Fabian von Rohr
@vonrohr.bsky.social
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Scientist. Discovering quantum matter. Professor at the University of Geneva. Father of 2. Homepage: https://vonrohr.unige.ch/
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We discovered an incommensurately modulated phase K₁₋ₓCrSe₂ — one of the rare cases where structural modulation enhances magnetic interactions. This has intriguing implications for low-dimensional magnets! Check out our paper in #JACS: doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#MaterialsChemistry #Magnetism #ChemSky
Structural Modulation and Enhanced Magnetic Ordering in Incommensurate K1–xCrSe2 Crystals
Layered delafossite-type compounds and related transition metal dichalcogenides, characterized by their triangular net structures, serve as prototypical systems for exploring the intricate interplay between crystal structure and magnetic behavior. Herein, we report on the discovery of the compound K1–xCrSe2 (x ≈ 0.13), an incommensurately modulated phase. Single crystals of this compound were grown for the first time using a K/Se self-flux. We find a monoclinic crystal structure with incommensurate modulation that can be rationalized by a 3 + 1-dimensional model. This modulation compensates for the under-stoichiometry of K cations, creating pronounced undulations in the CrSe2 layers. Our anisotropic magnetization measurements reveal that K1–xCrSe2 undergoes a transition to a long-range magnetically ordered state below TN = 133 K, a temperature 1.6 to 3.3 times higher than in earlier reported KCrSe2 compounds. Our findings open new avenues for tuning the magnetic properties of these layered materials through structural modulation.
doi.org
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dryeeseeks.bsky.social
Andddd it's now out in Advanced Materials!
doi.org/10.1002/adma...

Here, we show a new method of transforming hydrogels into ceramics and metals with low conversion shrinkages and high material densities. (1/7)

#chemsky #matsky
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laurahowes.bsky.social
It gets earlier every year... Next Wednesday, join me and an expert panel to discuss who might win the 2025 #ChemNobel. Free to attend.

Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Time: 2–3 PM ET

Register here: lnkd.in/eD8cdWRS
A web page asking who will win the #chemnobel?
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dryeeseeks.bsky.social
It's 2025, almost 2026. If you're gonna use chatgpt to write your entire research statement, at least make sure the references are not 100% fake.
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snsf.ch
The Federal Council wants to cut costs in the ERI sector despite widespread objections. Cuts of over 10 percent per year are planned for the SNSF over the next few years. Above all, this plan jeopardises the innovation potential and competitiveness of the Swiss economy. ⤵️ www.snf.ch/en/9a7Fhnojt...
The SNSF urges against cuts
In its statement on "Relief Package 27", the SNSF speaks out against the proposed annual cuts of 10 percent.
www.snf.ch
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scs-matchem.bsky.social
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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scanlond81.bsky.social
PLEASE REPOST: We have a 4-year, fully funded PhD studentship focussed on using computational chemistry to find new and improved oxides for X-ray detection, to start in October 2025. findaphd.com/phds/project.... This is open only to UK nationals.
Computational discovery of novel oxide-based X-ray detectors at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Computational discovery of novel oxide-based X-ray detectors at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
findaphd.com
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drmlharris.bsky.social
Two physicists from different disciplines met at a climate protest (as you do). They got to talking about their research (as you do). Within a year or so, they'd designed a new type of dark matter detector experiment (as you...wait, what?). First results here: 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/new-experi...
New experiment uses levitated magnets to search for dark matter – Physics World
Although it hasn’t detected dark matter yet, its developers say it offers an alternative path that is worth exploring
physicsworld.com
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annawuttig.bsky.social
My lab’s next paper is out in JACS!

Our electrode-orthogonal self-assembled layers can "self-heal" after degradation -- the key is a dynamic linkage we can molecularly tune! Hats off to Nico!

pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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supersciencegrl.co.uk
Lmao, this graph shows the time of day physicists etc submit most to arXiv. Because it puts you first in the daily listings 😂 Interesting thread!
richardalexander.bsky.social
This is 15+ years old now, but anecdotally it’s even worse now. Many (most?) people time their submissions to appear nearer the top of the daily listings.

[The old submission deadline was 4pm Eastern time; it changed to 2pm a few years ago.]

arxiv.org/abs/0907.4740
Figure 1 from Haque & Ginsparg (2009), showing the distribution of submission times for papers posted to astro-ph. There is a huge spike just after the daily deadline at 16:00.
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rahmstorf.bsky.social
A study confirms what we have long argued: the spectacular Atlantic 'cold blob' is the result of a slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC, which transports warm waters into that region. That's the only part of Earth that resisted #globalwarming. 🌊
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
The Atlantic's chilling secret: A century of data reveals ocean current collapse
A century-old mystery of a stubborn cold patch in the North Atlantic is finally being unraveled. A new study links this anomaly to a long-term weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulat...
www.sciencedaily.com
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cathleencrudden.bsky.social
Keep this in mind when everything we do has to be PURPOSE driven. This is not how innovation works. It is often about curiosity. It can be silly.
picture of coffee pots
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sci-ffert.bsky.social
Das hier ist die vielleicht wichtigste und doch wohl wenigst beachtete Nachricht des Tages. Eine weitere planetare Grenze ist überschritten. Wie üblich ist das Paper eher vorsichtig formuliert. Deshalb hier deutlicher: man muss über komplexe Systeme nur eines wissen: Ohne sie ist alles aus. Für uns.
Ocean Acidification: Another Planetary Boundary Crossed
In this study, employing a detailed analysis of ocean carbonate system observations, models and biological assessments, we demonstrate that by year 2020, the average global ocean conditions had alrea....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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nanoscaleviews.bsky.social
🧪⚛️ There is a serious disagreement btw experiment and theory in understanding the ionization energy of a particularly excited state of helium. This is one to watch, though caution is always advised, as anomalies like this historically tend to go away. nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-pr...
A precision measurement science mystery - new physics or incomplete calculations?
Again, as a distraction from persistently concerning news, here is a science mystery of which I was previously unaware. The role of approxim...
nanoscale.blogspot.com
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edhawkins.org
Wherever you live in the world, your climate is getting warmer.

21st June is #ShowYourStripes day when we encourage everyone to use the warming stripes graphics to talk about climate change and how we are all already experiencing the consequences.

Download your stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
NYT, Page One:

“Within hours, he had an email from China, offering to move his lab to ‘any city, any university I want,’ he said, with a guarantee of funding for the next 20 years.”

@nytimes.com
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scnat.ch
SCNAT @scnat.ch · Jun 3
🧢 Aujourd'hui, les scientifiques peuvent jongler entre différentes casquettes dans la #société. La @scnat.ch a mis en place un site internet pour inviter à la réflexion sur les différents #rôles qu'ils et elles devraient jouer ➡️ sciencesnaturelles.ch/roles_of_sci... #Science
Plusieurs chapeaux représentant les rôles que les scientifiques peuvent jouer dans la société. L'Académie suisse des sciences naturelles (SCNAT) vient de publier un guide et de lancer un site web dédié à cette thématique.
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heimbergecon.bsky.social
"Google Scholar is manipulatable... we analyze over 1.6 million Google Scholar profiles and identify instances of citation manipulation to boost an author’s citation metrics. In many cases, this was done through a previously undocumented practice of 'citation purchasing' "
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petergleick.bsky.social
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.