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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 20h

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪

The 2025 chemistry Nobel goes to MOFs

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win the prize for developing metal–organic frameworks

cen.acs.org

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to have you back with us, Daniel!

@chem.uzh.ch @chemsky.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky

JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome back Daniel! 🤩☀️ Returning from his PostDoc in the Nuckolls group at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social he's rejoining the group as our senior scientist! We are glad to have you back, Daniel ♥️✨
#chemsky #pisky

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chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 5d

Watch on YouTube in full quality: youtu.be/KvVvtZt0Wko?...

Can you UNCOOK a boiled EGG?

YouTube video by chemistry.unwrapped

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 6d

🥚✨ The Glorious Proteins: What happens if you sprinkle sodium borohydride on a boiled egg? 🤯

Dive into the chemistry of proteins with us & see the magic unfold!

Follow @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social for more 🔬

#TheGloriousProteins #FoodChemistry #KitchenChemistry #ScienceIsFun

chemistry.unwrapped @chemistryunwrapped.bsky.social · 6d

🎬 Can you UNCOOK a boiled EGG? 🥚✨

Proteins unfold & cross-link when you whisk or boil eggs — from fluffy foam to solid white.

🔑 Disulfide bridges lock them.
We cut those bonds with chemistry… and turned egg white back to slime 🤯

#CookingExperiment #ChemistryIsFun

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social for a great collaboration! ✨

@chem.uzh.ch @juriceklab.bsky.social

nanotech@surfaces Lab @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social · 8d

🔬 New in ACS Nano: Triangulene on TbAu₂ shows a strong, spatially modulated interaction with ferromagnetic magnetization (~20 mV Kondo splitting).
➡️ TbAu₂ = new platform for π-magnetic nanographenes.
doi.org/10.1021/acsn...
@empa-materials.bsky.social

Proximity-Driven Magnetic Coupling between an Open-Shell Nanographene and a Rare-Earth Surface Alloy

Open-shell nanographenes have attracted significant attention due to their structurally tunable spin ground state. While most characterization has been conducted on weakly interacting substrates such ...

doi.org

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to welcome Eric, wish you an inspiring stay with us! ✨

@sidlereric.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch @feringalab.bsky.social #ChemSky @chemsky.bsky.social #PiSky

JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome Eric! 🤩
After his PostDoc in Groningen with nobel laureate Ben Feringa, he decided to join our group for another PostDoc stay before he will pursue his independant career. We are looking forward to work with you the coming 6 months!✨👨‍🔬⚗️
#postdoc #pisky #chemsky

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations, Delia! 👏👏👏

@chem.uzh.ch @chemsky.bsky.social #ChemSky #masterthesis #studentlife

JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations, Delia, on your successful master thesis defense! You’ve done excellent work and made a great team together with your supervisor Trung. It’s been a pleasure having you in the group. We wish you a great start as a #phdstudent in the Štacko group!

@chem.uzh.ch @pstacko.bsky.social

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 15d

This year, my badge said “CometX”, and I could not be prouder or more honored to work with such an amazing team that pulled off yet another fantastic SCAS event — the 5th edition! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! 🩷🙏 I look forward to next year!

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 15d

Meeting Madam President Zuzana Čaputová in person at the 5th CometX Symposium was an unforgettable experience. I am grateful to CometX for this inspiring opportunity.

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 18d

There is no greater reward than seeing a former group member build a successful career and inviting you to give a talk at their institution. Thank you, @cruzcarlosm.bsky.social! Visiting you at @canalugr.bsky.social was amazing. You and Juanma were fantastic city guides. Granada is stunning 🤌

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you @cruzcarlosm.bsky.social and Juanra Jimenez for organizing this wonderful workshop and for inviting me to Granada. My stay was amazing! Big thanks to you and the MOR_Fun Group colleagues and students for your hospitality and sharing fantastic research that you do at @canalugr.bsky.social!

