Dr Marco Sacchi
@marcosacchi.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Computational Chemistry at the University of Surrey.
Research in 2D Materials, Microplastics and Quantum Biology. https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/marco-sacchi
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Research in 2D Materials, Microplastics and Quantum Biology. https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/marco-sacchi
- I'm here for the science -
>Opinions are my own<
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Dr Marco Sacchi
@marcosacchi.bsky.social
· Jan 30
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur
Polar bears are able to minimize ice accumulation thanks to their hair oil.
www.science.org
I am absolutely thrilled to have our latest paper featured on the cover of Science Advances! It was great work by Neubi and Adam and, of course, our collaborators in Ireland, the UK, Norway, and Denmark!
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
My new FoodBioSystems DTP PhD project at the University of Surrey & Queen's University Belfast with Prof Brian Green and Dr Matt Parker is now live!
⏰ Applications open on 16 December.
research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...
⏰ Applications open on 16 December.
research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...
PhD Opportunities - FoodBioSystems
We are advertising 40 four-year salaried PhD studentships for projects to start in autumn 2026.
research.reading.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My new FoodBioSystems DTP PhD project at the University of Surrey & Queen's University Belfast with Prof Brian Green and Dr Matt Parker is now live!
⏰ Applications open on 16 December.
research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...
⏰ Applications open on 16 December.
research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...
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🔄 Tracking π-Molecules in Motion — now on the cover of Nano Horizons!
In the 10th Anniversary Collection🎉 of @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org !
We explore the forces behind nanoscale surface diffusion, with @marcosacchi.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
Read: doi.org/10.1039/D5NH...
#RSCNano #πMolecules
In the 10th Anniversary Collection🎉 of @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org !
We explore the forces behind nanoscale surface diffusion, with @marcosacchi.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
Read: doi.org/10.1039/D5NH...
#RSCNano #πMolecules
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
🔄 Tracking π-Molecules in Motion — now on the cover of Nano Horizons!
In the 10th Anniversary Collection🎉 of @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org !
We explore the forces behind nanoscale surface diffusion, with @marcosacchi.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
Read: doi.org/10.1039/D5NH...
#RSCNano #πMolecules
In the 10th Anniversary Collection🎉 of @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org !
We explore the forces behind nanoscale surface diffusion, with @marcosacchi.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
Read: doi.org/10.1039/D5NH...
#RSCNano #πMolecules
Reposted by Dr Marco Sacchi
💧 A Single Water Molecule’s Strange Journey
On h-BN, water moves 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 like it does on graphene.
We found:
🔹 𝟮.𝟱× lower activation energy
🔹 𝟴× lower friction
🔹 Rich, rotational motion
🔹 Substrate effects matter
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
@tugraz.bsky.social @marcosacchi.bsky.social
On h-BN, water moves 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 like it does on graphene.
We found:
🔹 𝟮.𝟱× lower activation energy
🔹 𝟴× lower friction
🔹 Rich, rotational motion
🔹 Substrate effects matter
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
@tugraz.bsky.social @marcosacchi.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
💧 A Single Water Molecule’s Strange Journey
On h-BN, water moves 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 like it does on graphene.
We found:
🔹 𝟮.𝟱× lower activation energy
🔹 𝟴× lower friction
🔹 Rich, rotational motion
🔹 Substrate effects matter
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
@tugraz.bsky.social @marcosacchi.bsky.social
On h-BN, water moves 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 like it does on graphene.
We found:
🔹 𝟮.𝟱× lower activation energy
🔹 𝟴× lower friction
🔹 Rich, rotational motion
🔹 Substrate effects matter
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
@tugraz.bsky.social @marcosacchi.bsky.social
I don't know how I feel about this. Of course, it is great to attract top talent to the UK, but we have so many problems that need fixing in the HE sector, and much support is needed for our universities and colleagues currently working in the UK. www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK launches global talent drive to attract world-leading researchers and innovators
New taskforce and £54 million fund will attract world-class researchers and their teams to the UK and comes ahead of the launch of government’s modern Industrial Strategy.
www.gov.uk
June 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I don't know how I feel about this. Of course, it is great to attract top talent to the UK, but we have so many problems that need fixing in the HE sector, and much support is needed for our universities and colleagues currently working in the UK. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Quality over quantity!
