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Cell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · 27d

Scientists crafted glow-in-the-dark #succulents that recharge in sunlight. Injected with light-emitting phosphor, the plants can shine as bright as a small night light. cell.com/matter/fullt...

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#SCAU Shuting Liu & colleagues

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · Sep 2

In this piece for Aeon, I argue that, while nanotechnology is now a very real and mature field, a popular early vision of it was an example of what I am calling an "oneiric technology": a fantasy of the sort that Silicon Valley loves.
aeon.co/essays/no-su...

No suffering, no death, no limits: the nanobots pipe dream | Aeon Essays

Thirty years ago, nanotech was about to change everything. Let’s not get tricked again by Silicon Valley’s magical thinking

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Anindita (Dia) Das @daslabsmu.bsky.social · Aug 19

Winning team of chem trivia at ACS chem social:) loving the ACS and C&EN swag:) #ACSFALL2025

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Ryota IINO 飯野亮太 @ryotaiino.bsky.social · Aug 17

Introduction: Molecular Motors | Chemical Reviews pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Introduction: Molecular Motors

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Alex Kwan @alexkwan.bsky.social · Aug 7

New preprint + thread 🧵

#Psychedelics induce the formation of new synapses, but where do they connect?

Our rabies tracing study reveals that #psilocybin shifts connectivity across specific cortical networks.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Summary figure for study of psilocybin's effect on cortical network connectivity.

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Robert Hein @robertheinchem.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔥Hot of the press: Chiral induction and chiral memory via host-guest binding now published in
@angewandtechemie.bsky.social! One of my favourite projects and a super rewarding collaboration with @sidlereric.bsky.social, Yohan and @feringalab.bsky.social!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Chiral Induction and Memory via Supramolecular Deracemization

The helical chirality of a dynamic crown-ether switch can, by light- or redox-switching to a prochiral state, be erased and subsequently stereoselectively re-formed by relaxation in the presence of a...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 31

This week in Science, researchers report an artificial molecular motor that can twist a molecular thread to form a mechanically interlocked molecule. The approach creates opportunities to fabricate mechanically interlocked molecules with precise structural control.

Learn more: scim.ag/40FboGP

This illustration shows consecutive stages during operation of a molecular catenating machine.

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josh hardman @josh-hardman.bsky.social · Jul 29

Dispatch: The Neurobiology of Psychedelics Gordon Research Conference — Circuitry, Consciousness, and Clinical Horizons (Part 2)

Reporting by @jasteralaina.bsky.social.

The entire Dispatch is now free to read.

psychedelicalpha.com/news/dispatc...

Dispatch: The Neurobiology of Psychedelics Gordon Research Conference — Circuitry, Consciousness, and Clinical Horizons (Part 2) - Psychedelic Alpha

In this second Dispatch from the inaugural Neurobiology of Psychedelics Gordon Research Conference, Dr. Alaina Jaster recaps Days 2 through 4, highlighting cutting-edge research on neuroplasticity…

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Bryan Roth @zenbrainest.bsky.social · Jul 26

My take on the head-twitch response to test #psychedelic drugs in animals:
open.substack.com/pub/zendudes...

My opinion on animal models of psychedelic drug actions

It's complicated

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moth-poulsen.bsky.social @moth-poulsen.bsky.social · Jul 23

Comment on @gracegdhan.bsky.social recent work on energy storage molecules in @cenmag.bsky.social

cen.acs.org/energy/solar...

Curved molecule bottles sunlight and releases it as heat

Liquid anthracene morphs into high-energy isomer to store solar heat for use on demand hours later

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Anindita (Dia) Das @daslabsmu.bsky.social · Jul 24

A long time in the making but finally delighted to share our efforts to understand how slight differences in the monomers can affect the properties of resulting COFs.. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Effects of a Single Atom Substitution on the Physical Properties, Excited State Dynamics, and Iodine Capture Performance of Emissive Covalent Organic Frameworks

Emissive urea/thiourea-based covalent organic frameworks: A single-atom alteration causes distinct variations in charge transfer characteristics and I2 adsorption kinetics.

