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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Jun 26

New research shows that simply changing how a reaction vessel is positioned on a magnetic stirrer can significantly change a reaction's speed and product quality, influencing the reproducibility of results. #ChemSky #ScienceSky #EduSky

Position of flask on magnetic stirrers can drastically affect reproducibility of experiments

Comprehensive examination reveals improper siting of reaction vessels can affect catalyst formation, alter nanoparticle formation and change yields

www.chemistryworld.com

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Jamie Durrani @jtdurrani.bsky.social · Apr 9

Epi editors change the activity of individual genes without altering genetic code, and could help treat many diseases. To learn more, I spoke with scientists from four companies at the cutting edge of this entirely new type of medicine 🧪 #chemsky
www.chemistryworld.com/news/epigene...

Epigenetic editors enter clinical trials

New wave of precision medicines amplify or silence genes, without altering genetic code

www.chemistryworld.com

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Apr 1

The new approach uses a porous vanadium oxide compound that acts as an isotope-sensitive filter, sequestering the lighter lithium-6 isotope while allowing lithium-7 to pass through faster. #ChemSky

Mercury-free electrochemical lithium isotope separation could fuel a fusion future

Vanadium oxide pores selectively sequester sieve lithium isotopes

www.chemistryworld.com

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Joachim Frank @joachim123.bsky.social · Mar 9

I think it's important to reach out to your own community and explain what the funding cuts mean in practice.

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Ruben Ragg @rubenragg.bsky.social · Feb 28

Beyond excited to announce our in-person symposium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ChemBioChem/ChemPhysChem!

Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules
From Subcellular Imaging to Drug Design

October 23-24, 2025, Berlin

Please like and share: cbc-cpc2025.org

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Feb 7

“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.”

The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av

A Lancet Editorial: “American chaos: standing up for health and medicine”

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Kira Welter @kirawelter.bsky.social · Feb 6

It's ChemPhysChem's 25th birthday! Check out this anniversary collection featuring papers by the board members. Contributions from @trujillo-group.bsky.social @svetlanatsogoeva.bsky.social @vanwijng.bsky.social @aomullane-echem.bsky.social @ibonalkorta.bsky.social
& others🧪
tinyurl.com/2p8ynjs3

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Stuart J. Elliott @stuartjelliott1.bsky.social · Feb 5

Our work on the analysis of residual couplings in the 1H and 2H NMR spectra of prochiral dimethyl sulfoxide dissolved in anisotropic gelatin gels is out now in ChemPhysChem!!

Stretch‐Induced Ordering of Prochiral Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Anisotropic Hydrogels Analysed by 1H and 2H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Residual couplings in the 1H and 2H nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of prochiral dimethyl sulfoxide dissolved in an anisotropic gelatin gel showed linearity with stretching extent and were used to...

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Chemistry Europe @chemistryeurope.bsky.social · Feb 4

We're looking forward to #GWB2025 - only 6 days to go!
Join us for stimulating talks on Academia & Parenting by Schirin Hanf (@kit.edu), @ralftonner.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) & Theresa Kueckmann (Wiley-VCH).

Join us in Weinheim or Berlin & register here: bit.ly/Wiley_GWB2025 #ChemSky

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · Feb 4

To mark the launch of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology today, I wrote this historical piece for the APS.
physics.aps.org/articles/v18...

The Tumultuous Birth of Quantum Mechanics

The creation of modern quantum mechanics was a messy business in which many of the participants did not grasp the significance of their own discoveries.

physics.aps.org

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Ellis Crawford @elliscrawford.bsky.social · Feb 3

The 100th chemistry related starter pack added to the big list at tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart... is "Org Chem 2"!

Fantastic to see how the chemistry (and science communication) communities have embraced Bluesky!

#ChemSky 🧪

If there are starter packs that I haven't added to this, please let me know!

Bluesky Chem Starter Packs

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Nature @nature.com · Jan 28

Obituary: James Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024) chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines

https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9

James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines

An early love of construction toys led the Scottish chemist to thread molecules together, opening up a new field of chemistry.

go.nature.com

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Kira Welter @kirawelter.bsky.social · Jan 29

Thanks for spotting that!

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Jan 27

When heated, cordierite shows very little overall expansion and negative thermal expansion along one direction. New molecular and lattice dynamics simulations are helping us understand why.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/compute...

