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Stuart Batten @sbattenresearch.bsky.social · 11h

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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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 14h

"We propose that a new and potentially extensive class of solid polymeric materials with unprecedented and possibly useful properties..." Quite a strong opening line by Hoskins and Robson pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Nature @nature.com · 14h

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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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 16h

Without reading the paper, we can guess P R Chen is an author 👀

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 3d

Many congratulations! 🥂

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Jennie Martin @jennieemartin.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure this was intended as a materials discovery sign... but it is now #chemsky #compchemsky

Photo of small wooden sign saying "I have a crystal for that"

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah. Sorry. Also: I hope you'll buy my books.

Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 4d

This is all authors.

Unless we post about our books, you don't know they exist.

And unless happy readers recommend us, our books die.

And we don't eat.

There is no "marketing dept". Algorithms favour the megastars, so they're no help.

Anyway. I'm sorry for being repetitive. I have no option.

stitch is holding a sign that says `` sorry '' .

ALT: stitch is holding a sign that says `` sorry '' .

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 4d

"Review articles are a relic of the past" - overheard in a meeting yesterday. Deep research tools give a focused & referenced report to your specification. @kamat.bsky.social wrote a nice piece (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...), which emphasises that the key ingredient is saying something new #ChemSky

Screenshot from a deep research report on https://gemini.google.com

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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · 4d

My tutorial review on single crystal diffraction analysis is now online @crystengcomm.rsc.org! Students, supervisors, and reviewers: Please consider this thought-provoking read to discover many facets of the crystallographic practice that are often overlooked or misunderstood 💎 #crystallography

Useful practices in single crystal diffraction analysis of reticular structures

Single crystal diffraction analysis remains the gold standard for the three-dimensional atomic structure characterization of framework materials such as metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic fram...

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Sep 8

I've complained a couple times about the lack of physics community here but not done much about it! New commitment: I'll post one interesting arXiv paper a day until things are better.

(To the folks who follow me for non-physics science policy, don't worry; plenty more of that reporting to come.)

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Seán Kavanagh @kavanaghsean.bsky.social · 9d

Defect calculations have many pitfalls and key considerations for achieving good accuracy 🎯

In this perspective, we discuss these issues, how to avoid and how we can make defect simulations more reproducible – particularly important with more ML developments! 📊

chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

Guidelines for robust and reproducible point defect simulations in crystals

Many physical properties of functional materials are governed by their impurities rather than their bulk characteristics. Defects in crystals can activate electronic and ionic conductivity, create act...

chemrxiv.org

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Shun Tokuda / 徳田駿 @shuntokuda.bsky.social · 10d

Celebrated the day 1 of my new hobby with this coolest framework

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 11d

Oh great photos! Really glad you liked it

Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 13d

I really enjoyed the area out by the Bizkaia Bridge. Nice architecture, coastal walk, and very relaxed atmosphere.

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 13d

Oh I miss Bilbao food (and I am sure the science is great too!)

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Jenny Yang @chemjen.bsky.social · 15d

This is bonkers - in popular energy-related areas, 10 -15% of the TOTAL papers are reviews or perspectives @pubs.acs.org #ACSEnergyLetters

Editorial: Should You Really be Writing A(nother) Review Manuscript?
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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ACOG @acog.org · 16d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 15d

got to explain to a bunch of grad students today that the reason that the reason that all their professors have Twitter is because once upon a time, Twitter was quite useful for academics...

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Tanja Junkers @polymerreaction.bsky.social · 17d

A grand conference with mind-blowing talks here in Hefei just started.

While Im very inspired, it also shows how far behind we are in the #Ozchem community. Robotics, ML/AI in chemistry isn't just an idea of the future. It is the present and we need to make sure to stay up to date.

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 18d

Ah, that was me, but I’ll see you soon!

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 18d

From a draft thesis, but it's quite profound

Screenshot of a thesis with 'Quote text here' attributed to 'Guy Quoted'

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 19d

On my way to an AI for chemistry conference, but time for a quick AI for ice-cream detour🍦#ChemSky

Photograph of a robotic ice-cream kiosk in Shanghai

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Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena @jpcorreabaena.bsky.social · 23d

Check this out and come join us!
👀
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Unconventional Semiconductors is accepting applications. Limited to 200 spots, so please apply early!

When: July 26-31, 2026.
Where: University of Southern Maine.

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · 24d

Infinite Buddha #BraggYourPattern

Photograph taken in the Shanghai museum of a carved Buddha array

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Christoph Dellago @chhdellago.bsky.social · 26d

Which five papers have most inspired you scientifically? Here is Michele Parrinello's answer (in no particular order):

1.) A. Rahman, "Correlations in the Motion of Atoms in Liquid Argon", Phys. Rev. 136, A405 (1964).
doi.org/10.1103/Phys...

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Correlations in the Motion of Atoms in Liquid Argon

A system of 864 particles interacting with a Lennard-Jones potential and obeying classical equations of motion has been studied on a digital computer (CDC 3600) to simulate molecular dynamics in liqui...

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Seán Kavanagh @kavanaghsean.bsky.social · 27d

I will be joining the University of Cambridge as an Assistant Professor in the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry! 🧪🎉

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, and am very keen to support fellowship applications – visit our website for details! ⬇️

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