Yup. We burned 18 vehicles, EVs and internal combustion, to understand how fires of the former differ from those of the latter and how first responders should adjust accordingly. #SafetyScience for public benefit... 🧪 apnews.com/press-releas...

UL Research Institutes Releases New Evidence-Based Report Examining Electric Vehicle Fires, Including Tactical Considerations for Firefighters

Researchers studied burning characteristics of EVs and gas vehicles; compared common suppression techniques; and measured air, surface, water, and fire equipment contamination

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But, I admit that what I REALLY want to know is whether Big Thief used the same graphic design firm as the ACS for their Double Infinity album cover... #ChemSky

I'm going to try to say something nice: The acs.org page HAS paid attention to diverse representation in the chemists featured in the (disconcertingly moving like a slot machine in slo-mo) images #ChemSky

Huh. OK? 🤷‍♂️ #ChemSky

aaaand now deplaned. did Stella and Merlin convince United to let THEM service the aircraft pre-flight? #TravelSky

The #Chicago History museum is ALWAYS worth a visit, but with this new exhibit about UL's legacy in the city, now it's even better... 😄 www.aol.com/articles/chi...

Chicago History Museum and UL Research Institutes, UL Standards & Engagement and UL Solutions Announce New Exhibition Installation Showcasing the Origins of Safety Science - AOL

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Et tu, AAU? #smdh

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2d ago

Time to add another formerly respected institution to the garbage pile, this time @aau.edu, which just worked with the Trump admin to endorse resegregation in high education, embedding MAGA fraudsters as faculty, and banning student expression. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's the little things... 😉

aaaaand, one more step up mount h-index... 😅

Presenting "Past, Present, and Phenomenal Future of the Computers in Chemistry Division" at Fall ACS meeting in #Chicago 10:45 AM, Aug. 25., Presidential Symposium on Divisional Histories. Why me? I dunno ... why not? #ChemSky #CompChem #ACS150 🧪

“The AI assistant, which Kinney Drugs named Burt, after its founder, was built by a third-party AI pharmaceutical company, Synerio. In the pharmacy’s terms, Kinney Drugs states that ‘Burt may not be accurate, complete or up-to-date and may be misleading or contain errors and omissions.’”

Vermont pharmacy AI struggles with medical accuracy - Valley News

Vermont and New York pharmacy Kinney Drugs faces criticism after implementing an AI assistant that reportedly causes prescription errors.

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If calculators, at the time that they came out, had delivered correct sums, products, square roots, etc., only about 90% of the time, would there have been the same precipitous rush to adopt them? 🤔

Aw... grateful to my colleagues for featuring me in their "From Curiosity to Career" series. Our Institute for Research Experiences and Education studies how best to educate on safety science and open career paths to diverse students. Paths. We've all got one! 🧪 xplorlabs.org/resource/chr...

Chris Cramer - Xplorlabs

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some days...

Moby Dick@mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 4d ago

It is customary to have two harpoons reposing in the crotch

Ronald Reagan ignored the AIDS crisis—and his “dear friend” from Hollywood, Rock Hudson, who asked for help. Dr. Fauci jumped in and helped. Guess which guy the homophobic ghouls in the Republican Party revere today.

60-Second Safety Science 🧪 Understanding the influence of inhaled toxicants on lung health — every cell at a time! #SciComm www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2mM...

CelTox Sampler Isolates Cells to Assess the Effects of Inhalants on Lung Health

YouTube video by UL Research Institutes

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Cyber attacks- Minnesota 😡👇🏼

Climate change's fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week's devastating wildfires in Spain and France and has spiked Southern Europe's burning over the past eight years, two new studies conclude. https://to.pbs.org/3U4EqPu

Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate

Climate change's fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week's devastating wildfires in Spain and France and has spiked Southern Europe's burning the past eight years, tw...

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christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times

bah! no to MILLIAMP?

This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.

Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · last wk.

Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...

60-Second Safety Science 🧪 AI Chatbots -- the latest development in expert(ish) systems... www.youtube.com/watch?v=0khm...

Do AI chatbots make us more vulnerable to cyberattacks? | DSRI #safetyscience #ai

YouTube video by UL Research Institutes

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"AI wILl dEmOcRaTiZe dAtA vIsUaLiZaTiOn!", I see some people claim... www.reuters.com/world/africa...

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...

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No to the pangram HUGUENOT???

Nice to see my erstwhile @umnchemistry.bsky.social colleague Tom Hoye named a 2026 ACS Fellow. An OG synthetic organic chemist who throughout his career proved that role can be compatible with being a decent human being...

Dwight Manfredi: It Can Be Done

Alt: Dwight Manfredi: It Can Be Done

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AYFKM “Meta will be able to draw upon Newsmax's significant current reporting as well as archived content to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices.” ir.newsmax.com/news/news-de...

ah, damn... 🙇‍♂️ for everything

Bob Collins@mylittlebloggie.bsky.social · last wk.

Another public radio pioneer gone www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/a...

60-Second Safety Science! 🧪 Electrification of everything is well under way. People carry so many things they don't even realize are powered by lithium-ion batteries. A technology that deservedly earned 3 scientists the Nobel Prize — but that is NOT without risk... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XotV...

Thermal Runaway Risks

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60-second Safety Science! 🧪 Firebrands play a key role when it comes to wildfires inducing urban conflagrations. Hardening the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is something we're working on at @ulresearchinst.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdzI...

What is a Firebrand?

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The name "UL Research Institutes" was adopted by my org only in 2022 — no surprise many remain unfamiliar with it! Our LEGAL name, "Underwriters Laboratories" is older; some folks may associate it with "safety". Our HISTORY goes back to 1893! (and #Chicago 's White City) ul.org/about/our-hi...

Our History - UL Research Institutes

Discover the history that shaped our story. Founded in 1893, we have been at the forefront of public safety and the innovations that shape & enhance our lives.

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