honey is a natural process that occurs in all types of honey. Honey is a supersaturated solution containing more than 80% of sugars (mainly glucose and fructose) and less than 20% of water. When crystallization of honey occurs, it becomes thicker and cloudy, and gets a coarse sugar texture. The crystallization of sugars in honey can be caused by temperature decrease, change of humidity, agitation, and presence of undissolved microcrystals of sugar or remains of polen that can act as centers of crystallization. Despite not having a golden liquid appearance, crystallized honey is perfectly good for consumption and can also be a sign of honey quality. Sugar crystallization in a processed (industrial) honey is generally less common. Placing crystallized honey in a warm water bath for 15-30 min may result in its liquefaction. A honey crystallization pattern is shown herein. Image by @ScienceArtHub
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Trapping CO2: a New 3D MOF Based on Unique Cu20/Cu6 Clusters.
Recent collaborative research by MINDlab.pt & UNIWROC Chemistry.
Inorg. Chem. 2025, doi.org/10.1021/acs....
#scicomm #chemistry #MOF
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Sweet Chemistry: Why Does Honey Crystallize?
#scicomm #sciart #chemistry
sciencearthub.bsky.social ScienceArtHub @sciencearthub.bsky.social · Jun 10
Honey Crystals: The Art of Crystallization.
Why Does Honey Crystallize?
#sciart #scicomm #chemistry #science #education
(Check out image description)
Crystallization or solidification of honey is a natural process that occurs in all types of honey. Honey is a supersaturated solution containing more than 80% of sugars (mainly glucose and fructose) and less than 20% of water. When crystallization of honey occurs, it becomes thicker and cloudy, and gets a coarse sugar texture. The crystallization of sugars in honey can be caused by temperature decrease, change of humidity, agitation, and presence of undissolved microcrystals of sugar or remains of polen that can act as centers of crystallization. Despite not having a golden liquid appearance, crystallized honey is perfectly good for consumption and can also be a sign of honey quality. Sugar crystallization in a processed (industrial) honey is generally less common. Placing crystallized honey in a warm water bath for 15-30 min may result in its liquefaction. A honey crystallization pattern is shown herein. Image by @ScienceArtHub
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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MINDlab Experiments: Hydrothermal Synthesis of New MOFs & Coordination Polymers.
For our recent research, see: mindlab.pt/science
#scicomm #sciart #chemistry #MOF
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Urban Air Purification: Layered Double Hydroxides for Sustainable Photocatalytic Removal of Nitrogen Oxides.
Latest Collaborative Research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social & Teams from Córdoba, Oxford, Durham & Málaga.
Chem.Eng.J. 2025, 525, 170257.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Bioinspiring Copper: Recent Research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social
Embedding Copper Centers into Corroles and Porphyrins for Mild Catalytic Functionalization of Hydrocarbons.
Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 587, 115470.
doi.org/10.1016/j.mc...
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September 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Moving to Sustainability - Upgrading Biodiesel with Novel Antioxidant Additives.
Research by UEG (Brazil) in collaboration with @MINDlabpt.bsky.social featured on a Cover of ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 40843. @pubs.acs.org
doi.org/10.1021/acso...
#scicomm #chemistry #biodiesel #sustainability #chemsky
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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#SciArt for #FluorescenceFriday
mindlabpt.bsky.social MINDlab @mindlabpt.bsky.social · Aug 8
ChemLab Glassware from Ancient Times!
Guess what Reaction was Brewing in this 2,000-Year-Old Roman Glass Flask?
Murano Glass Museum, Venice, Italy.
Image by @mindlabpt.bsky.social
#fluorescencefriday #sciart #chemistry #chemsky #scicomm
September 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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MINDlab Experiments: Toward New Antimicrobial Materials.
Water Drops on a Hydrophobic Acrylic Fiber.
#sciart #scicomm #chemistry #chemsky
September 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Moving to Sustainability - Upgrading Biodiesel with Novel Antioxidant Additives.
Research by UEG (Brazil) in collaboration with @MINDlabpt.bsky.social featured on a Cover of ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 40843. @pubs.acs.org
doi.org/10.1021/acso...