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JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 18d

Reunion with @cruzcarlosm.bsky.social in Granada 🤗

@michaljuricek.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch @canalugr.bsky.social

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JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 22d

This week was not only the start of the semester but also the start of Helena's bachelor thesis together with Georg! 🤩 We wish you a great start - happy to have you on board ✨ #pisky #chemsky #lablife

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JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you Prof. Reisman for an inspiring course and your time to meet with students over lunch, dinner or coffee. A very special experience for us 😊🙏✨

@chem.uzh.ch @givaudan.bsky.social #ChemSky

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 23d

👩‍🔬✨How often do you get the chance to interact directly with a world-leading chemist?

Our students did just that with Professor Sarah Reisman from Caltech during the Givaudan–Karrer Lectureship!

@chem.uzh.ch @givaudan.bsky.social

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Sarah Reisman (Caltech, USA) on receiving the 2025 Givaudan–Karrer Lectureship Award, recognizing Sarah's outstanding contributions to natural product synthesis and method development 👏👏👏

@chem.uzh.ch @givaudan.bsky.social

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations, Noah, proud of you! 🎉👏

@swisschemistry.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch

JuricekLab @juriceklab.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations, Noah, on receiving the Runner-up award for Best poster presentation in the Organic Chemistry session at the SCS Fall Meeting 2025, well done!! 😍👏👏👏

@swisschemistry.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch @michaljuricek.bsky.social

#scsfm25 #fm25 #ChemSky

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · 24d

This year, my badge said “CometX”, and I could not be prouder or more honored to work with such an amazing team that pulled off yet another fantastic SCAS event — the 5th edition! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! 🩷🙏 I look forward to next year!

#proudslovak #proudczech #networking

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Department of Chemistry | University of Zurich @chem.uzh.ch · 29d

Congratulations to all the Best Oral Presentation Awardees
@chem.uzh.ch
at the SCS Fall Meeting: Anton Kliuchynskyi 👏, Katarzyna Hanc 👏, Marc Fernández 👏, and Sandro Fischer 👏

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Department of Chemistry | University of Zurich @chem.uzh.ch · 29d

Congratulations to all the Poster Presentation Awardees @chem.uzh.ch at the SCS Fall Meeting: Noah Rychener 👏, Vincent Freiburghaus 👏, Henriette Lämmermann 👏, Fan Liu 👏, Nanchen Dongfang 👏 and Shangkun Li 👏

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · Sep 8

So grateful for the opportunity to serve, together with Eva Freisinger, as co-chair of the @swisschemistry.bsky.social Fall Meeting 2025, hosted at UZH Irchel Campus.

Over 800 participants, over 100 lectures, 325 posters. Big thanks to all who helped make it happen!

@chem.uzh.ch #ChemSky

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you for capturing the lively atmosphere at the @swisschemistry.bsky.social #fm25 at the University of Zurich 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬🎉

@chem.uzh.ch @juriceklab.bsky.social

SCS Materials Chemistry @scs-matchem.bsky.social · Sep 4

The SCS Fall Meeting 2025 has just been kicked off. Ready for a full day of interesting exchanges on chemistry in 🇨🇭 and beyond.
#fm25
@swisschemistry.bsky.social

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you for your kind words of appreciation @scs-matchem.bsky.social 🙏 so happy to hear you and the participants enjoyed the meeting and the MatChem session! Great venue for chemists to meet and bond, looking forward to the next editions!

@swisschemistry.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch

SCS Materials Chemistry @scs-matchem.bsky.social · Sep 4

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First, many 🙏 to the general organizers Prof. Eva Freisinger, Prof. Michal Juríček, and their teams from UZH for the excellent organization.
@michaljuricek.bsky.social
@chem.uzh.ch

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great to catch up with @michelrickhaus.bsky.social 🥰

@rickhauslab.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social @chem.uzh.ch @chemsky.bsky.social #ChemSky #PiSky

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Michal Juríček @michaljuricek.bsky.social · Sep 3

See you tomorrow at the SCS Fall Meeting 2025 at the Irchel Campus! 🎉

@chem.uzh.ch @youngscs.bsky.social @helvchimacta.bsky.social @juriceklab.bsky.social #SCSFM25 @chemsky.bsky.social #ChemSky

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