Jose Sanchez Costa

@josescostalab.bsky.social

Proud of being a coordination chemist, head of the Switchable NanoMatLab (los suichis) at @imdeananociencia.bsky.social . Murciano.

The European research sector is bracing for cuts. It’s a trend that has science organisations worried, with several warning that long-term damage to the industry could be caused by short-term actions taken as governments attempt to balance the books. www.chemistryworld.com/news/protest...

Protests and alarm as European research sector braces for cuts

Swiss science organisations are the latest to speak up after a wave of cuts is proposed across Europe

chemistryworld.com

This is a room where we turn very modest salaries and budgets (and lots of coffee) into new knowledge, life-saving innovations, and technology that feeds business growth. It's literally the loom that spins hay into gold but these numpties are suddenly worried about the cost of hay.

A research lab from Northwestern, chosen because it's generic and sort of zoomed out.  Three scientists are visible in lab coats, and there are benches and shelving, with glass along one wall showing another high-rise building nearby. Overhead fluorescents provide light.

The 2nd European School on Advanced Materials, ESAM25, hosted by Advanced Material Program, AM ESP and the Regional Institute for Applied Scientific Research, IRICA, will be held in the beautiful and historic city of Almagro, Ciudad Real, Spain, from 9-13 March 2025 www.icmol.es/esam2025/

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These curves represent real-life CO2 measurements in two schools: one extremely well ventilated, which is rare if not exceptional, and one very poorly ventilated, as in the majority of schools. For the time being, this major public health problem is largely ignored.

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