My getting mauled by the tigers?

it's even funnier bc the Canadian 100% did the thing the Swede was accusing him of bsky.app/profile/suss...

Suss-- 🥌@suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! (I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)

Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail. I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review

Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.

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Funny how a year after this post, so many of the coursework answers I have for a new question start with"Polyethylene is a linear hydrocarbon polymer, made from the polymerization of ethylene (or ethene) monomer –(CH2-CH2)-". Probably just a coincidence...

Adam Clancy@clancylab.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's amazing how many of my students start their coursework with the phrase "polyethylene glycol is comprised of repeating -CH2-CH2-O- units" which is oddly phrased with unnecessary detail. Coincidentally its however how ChatGPT starts its answer to the set question...

🎉 Paper of the Year 2025 from the RSC CNN 🏆 Nano-onions based on an amphiphilic Au₃(pyrazolate)₃ complex 👏 Congratulations to Atena B. Solea, Davide Dermutas, Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani, Luigi Leanza, Massimo Delle Piane, Giovanni M. Pavan, and Kay Severin. #chemsky #nanosky 👏 👏 👏 to the authors

Nano onions based on an amphiphilic Au3(pyrazolate)3 complex

Multilayer vesicles with an onion-like architecture can form by self-assembly of organic amphiphiles such as dendrimers, small-molecule surfactants, and block copolymers. Thus far, there are limited r...

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On Day 16 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we highlight the discovery of #phosphorene #nanoribbons and their potential for next-generation #electronics (a study involving Professor Chris Howard of UCL Physics & Astronomy and Dr @clancylab.bsky.social of @uclchemistry.bsky.social): www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Let me tell you a little story called "ChatGPT cant do trig" Once upon a time a lazy scientist wanted to know the bond lengths/angles of a bromoform - a tetrahedral, carbon centric Cv2 molecule he had measured by neutron scattering.

Want a PhD next year? Are you interested in phosphorous nanomaterials? Want to learn how to make solar cells? Always wanted to deal with London's rental market? Then oh boy do I have news for you! Details below, and you can email me if you have questions #Chemsky #nanosky #PhD

2 days left! Poster abstracts deadline is 31 October 2025 www.rsc.org/events/detai...

💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥 Co2+-mediated adsorption facilitates atomic force microscopy of DNA molecules at double-helix resolution Hoogenboom* (University College London) Pailing, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR02314A @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org #chemsky #nanosky

Co2+-mediated adsorption facilitates atomic force microscopy of DNA molecules at double-helix resolution

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has demonstrated the ability to resolve single DNA molecules in liquid at a spatial resolution that is sufficient to visualize the double helix structure and variations t...

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🗣️ Last chance to submit your oral abstract for the RSC CNN Annual Symposium 2026! 📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 📍 12–13 Jan, Burlington House, London 🔗 rsc.org/events/detail/81692 #chemsky #nanosky

Bruce Springsteen is going to feel silly when he learns about autoignition temperatures

Would anyone who does neutron scattering be interested in corrosion-proof sample cans (Al and TiZr)? If so, please drop me an email at a.clancy[at]ucl.ac.uk and let me help you ... by first helping me.

1 week left to apply for a PhD position, 4 y. with 2/3 of E 13 TV-L salary, assigned broadly to the design and synthesis of coordination compds for the activation of small molecules (www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/aglimberg/st...). Pls apply directly to christian.limberg@chemie.hu-berlin.de. Pls retweet!

Calling all chemists and polymer scientists! We are seeking your feedback on new recommendations for classifying and defining polymerization reactions—a chance to help shape the language of our field. Read the provisional recommendation here: iupac.org/recommendati... #chemsky #polymers @iupac.org

💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥 Conductometric evidence for accurate dissociation behaviour of surface groups on nanorods Kröger*, Kontturi* (Aalto University) Kröger, PCCP, 10.1039/D5CP01616A @pccp.rsc.org #chemsky #nanosky

Conductometric evidence for accurate dissociation behaviour of surface groups on nanorods

The surface charge of nanoparticles is usually quantified under the assumption that strong electrolytes fully dissociate in aqueous systems. Here, we demonstrate the effect of counterion condensation ...