#scicomm #chemistry #biodiesel #sustainability #chemsky
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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MINDlab Experiments: Toward New Antimicrobial Materials.
Water Drops on a Hydrophobic Acrylic Fiber.
#sciart #scicomm #chemistry #chemsky
September 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Bioinspiring Copper: Recent Research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social
Embedding Copper Centers into Corroles and Porphyrins for Mild Catalytic Functionalization of Hydrocarbons.
Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 587, 115470.
doi.org/10.1016/j.mc...
#scicomm #chemistry #chemsky #catalysis
September 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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ChemLab Glassware from Ancient Times!
Guess what Reaction was Brewing in this 2,000-Year-Old Roman Glass Flask?
Murano Glass Museum, Venice, Italy.
Image by @mindlabpt.bsky.social
#fluorescencefriday #sciart #chemistry #chemsky #scicomm
August 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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For our resent research on sustainable antibacterial materials, see:
T. A. Fernandes et al. RSC Appl. Interfaces 2024, 1, 98. doi.org/10.1039/D3LF...
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S. W. Jaros et al. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 13411. doi.org/10.1021/acsa...
sciencearthub.bsky.social ScienceArtHub @sciencearthub.bsky.social · Aug 26
Bacterial Communication: The Microbial Conversation. What is the Secret Language of Bacteria?
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” - Charles Darwin
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Bacterial communication, also known as quorum sensing, is an important communication mechanism used by bacteria to coordinate group behavior. Bacteria release into their environment the signaling molecules called autoinducers. As the bacterial population grows, the concentration of these signaling molecules increases. When a threshold concentration is reached, bacteria detect the signal and initiate synchronized actions. These can include the formation of biofilms, production of toxins, or regulation of gene expression. Quorum sensing helps bacteria to adapt to changing conditions and enhances their survival and pathogenicity. In particular, quorum sensing is essential for the formation of biofilms – the communities of bacteria embedded in a self-produced extracellular matrix. This matrix helps bacteria to adhere to surfaces and provides protection from the immune system and antibiotics. Bacterial communication can also contribute to antibiotic resistance. The research on bacterial communication is thus important for understanding the bacterial ecosystems and combating antimicrobial resistance. Bacteria can communicate not only within their own species but also with other species. Besides, quorum sensing has evolutionary significance as it allows bacteria to constantly adapt to changing environments. An abstract representation of two communicating rod-shaped bacteria is shown herein. Image by @ScienceArtHub For our resent research on sustainable antibacterial materials, see: T. A. Fernandes et al. RSC Appl. Interfaces 2024, 1, 98. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3LF00123G S. W. Jaros et al. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 13411. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c15606
August 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Recent Research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social
New Coordination Polymers Driven by Urea-Diisophthalate Linkers: From Hydrothermal Assembly & Structural Diversity to Catalytic Applications.
Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 17960.
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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September 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Recent Research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social
New Coordination Polymers Driven by Urea-Diisophthalate Linkers: From Hydrothermal Assembly & Structural Diversity to Catalytic Applications.
Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 17960.
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
#scicomm #chemistry #catalysis #chemsky
September 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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MINDlab Experiments:
1) Nanoparticle Formation,
2) Bacterial Contamination,
3) Mold Growth, or
4) Compound Recrystallization?
Guess what?
#sciart #scicomm #chemistry #chemsky #bioart #fluorescencefriday
Image by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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3D Printing of Adaptable Racks for Microtubes.
In @MINDlabpt.bsky.social we Print our Labware!
#chemistry #scicomm #chemsky #science
August 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Green Chemistry in Micellar Water: From Pines to Fragrances.
Recent research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social in collaboration with Novartis Pharma featured on a Cover of Green Chemistry (@greenchemistry.rsc.org).
doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...
#chemistry #scicomm #science #sciart #sustainability #chemsky
August 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Recent Research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social on a Cover of @inorgchemfront.rsc.org
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...
#scicomm #chemistry #catalysis #chemsky
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Recent Research by @MINDlabpt.bsky.social on a Cover of @inorgchemfront.rsc.org
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM