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Doc Z

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Senior Editor for Nature Catalysis and Nature Chemical Biology, so expect some #ChemSky and #chembio content every now and then. Used to make colourful things in a lab 👨‍🔬 Sometimes by the river Po 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️📸 Views my own. Personal & work account. He/him 🌈

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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 1d

The @natureportfolio.nature.com Collection celebrating the award of the 2025 #chemnobel to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of metal–organic frameworks is now live! #chemsky 🧪

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”

www.nature.com

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 1d

I guess we both got the same reminder email 😅

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 1d

Great to read UFO Robot Goldrake, a historical anime, is back on Italian tv screens and still captivating audiences

Homepage @fumettologica.it.web.brid.gy · 3d

Quanti spettatori ha fatto “Goldrake” su Rai 2

Gli ascolti del ritorno di Goldrake su Rai 2: quanti spettatori ha raccolto e come si è posizionato rispetto agli altri programmi. Quanti spettatori ha fatto “Goldrake” su Rai 2 leggi l’articolo su Fumettologica.

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 6d

VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions

We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025

Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows

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il Post @ilpost.it · 11d

L’Italia ha vinto i Mondiali maschili di pallavolo

Per la seconda volta consecutiva, la quinta nella sua storia e a tre settimane dal successo della Nazionale femminile

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 11d

Cats are the bosses in York: I remember spotting a few statues of them on robes and house sides when I visited more than years ago

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 15d

I was thinking the same…

Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 15d

#chemsky

Nature Computational Science @natcomputsci.nature.com · 15d

A Perspective from @gabegomes.bsky.social and colleagues covers the opportunities for LLMs to advance chemical research and the challenges that must be overcome to effectively use LLMs as scientific partners. #chemsky

➡️ nature.com/articles/s43...

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Rethinking chemical research in the age of large language models - Nature Computational Science

This Perspective highlights the potential integrations of large language models (LLMs) in chemical research and provides guidance on the effective use of LLMs as research partners, noting the ethical and performance-based challenges that must be addressed moving forward.

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 15d

Nature Biomedical Engineering is hiring again! This time we're hoping to add an editor with machine learning expertise to the team (although we are open to those with other relevant expertise!) Deadline is Oct 20. Please RT! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 18d

(Vongole*}
Did t know they were present in the US too! The blue crabs (from the US) have affected a lot of the producers in Italy, and the warm waters of the summer have not helped either…

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 19d

A meno che nn mi sia perso l’ironia 😅🤦🏻‍♂️

Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 19d

E invece camice e occhiali protettivi sempre in lab di chimica!

Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · 20d

This is brilliantly put

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 28d

It’s journalism’s obesogenic environment problem.

Everyone knows you’re meant to eat your greens (speak to domain experts, double-check), but social media has created a sea of cheap and convenient (open an app), hyper-palatable (sensationalised, alarmist), nutrient-poor (dubious veracity) options.

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · Sep 5

Will we soon see "true" metal-free?🤔

Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · Sep 4

Do you really need to stir your reactions? How do you know?

Stirring Bars are Superstition?

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · Sep 1

Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Sep 1

Labour are also REALLY shit at comms.

Things like this are getting totally eclipsed by the flag nonsense and the phoney ECHR debate.

Keri @nonnie.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sorry Otto, I'm slipping this in here as it is significant, but no one is talking about it?

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Lord Arse! 🕹️ @lordarse.com · Aug 24

Windows 95 was released to the general public 30 years ago today.

Man holding two copies of Windows 95 Upgrade on release day in a store.

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · Aug 23

Conta anche la disidratazione

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il Post @ilpost.it · Aug 16

È morto Pippo Baudo

È stato tra i più noti e amati presentatori della televisione italiana

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · Aug 6

Looking forward to proofs of that plan hehe

Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · Aug 6

I have: it got covered extensively too. And the authors are also Italian heheh. So, are you having cacio e pepe with eggs as a side? 🤣

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · Aug 6

Did you see the preprint on the "perfect cacio e pepe", btw? It was covered extensively (here is one article on it www.iflscience.com/physicists-r...)

Physicists Reveal Secrets Of The Perfect Pasta Cacio E Pepe

This traditional dish from Rome gets a scientific analysis for a foolproof meal.

www.iflscience.com

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · Aug 6

You got me going full Italian mode 🤣

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Doc Z @effezeta84.bsky.social · Aug 6

Is that a prawn???? for Carbonara????

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