Computer simulations shed light on how material can shrink when heated

New theory offers insights into the origin of the very low and negative thermal expansion observed in cordierite

www.chemistryworld.com

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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · Jan 27

I'm delighted to share our opinion on #papermills published in Nature. Science is flooded with papers from paper mills.Certain steps can be taken, but this is a challenge that neither universities nor journals are ready to face.Some use paper mills to their advantage.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research

A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.

www.nature.com

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Joachim Frank @joachim123.bsky.social · Jan 23

www.febs.org/milan-declar...

PLEASE SIGN THE MILAN DECLARATION ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MEETING GLOBAL CHALLENGES!

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Kira Welter @kirawelter.bsky.social · Jan 26

The opening ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology will take place on Feb. 4-5 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. There’s a great lineup of speakers (shorturl.at/DLYvi) including Physics Nobel Laureates Anne L'Huillier, Alain Aspect & William Phillips
shorturl.at/qBwAb

Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

UNESCO to inaugurate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology on 4th of February 2025, celebrating its importance in building a resilient and sustainable future.

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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · Jan 22

Today we report a new compendium of human gut microbiomes with >168,000 samples

By analyzing this massive dataset, we discovered distinct microbiome patterns across the globe, and show we can predict where a person lives just from their gut bacteria

Now out in Cell:

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Integration of 168,000 samples reveals global patterns of the human gut microbiome

The Human Microbiome Compendium is a unified database of publicly available human gut microbiome 16S samples, built with the integrated data from hundreds of independent projects. The compendium is us...

www.cell.com

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Samantha Graham @samanthagraham.bsky.social · Jan 22

We’re thrilled that our first paper on the Human Microbiome Compendium, an integrated dataset of over 168,000 uniformly processed human gut microbiome samples, is officially out today in Cell! @richabdill.com @blekhman.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Integration of 168,000 samples reveals global patterns of the human gut microbiome

The Human Microbiome Compendium is a unified database of publicly available human gut microbiome 16S samples, built with the integrated data from hundreds of independent projects. The compendium is us...

www.cell.com

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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · Jan 20

A great meeting on "Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules" celebrating 25 years of ChemBioChem and ChemPhysChem will be happening on October 23rd and 24th in Berlin, Germany.
If you want to participate, you can already register and send in an abstract.
#chemsky #ChemBio
www.cbc-cpc2025.org

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Alán Aspuru-Guzik @aspuru.bsky.social · Jan 21

Excited to have #selfdrivinglaboratories listed as one of the seven technologies to watch in 2025 by @nature.com Thanks to the #matterlab, the @accelerationc.bsky.social and of course all the global community on SDLs! @uoft.bsky.social @vectorinst.bsky.social l

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Self-driving laboratories, advanced immunotherapies and five more technologies to watch in 2025

Sustainability and artificial intelligence dominate our seventh annual round-up of exciting innovations.

www.nature.com

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GDCh Division of Biochemistry @gdchbiochem.bsky.social · Jan 20

The Young Scientist Award of @gdchbiochem.bsky.social of @gdch.bsky.social is open for nominations. If you know an excellent candidate, who defended their PhD or had a publication in 2024 in the field of biochemistry (or related), consider nominating them. #chemsky #ChemBio en.gdch.de/network-s...

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Michael Pittelkow @pittelkowlab.bsky.social · Jan 20

Join us in Copenhagen for the European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (x.com/ESOC_ISC, June 29-July 3) this summer: www.esoc2025.com

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Pierpaolo Morgante (He/His) @piermorgante.bsky.social · Jan 17

I don't know how I missed this (delightful) article by @lonepair.bsky.social, "Has generative artificial intelligence solved inverse materials design?", especially in light of *that* new Microsoft paper www.cell.com/matter/fullt...
#EditorsLife

Has generative artificial intelligence solved inverse materials design?

Generative artificial intelligence has proven successful in the creation of text, images, and videos. We provide a perspective on the progress in developing generative models that can create materials...

www.cell.com

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Jan H. Jensen @janhjensen.bsky.social · Jan 17

Associate professor or Tenure-track assistant professor in computational drug development, U Copenhagen 🇩🇰 employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho... #compchem

163163 Associate professor or Tenure-track assistant professor in computational drug development

employment.ku.dk

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