David Fairén🔻☮
@davidfairen.bsky.social
Molecular Engineering at Cambridge. Materials discovery, monolithic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), energy transition, drug delivery, RNA, and more. Linking academia and industry. Founder of Immaterial and Vector Bioscience
Hoy, Ceuta. Aunque el ministro Albares se precipitó anoche al afirmar que la práctica totalidad de los inmigrantes habían sido devueltos, lo cierto es que hoy el flujo por las calles es disperso (centro y parte del campo exterior). La mayoría de los que he visto son muy jóvenes y menores ⬇️
I express my solidarity with Spain in the current situation of illegal migration in Ceuta.
chavals es MUY IMPORTANTE que votéis esta encuesta para que tengamos billetes con pájaros. hay varios diseños y son PRE-CIO-SOS. votad surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/neweuro/
Y os traigo una cosa bonita del hermano mayor al hermano pequeño.
Today is Action Mesothelioma Day and we want to help raise awareness & pay tribute to people living with mesothelioma. Find out more about our research trial with @uclh.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk ➡️ uclh.nhs.uk/news/uclh-ucl-researchers-trial-proton-beam-therapy-bid-transform-treatment-mesothelioma
‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
![That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.
I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.
That’s great advice for life.
It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yvbszlkc7d75ixkid5g2zmw7/bafkreiar4z6n6pfk7wob2gznv6l6euw7ltxbetgto5drfd4wqzjalldp5m)
The company, founded by Professor David Fairen-Jimenez (@davidfairen.bsky.social), inaugurated its facility on Wednesday. Link 🔗:
Immaterial opens pilot manufacturing facility
Immaterial, founded by Professor David Fairen-Jimenez, can now produce Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) at scale
ceb.cam.ac.uk
We are #hiring! We're looking for a Lab #Technician to join our team. 📍 Location: #Cambridge 💼 #Employment Type: 6-month #contract To apply, please send #CV and cover letter to: l.clarke@immaterial.com
Una vez al año un hombre inmigrante apuñala a otro hombre: progromos jaleados por los ricos y racismo institucional. Cada tres días un hombre mata a una mujer en UK: bueno, a ver si conseguimos que sea una mujer a la semana dentro de 10 años, sin pasarnos de feministas.
Josh Halliday@joshhalliday.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy colleague @hannahalothman.bsky.social is in Belfast tonight. This is what she’s seen. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
The chemistry department at the University of Nottingham is set to lose 14 out of 46 of its academic staff, leading to warnings that teaching and research will suffer. www.chemistryworld.com/news/notting...
Nottingham’s chemistry department faces loss of 30% of faculty amid university-wide staff cuts
The department's technicians and support staff are also at risk
chemistryworld.com
En Valencia llevamos más de una semana con los maestros y maestras de la pública en huelga indefinida. El seguimiento en mi comarca está en torno al 90%. ¿Cómo es que no están copando los medios nacionales? ¡¡El 90%!! Si lo estuvieran recogiendo los medios, esto se habría acabado ya.
Allá por 2006/2007, yo, joven, ingenua, gótica culona, empecé a recibir llamadas para una tal Esther Morales. La primera vez que me llamaron me dijeron el apellido y yo, bambi de la vida, me sentí muy confusa y expliqué que la única Morales que conocía era mi bisabuela.
🌍 Our CEO attended the #ClimateConnection #ClimateTechTime event on #EarthDay: “It was a pleasure to join the #ClimateTechTime event at #TheConduit. It was great to connect with the community and shout out to fellow presenters Sebastian Leape from #Natcap and Tin Brown from #USEDCREATIVE.”
Ya están disponibles para su consulta los documentos desclasificados del 23F. www.lamoncloa.gob.es/consejodemin...
Documentos desclasificados relativos al 23-F
Documentación desclasificada relativa al intento de golpe de Estado del 23 de febrero de 1981.
lamoncloa.gob.es
Immaterial Ltd successfully adds more investors to the Series A2 Funding Round See the full press release: immaterial.com/immaterial-l... #decarbonisation #ccus #energytranstion #MOFs #monolithicMOFs
As some of you may know, I draw coloring books in my spare time for kids and adults. Last year, I did a series on Chemistry Nobel Prizes. ALL 117 of them :D Now, for a series of very good reasons: F**k Amazon !!! You can now buy them from Lulu bookstores: www.lulu.com/search?sortB...
New year, new role? We're hiring for several roles, from an Assistant Professorship to various research and teaching positions. Interested? Click below to peruse our vacancies: https://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/about/join/vacancies 🧪⚙️🌱🔋 #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
🌍 Immaterial is #proud to be featured in the #November 2025 #gasworld magazine! “We want to make #carbon abatement #affordable and #practical #worldwide - to reach a point where avoiding emissions comes at a cost society can accept.” — Prof. @davidfairen.bsky.social , Founder & CSO
Cosas que hizo bien Fëanor: ✅ Decirle a TODOS los Valar que son una mierda como un coco y no valen pa na Cosas que hizo mal Fëanor: ❌Hacer juramentos de flipao ❌Robar barcos ❌Abandonar familiares ❌Matar a familiares ❌Ponerle mote a Melkor ❌Luchar contra un balrog ❌Tomarse una tila
🏆 #MOFs win the #Nobel Prize for #Chemistry! We at #Immaterial are #proud of this #achievement. It is a big moment for the #MOF community. We want to thank Prof. @davidfairen.bsky.social for believing in #MOFs and #m-MOFs. #Celebrating #molecular #architecture's role in solving #global #challenges.
The connection between Nobel-prize winning MOFs and Mudéjar maybe goes beyond beautiful geometric structures – @davidfairen.bsky.social believes the first ever metal-organic framework could be a compound discovered in my hometown, Zaragoza, in 1973. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/my-a...
My arcane and curious connection to metal-organic frameworks
Fernando Gomollón-Bel uncovers a link between his hometown and the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
chemistryworld.com
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
#NobelPrize week starts tomorrow & the #chemnobel is Wednesday… used to be so much Nobel chat on Tw*tter, but that is not replicated here, alas. Anyway, for the record, I think MOFs will win at some point (maybe this year maybe not). Balasubramanian & Klenerman a good bet for next-gen sequencing too