John Nash’s Super Short PhD Thesis: 26 Pages & Two Citations www.openculture.com/2025/05/john...
John Nash’s Super Short PhD Thesis: 26 Pages & Two Citations www.openculture.com/2025/05/john...
John Nash’s Super Short PhD Thesis: 26 Pages & Two Citations
When John Nash wrote 'Non-Cooperative Games,' his Ph.D. dissertation at Princeton in 1950, the text of his thesis (read it online) was brief. It ran only 26 pages. And more particularly, it was light ...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Quality over quantity!
John Nash’s Super Short PhD Thesis: 26 Pages & Two Citations www.openculture.com/2025/05/john...
John Nash’s Super Short PhD Thesis: 26 Pages & Two Citations www.openculture.com/2025/05/john...
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I’m delighted to share our latest paper, just published in ACS Omega, entitled “First-Principles Simulation of Anharmonic and Anisotropic Vibrations of Glycinate on Copper” (with first author Alex Ievins and our collaborator @marcosacchi.bsky.social) #ChemSky #CompChemSky
First-Principles Simulation of Anharmonic and Anisotropic Vibrations of Glycinate on Copper
Molecular vibrations within a hydrogen-bonded network are expected to be significantly anharmonic and hence poorly described by conventional normal-mode analysis. Moreover, the rather flat potential energy landscapes experienced in such cases imply sampling of several local-energy minima, casting further doubt upon the standard methodology. Both difficulties may be overcome through first-principles molecular dynamics, used here to obtain vibrational spectra and thermal ellipsoids for glycinate adsorbed on copper. Vibrational anisotropy and signatures of hydrogen bonding are highlighted and discussed.
pubs.acs.org
February 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m delighted to share our latest paper, just published in ACS Omega, entitled “First-Principles Simulation of Anharmonic and Anisotropic Vibrations of Glycinate on Copper” (with first author Alex Ievins and our collaborator @marcosacchi.bsky.social) #ChemSky #CompChemSky
Delighted to share our latest publication in ACS Omega, revealing the atomic-scale mechanism of Cryptolepine's DNA intercalation. This work was conceived by my dear friend, the late Prof Brendan Howlin. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Computational Insight into the Intercalating Properties of Cryptolepine
DNA is held together by hydrogen bonding between nucleobases (adenine-thymine, guanine-cytosine) and van der Waals interactions between adjacent base pairs’ π orbitals. Intercalating molecules with qu...
pubs.acs.org
April 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Delighted to share our latest publication in ACS Omega, revealing the atomic-scale mechanism of Cryptolepine's DNA intercalation. This work was conceived by my dear friend, the late Prof Brendan Howlin. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reposted by Dr Marco Sacchi
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur
Polar bears are able to minimize ice accumulation thanks to their hair oil.
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Dr Marco Sacchi
Chuffed to end the week with the acceptance of a paper on "First-Principles Simulation of Anharmonic and Anisotropic Vibrations of Glycinate on Copper" for ACS Omega. First author is my ex-student Alex Ievins, and this is a collaboration with @marcosacchi.bsky.social. More details in due course.
January 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Chuffed to end the week with the acceptance of a paper on "First-Principles Simulation of Anharmonic and Anisotropic Vibrations of Glycinate on Copper" for ACS Omega. First author is my ex-student Alex Ievins, and this is a collaboration with @marcosacchi.bsky.social. More details in due course.
Reposted by Dr Marco Sacchi
Gonna start citing myself in conversations now www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur
Polar bears are able to minimize ice accumulation thanks to their hair oil.
www.science.org
January 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Gonna start citing myself in conversations now www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I am absolutely thrilled to have our latest paper featured on the cover of Science Advances! It was great work by Neubi and Adam and, of course, our collaborators in Ireland, the UK, Norway, and Denmark!
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur
Polar bears are able to minimize ice accumulation thanks to their hair oil.
www.science.org
January 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I am absolutely thrilled to have our latest paper featured on the cover of Science Advances! It was great work by Neubi and Adam and, of course, our collaborators in Ireland, the UK, Norway, and Denmark!
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Anti-icing properties of polar bear fur | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
