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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · Jun 9

A call to stand up and show support for the Bethesda Declaration, the NIH, and for federally funded science in general.

The Bethesda Declaration

www.science.org

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Ivan Aprahamian @aprahamian.bsky.social · Apr 24

April 24 is the National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man. It commemorates the Armenian Genocide, which took place 110 years ago. 1/2

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RSC Applied - Interfaces, Polymers @rscapplied.rsc.org · Apr 23

More exceptional articles have been added to our Sustainable Development Goals collections, demonstrating how scientists across the globe are working towards sustainability.

Check out the collection for SDG12: Responsible production and consumption, here: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

RSC Applied Polymers / RSC Applied Interfaces
Sustainable development goals collection
Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible production and consumption
Part of a series of collections highlighting how chemical scientists are working towards making the world a better place

Gold Open Access

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Brett Helms @bretthelms.bsky.social · Apr 18

We're hiring a postdoc to join our @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov plastics recycling team. Scope will include developing new reactions for selective functionalization of polyolefins, assessing properties and recyclability. phxc1b.rfer.us/LBLHM2EPD

Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainable Polymer Chemistry in Bay Area, California, United States

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Materials Science Division (MSD) has an opening for an Organic and Polymer Postdoctoral Fellow where Dr....

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Apr 5

Hexagonal close pancakes

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Apr 2

I've been called worse I guess....

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hope to see you in Honolulu!

Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Mar 12

Abstracts are due by April 2nd. Submission link is here: pacifichem.org/scientific-p...

Abstract Submission | Pacifichem 2025

The 2025 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies will be held December 15-20, 2025. Pacifichem 2025 will be the ninth in the series of successful cosponsored scientific conferences ...

pacifichem.org

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Mar 12

Interested in polymer #3Dprinting and beautiful tropical islands? Join us this December at Pacifichem for the "New Frontiers in Polymeric Materials and Methods for 3D Printing" symposium, organized by Chenfeng Ke (@chenfengke.bsky.social) , Tao Xie, Luke Connal (@lukeconnal.bsky.social), and myself!

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Mar 12

We are in a biotech space race, cutting off basic science via slashing NIH and NSF funding robs the US of our competitive advantage: early innovation.

Jeff Coller @jmcoller.bsky.social · Mar 12

China is poised to dominate biotechnology in the 21st century - The Hill

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Andy Cooper @aicooper.bsky.social · Mar 10

www.chemistryworld.com/features/cof...

COFs head for the big time

Two decades on from the first reported covalent organic frameworks, Nina Notman investigates what their future holds

www.chemistryworld.com

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Mar 10

Check out Ariel and Rebecca's fun video about our group's recent paper on 3D printable, dynamic covalent foams! @rmjohnson.bsky.social

RSC Applied - Interfaces, Polymers @rscapplied.rsc.org · Mar 10

💡 We're looking forward to sharing our amazing author videos 📽️ and blogs with #chemsky. Here are the video playlists (and a screenshot from one of the videos) as a sneak peek!
RSC Applied Polymers: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
RSC Applied Interfaces: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Screenshot from an RSC Applied Interfaces author video.

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Jihye Park @parklabcheerleader.bsky.social · Mar 7

We report a new nickel based conductive MOF with amino functionalized macrocyclic linker that features metallic charge transport ⚡️The access to this article is free for the next 50 days!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Nanoporous synthetic metal: A nickel MOF with an amino-functionalized macrocyclic ligand

Integrating metallic charge transport with high porosity in a single material can unlock significant advancements in energy storage, electrocatalysis,…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Anindita (Dia) Das @daslabsmu.bsky.social · Feb 22

When porous materials folks get together.. @ronsmaldone.bsky.social @runcevski.bsky.social @chemchen.bsky.social

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Jenny Yang @chemjen.bsky.social · Feb 22

REU programs are being cancelled for fear of not receiving funds and graduate admissions are being limited or completely halted. Hundreds of Americans are losing the opportunity to train as STEM professionals.

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Rebecca M. Johnson @rmjohnson.bsky.social · Feb 19

Just dropped a new video + blog post with Ariel for RSC Applied Polymers, and we had a blast making it! 🧪✨ We went full infomercial mode to show off how these dynamic foams achieve next-level expansion & mechanical properties: tinyurl.com/balloondogfoams
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Hear from the authors of ‘3D Printable Polymer Foams with Tunable Expansion and Mechanical Properties Enabled by Catalyst-Free Dynamic Covalent Chemistry’ – RSC Applied Polymers Blog

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Feb 9

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca

In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Jan 31

Latest from the lab in @rscapplied.bsky.social! We 3D printed polymer foams with dynamic covalent crosslinkers allowing more control over strength and expansion compared to conventional crosslinkers - with enough print resolution to 3D print a cool balloon dog (and other stuff too I guess...)

Rebecca M. Johnson @rmjohnson.bsky.social · Jan 31

Thrilled to share that our foams paper has expanded into publication! 🎉 Even better—I got to coauthor this with Ariel! Our dynamic materials are rising to the occasion with exciting properties, and we can’t wait for you to check it out. Read here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... #3DPrinting #FoamTastic

3D printable polymer foams with tunable expansion and mechanical properties enabled by catalyst-free dynamic covalent chemistry

Thermoset foams are some of the most common polymer materials in our lives. Despite their prevalence, they are notoriously difficult to form into complex shapes and finding a balance between mechanica...

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Brett Helms @bretthelms.bsky.social · Jan 28

Just out in Science Advances @science.org! Chemical recycling of plastics to monomer accelerated through oxy-functionalization remote from the bond undergoing cleavage. Polymer conformation plays dominant role. @molecularfoundry.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Circularity in polydiketoenamine thermoplastics via control over reactive chain conformation

Controlling polymer chain conformation dictates reactivity and recyclability.

www.science.org

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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · Jan 28

Thanks to @profdaveleigh.bsky.social for writing this tribute to Fraser #Chemsky

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.

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Jan 23

I appear to have chosen the perfect time to submit my first NIH proposal....

Science Magazine @science.org · Jan 22

“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · Jan 23

basically

Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · Jan 23

If you wanted the United States to completely cede the biotech, agbiotech, and pharmaceutical sectors to Europe and Asia, this is exactly how you'd go about it.

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Ron Smaldone @ronsmaldone.bsky.social · Jan 11

It doesn’t snow often in TX and the snowmen in my neighborhood reflect this…

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