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Anthony Chianese @archianese.bsky.social · Jul 21

My department at Colgate University is hiring a tenure-stream assistant professor in Organic Chemistry this fall. Please feel free to reach out with questions, and please repost. We're an undergraduate university with a strong focus on research. @chemjobber.bsky.social

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Scott Sutherland @scotttwnsciwriter.bsky.social · Jul 18

The delta Aquariid and Perseid meteor showers are ramping up towards the end of July, producing overlapping displays in the sky.
#astronomy #space #meteorshower

www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/scie...

See fireballs and meteors crisscross the night sky over the next month - The Weather Network

The Perseid and delta Aquariid meteor showers are both ramping up towards the end of July.

www.theweathernetwork.com

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Luisa Zavala @luisazavala98.bsky.social · Jul 18

Very grateful I had the opportunity to attend the first #GRCPsychedelics and connect with others in the field!

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Raul Arturo Ramos-Garcia @ramosneuro.bsky.social · Jul 17

Had several great discussions at my poster #GRCPsychedelics

Looking forward to building future collaborations :)

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Veronica Chelu @veronicachelu.bsky.social · Jul 15

Excited to attend Neurobiology of Psychedelics GRC this week! Looking forward to deep dives into the mechanism of action of psychedelics and how they modulate neuroplasticity, cognitive flexibility, and adaptive decision-making—across behavior and neural dynamics. 🧠🍄
#GRCPsychedelics

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Melissa Herman @melissaherman.bsky.social · Jul 18

So happy the first #GRCPsychedelics was such a success. It was great to see everyone and share all the amazing science and community. Thank you to all the speakers and congratulations to the travel awardees!!

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Leah Mayo @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social · Jul 18

Had a blast at the first ever #GRCPsychedelics - thanks so much to Chairs @alexkwan.bsky.social @vyazovskiy.bsky.social & Vice Chairs @melissaherman.bsky.social @viditavaidya.bsky.social for bringing our community together 🫶

Per usual, I took no pics - but luckily Missy had it covered for me 😂

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Bryan Roth @zenbrainest.bsky.social · Jul 18

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT #PSYCHEDELICS AND THINGS YOU NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT!
www.cell.com/neuron/abstr...

The polypharmacology of psychedelics reveals multiple targets for potential therapeutics

Jain et al. profiled 41 classical psychedelics across 318 GPCRs, revealing activity at serotonin, dopamine, and adrenergic receptors. All compounds activated multiple 5-HT2AR signal transduction pathw...

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Keira Aubin @keiraaub.bsky.social · Jul 18

Attending the first psychedelic GRC organized by @alexkwan.bsky.social & @vyazovskiy.bsky.social was surreal. The internationally representative panels ensure we are collectively/efficiently advancing our understanding of psychedelics. Special thanks to
@mayoonthebrain.bsky.social for bringing me ❤️

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Ana Deutsch @anadeutsch.bsky.social · Jul 18

So happy I got to attend the first #GRCPsychedelics conference. Such an amazing opportunity to connect with other researchers & learn about the newest findings in the field.

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Devin Effinger, Ph.D @deffinger.bsky.social · Jul 18

The inaugural #GRCPsychedelics was a success! I am honored to have been one of a few chosen to receive a travel award and be able to share the stage with the leaders in the field. 🙏 to the organizers! @alexkwan.bsky.social @vyazovskiy.bsky.social @melissaherman.bsky.social @viditavaidya.bsky.social

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Alaina Jaster, PhD @jasteralaina.bsky.social · Jul 18

Somehow we got almost all the students and postdocs in one photo!!

Until next time #GRCPsychedelics 🫡

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Alaina Jaster, PhD @jasteralaina.bsky.social · Jul 18

#GRCPsychedelics is squad goals !!

I learned so much, laughed even more, and slept even less

Grateful for the new connections, strengthening of old ones and for the opportunity to view my favorite topics from a different lens.

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · Jul 18

A Spectra-cular Milestone: More than 1,000 exoplanet spectra in the #NASAExoArchive Atmospheric Spectroscopy table, including transmission, eclipse, and direct imaging spectra. 75% were observed from space (mostly HST/JWST), and 25% from the ground!

exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/atmo...

$This image montage shows the image and the spectrum of a star and an exoplanet as seen with the NACO adaptive optics instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. In the spectrum (right) several artefacts from the instrument are seen, such as internal reflections, or “ghosts”, and diffraction rings. Similarly, the image of the star (left) suffers from several diffraction artefacts, which should not be confused with the real signal of the exoplanet. Credit: ESO/M. Janson$

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