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💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥 Microtomy-fabricated two-dimensional nano-slits enable single molecule biosensing Radha, Varma, Keerthi* (Indian Institute of Science, University of Manchester) Sajeer P, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR01832C @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org #chemsky #nanosky

Microtomy-fabricated two-dimensional nano-slits enable single molecule biosensing

Nanofluidic devices have emerged as a powerful sensor for single-molecule studies. Among these, biological nanopores have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, ranging from detecting epigenetic modifi...

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Go home Winviz, you're drunk

UV-Vis Absorption up to a wavelength of 0 nm = infinite energy!! 👉 Nobel Prize or Retraction due to an 'experiment' hand-drawn by 'scientists' working in theoretical chemistry? Elsevier: please decide! doi.org/10.1016/j.jm... #researchintegrity #ChemSky #PiSky #CompChemSky

Do love nanomaterials? Do you tolerate LinkedIn? Consider following the RSC Nanoscience Group (link below) to stay up to date with events, awards! #Chemsky #Nanosky

💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥 A new MIL-101-type chromium-based metal–organic framework with densely packed sulfonic groups: an ultra-high uptake of toxic Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium Nguyen* Nguyen, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00442J @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org #chemsky #nanosky

A new MIL-101-type chromium-based metal–organic framework with densely packed sulfonic groups: an ultra-high uptake of toxic Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium

Metal–organic frameworks have been demonstrated to be effective adsorbents of heavy metal ions in recent decades. Nevertheless, their practical applications remain limited because of their slow uptake...

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I know a guy who alloys steel He makes it stronger a harder feel He don't use carbon or molyb' He don't use nickel or any of these He uses manganese

‪ 📣 Join us for two days of inspiring talks, and networking with leaders in the field of nanoscience at the RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Annual Symposium 🧪✨ 📍 London, UK 📅 12–13 January 2026 📝 Abstract deadlines: — Oral: 30 Sept 2025 — Poster: 31 Oct 2025 @rsc.org #chemsky #nanosky

A reminder that we have a fully-funded 4-year PhD project available! #PhD #ChemSky

Jochen Brandt@jochenbrandt.bsky.social · last yr.

PhD position available! #ChemSky #PiSky This project is highly interdisciplinary, using organic synthesis to work towards room-temperature quantum technologies. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... The funding is for Home Fee students, and covers 4 years at the UKRI rate (£22,780 tax free for 2025/26).

While the aim of science technically isn't to see how much of a grant you can spend without going over on the last day, I'm still feeling pretty cheery after hitting £0.18 under the limit. Built up a little stockpile of solvent-resistant syringes to hide in my office too #chemsky

Happy 10th birthday to my first paper - a simple way to dissolve individualised nanotubes by stirring in dimethylacetamide alongside sodium and naphthalene. Somehow it feels both a lifetime ago, and yesterday. #Chemsky

A one-step route to solubilised, purified or functionalised single-walled carbon nanotubes

Reductive dissolution is a promising processing route for single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) that avoids the damage caused by ultrasonication and aggressive oxidation whilst simultaneously allowi...

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Is this 現實生活 ? Is this just fántǐ zì?

💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥 Toxicity of nanoplastics: machine learning combined with meta-analysis Chen* (Capital Medical University) Li, Nanoscale Horiz, 10.1039/D5NH00024F @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org #chemsky #nanosky

Toxicity of nanoplastics: machine learning combined with meta-analysis

Nanoplastics (NPs) are widespread in ecosystems, and their biohazards are of increasing concern. The hazards posed by NPs to aquatic and terrestrial plants as well as to aquatic animals have been exte...

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Just when organic chemists thought they have all the possible small molecules, N6 makes its appearance. By far, excellent read of this year #ChemSky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Preparation of a neutral nitrogen allotrope hexanitrogen C2h-N6  - Nature

The facile synthesis and spectroscopic identification of previously unreported hexanitrogen C2h-N6 is described, representing experimentally realized neutral molecular nitrogen allotropes beyond N2 th...

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