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Margaret Harris @drmlharris.bsky.social · 2d

Okay, today is physics #NobelPrize day, so there's just enough time for another instalment of...

PHYSICS NOBEL PRIZES YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF – PART 2

In 1912, a Swedish inventor called Gustaf Dalén beat Albert Einstein and Max Planck (inter alia) to the biggest prize in physics. How? Well...🧵🧪⚛️

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Margaret Harris @drmlharris.bsky.social · 2d

Ahead of tomorrow’s #NobelPrize announcement, I went on a deep dive in search of the most obscure physics Nobel Prizes in history. That means it's time for a thread on...🧵

PHYSICS NOBEL PRIZES YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF – PART 1

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A photo of the Matterhorn rising above an Alpine landscape. The colours are a little washed out, but do not appear artificially tinted

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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · 5d

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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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · 11d

I see some new nice people joining us here on #SciSky #Academicsky - Welcome!! 🎉 🙌 Here's some tips to get you started 👇

1) #starterpacks allow you to easily follow profiles you might be
interested in, and tailor your daily feed. You into #crystallography ? Here's one go.bsky.app/MoRWz57.

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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · 20d

This is awesome! #crystallography

Reciprocal Space Station @rs-station.bsky.social · 20d

Where has this awesome space group symmetry visualizer been all my life? spacegroups.symotter.org

Jmol - Space Group Symmetry

spacegroups.symotter.org

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Jakob Blahusch @jabla.bsky.social · Sep 2

Nice crystals!

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Jakob Blahusch @jabla.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just some pretty crystals #chemsky

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Aron ⇋ e⁻ @aronwalsh.github.io · Aug 20

"The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request"

How can this still appear in scientific papers from 2025? As a reader, reviewer, and evaluator (promotions, faculty hiring, awards), it is a red flag #OpenScience #ChemSky

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · Aug 18

Check out our new paper just published together with the Canepa group. 🎉📝

We took a deep dive into the crystal structure of Li4SiS4.🔍 This helped us investigate how mixing silicon with tin in Li4SiS4–Li4SnS4 affects the structure and ionic conductivity. 🧩
Check it out ⬇️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Structure and Transport Properties in the Pseudobinary Phase System Li4SiS4–Li4SnS4

Thio-lithium superionic conductors (thio-LISICONs) are a family of promising solid electrolyte materials for potential applications in solid-state batteries. The orthorhombic polymorph of the thio-LIS...

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Jakob Blahusch @jabla.bsky.social · Aug 18

#chemsky

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Jakob Blahusch @jabla.bsky.social · Aug 15

A friend of mine recently showed me cluesbysam.com I really like the puzzles

Clues by Sam

A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!

cluesbysam.com

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · Jul 17

Look at our first group photo in 2025!

We celebrated Bettina's Leibniz award together and enjoyed the beautiful weather of early summer with BBQ ☀️🌲
Here’s to more breakthroughs, sunshine, and sizzling science this year!

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · Jul 16

New paper just dropped in JACS! 🧪

How does CALF-20 actually changes its bulk structure when exposed to CO₂ & H₂O? Thanks to in situ lab X-ray diffraction, you can now check our latest insights! 👇

🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#Chemsky

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Theory Department - FHI der MPG @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social · Jul 10

👏Congrats to Konni, Hannes and our colleagues from the @lotschgroup.bsky.social, whose paper "Predict before You Precipitate: Learning Templating Effects in Hybrid Antimony and Bismuth Halides" is now online on Chem. Mater. @pubs.acs.org!👏

🔗Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

📝Paper digest: 👇

Predict before You Precipitate: Learning Templating Effects in Hybrid Antimony and Bismuth Halides

Hybrid organic–inorganic (HOI) antimony and bismuth halides exhibit diverse structural features and have been studied intensely for their promising electronic and optical properties. There are well-ex...

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Jakob Blahusch @jabla.bsky.social · Jul 4

Predict before you Precipitate! 🤖🧪 Excited to share our new work! We used machine learning to predict the crystal structure of hybrid antimony and bismuth halides. Great collaboration between our colleagues at @fhi-mpg.bsky.social and @lotschgroup.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #chemsky

Predict before You Precipitate: Learning Templating Effects in Hybrid Antimony and Bismuth Halides

Hybrid organic–inorganic (HOI) antimony and bismuth halides exhibit diverse structural features and have been studied intensely for their promising electronic and optical properties. There are well-ex...

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · May 19

The advantages and disadvantages of forgoing the crystalline state:

Lose Your Crystalline Form and Go Amorphous

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jo melville @jmelville.science · Apr 30

common knowledge among chemists:

compressed gas cylinders basically last forever. some date back to WW2. those used in Nazi Germany (Linde) were marked with swastikas.

after the war, the swastikas were defaced into "windowpanes" ⊞ — you can still find such cylinders in the wild today.

#chemsky ⚗️🧪

compressed gas tank with a ⊞ on it (defaced swastika)

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Jakob Blahusch @jabla.bsky.social · Apr 30

Cool to see the single optical axis in these crystals #chemsky

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · Apr 30

Sunlight + COFs = Battery? ☀️🔋

Fresh off the press ! 📢📰
Check out our newest work on optoionic charge storage in COFs!

#chemsky #energy #COFs

Bibhuti Bhusan Rath @bbrath.bsky.social · Apr 29

✨Our work on optoionic charge storage in COF, where we provide insights into decoupled solar energy conversion and storage is now published in JACS.✨ @lotschgroup.bsky.social @mpifkf.bsky.social

Open access paper: doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

#solar #energy #battery #COFs

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Jakob Blahusch @jabla.bsky.social · Apr 29

Burning Gallium in Chlorine gas for the preparation of GaCl3 #chemsky

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · Mar 25

Congrats again to Bettina for being awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award! 🎉 The group is extremely proud!

Check out her portrait video ⬇️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY47...

Bettina Valeska Lotsch - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preisträgerin 2025 im Portrait

YouTube video by DFG bewegt

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · Mar 11

Introducing the exciting collaborative work led by Dang Wook Kim on therapeutic microrobots coated with COF!🚚💊
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A huge thanks to our amazing collaborators for making this possible!
@mpi-is.bsky.social x @ethzurich.bsky.social x @mpifkf.bsky.social 🤝

Upconversion Nanoparticle‐Covalent Organic Framework Core–shell Particles as Therapeutic Microrobots Trackable With Optoacoustic Imaging

Upconversion nanoparticle-covalent organic framework core–shell particles provide enhanced contrast for optoacoustic imaging by leveraging the optical absorption of upconversion luminescence within t...

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · Mar 7

We were excited to be at the #HäkoConference2025 in Innsbruck with some of the team! 🤝✨ Learning, networking, and great science. 🧪

#chemsky @jabla.bsky.social

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Kristina Gjorgjevikj @krisgjorgjevikj.bsky.social · Mar 5

Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to give a lecture at the 36. Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung in Erlangen and present our progress on the topic of "Light-driven molecular motors in permanently porous Metal-Organic Frameworks".

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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · Mar 5

You also geek out on disordered & defective materials? I and @hannabostroem.bsky.social are organizing a dedicated session at the coming 35th European #crystallography meeting: we'd love to see and showcase your research ✨

Submissions are open at ecm35.org until 30th April, consider joining us!

35th European Crystallographic Meeting

www.ecm35.org

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