UIowa Chemistry
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The University of Iowa Department of Chemistry https://chem.uiowa.edu/
The world desperately needs new medicines to treat deadly fungal infections. According to a report from the WHO, only four antifungals were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration between 2014 and 2024. #chemsky 🧪
Enzymes open a new path to improve antifungal drugs
A biocatalytic platform could offer a scalable strategy for tailoring natural products
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Only name-drop is picric acid, no other detail beyond "radioactive substances." I do wonder if this was anyone I know… #chemsky 🧪
Explosive, radioactive substances at late chemist's home bring bomb squad to Lexington
A highly explosive chemical, radioactive substances and more hazardous materials found at a late chemist’s house in Lexington brought out the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad for a complex remova...
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Ben Katz regularly posts videos exploring the hidden ingredients in all manner of everyday products, including a recent collaboration with YouTuber LabCoatz to reverse engineer the top-secret recipe for Coca-Cola: cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky 🧪
University of Copenhagen is hiring: Associate Professor of Bioorganic and Systems Chemistry #associateprofessor #chemsky #bioorganic
The latest research from C2MCI team members provides the first ToF-SIMS evidence of covalent bonding between NHCs and naturally oxidized copper and gold surfaces. ➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/4wYUWii @pubs.acs.org @western-chemistry.bsky.social @queensuresearch.bsky.social #NFRF #ChemSky
I'm really proud of this! POMs just keep showing us more novel f-block chemistry is possible. A story realized thanks to a ton of hard work from a wonderful team at @uiowachem.bsky.social along with collaborators at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @coschoolofmines.bsky.social and Los Alamos National Laboratory
Carter Radiochemistry Group@carterradiochem.bsky.social · 3w agoAnd we are now excited to share the final version of this story, which is in press @natcomms.nature.com as of today www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My most recent column in Nature Chem (@natchem.nature.com) is out: First Ladies of Chemistry. Who were the early women PhDs in chemistry? Why was the Ice Woman a hero (why is she still?)? Also -aren't those lab coats in the photo wild? rdcu.be/frKkW
First ladies of chemistry
Nature Chemistry - Michelle Francl puts the early women of chemistry, who were ignored at the time, back into the picture.
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According to C&EN’s Global Top 50, 2025 was a tough year for chemical makers, which are grappling with severe overcapacity. The 50 companies combined for $965.8 billion in sales, a 5.8% decline. Experts don’t expect a recovery until about the end of the decade. cen.acs.org/business/fin... #chemsky 🧪
Hey #chemsky! My department (NMU Chemistry) is hiring a one-year term position in organic chemistry. If you have any recent grads who might be interested, please contact me for more information! We're not doing an official national search so you might have less competition than normal...
‘Humanizer’ tool can erase signs of AI-written text — alarming scientists www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Humanizer’ tool can erase signs of AI-written text — alarming scientists
Tool directs text-generation systems to remove constructions associated with artificial intelligence in research papers and grant proposals.
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This Special Issue showcases broad research into possible electrochemical solutions for water and wastewater challenges and illustrates how electrochemical technologies can address environmental needs and sustainability compared to conventional methods. Learn more: pubs.acs.org/page/vi/elec...
How we identify the solstice in department of chemistry: perfectly aligned shadows on the foyer floor.
American Chemical Society volunteers from 85 local sections and several student chapters organized outreach activities and demonstrations for this year’s Chemists Celebrate Earth Week #CCEW, which ran April 19–25. #chemsky 🧪
Local sections host Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2026 outreach events
ACS members promote the positive role that chemistry plays in the world
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Ok, I can I admit my mistakes. I double-checked the data and corrected two products, here is the updated figure. Results changed from "disastrous" to "disastrous catastrophe". #Chemsky #chemchat #SupplementsSaga #TaurateCurse #supplements and #minerals too Now slides, one by one: 🧵 1/19
Nikolay Tumanov@ntumanovxray.bsky.social · 2mo agoHow bad is quality of food supplements? If you think that it is bad - you are wrong - it is much worse. Of course, it depend from particular type of supplement, but it could be disastrous, like in the case of "magnesium taurate". #Chemsky #chemchat #SupplementsSaga #TaurateCurse 🧵 1/x
Teaching a class about corrosion has made me slightly paranoid.
Reversible self-assembly of polymeric solid electrolyte enables lithium battery recycling #chemsky
Reversible self-assembly of polymeric solid electrolyte enables lithium battery recycling
Nature Chemistry, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02154-1Solid-state batteries offer safe high-energy storage but are difficult to recycle. Now, a supramolecular electrolyte that forms a solid during operation and reverts to molecules afterwards combines electrochemical performance and recoverability — a combination of properties rarely achieved in battery technology.
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chat, how do you deal with an officemate who 1) eats at their desk but 2) makes a lot of really gross and loud eating noises? sincere responses only please
Do we need to rethink inductive effects in organic chemistry? Computational evidence shows that polarizability, not electronegativity, better explains acidity trends. cen.acs.org/education/un... #chemsky 🧪
A new method developed by Tobias Ritter and his team makes it possible to attach new substituents (red) to molecules with cyclic double bonds, such as (+)-3-carene (blue)—a transformation that is easy to visualize but had eluded chemists for decades. Read more: cen.acs.org/synthesis/al... #chemsky🧪
Lithium-metal anodes could double the distance that electric cars can go on a full charge. A simple wet-chemical treatment, described in a new study, advances that possibility: cen.acs.org/energy/energ... #chemsky 🧪
A global push is underway to rid the environment of #PFAS because of growing evidence of their toxicity. And analytical chemists are energized about detecting and quantifying the useful but troublesome class of synthetic chemicals. #chemsky 🧪
Analytical chemists answer the call on PFAS
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances were a major topic at the Pittcon instrumentation and analytical science conference
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In nature, brilliant colors like the ruby hue of the crystals in this flask are often a sign of danger. Fortunately, cancer cells don’t have eyes. The fiery-colored substance is a highly potent derivative of the chemotherapy drug daunorubicin. Read more: cen.acs.org/synthesis/me... #chemsky 🧪
Daily scenes from #ACSSpring2026 in Atlanta: See daily photos as thousands of chemists gather in Atlanta to collaborate, innovate, and transform. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Dai... #chemsky 🧪
The world produces over 450 million metric tons of plastics a year. As these plastics break down, scientists are rushing to get accurate real-world data on how microplastics spread and how exposed we are to them. cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #microplastics #plasticwaste #chemsky 🧪
This week in the C&EN Magazine: Scientific sleuths come in from the cold + What are MOFs good for? + Economic headwinds buffet industrial chemists: cen.acs.org/magazine/104... #chemsky 🧪
New year, new Volume & Issue of #JACS! ‘Epitaxial Bilayer MWW Zeolite with Enriched Surface Al Sites' features on the front cover of the first issue of 2026. Explore the research behind the art: buff.ly/IOMa276 #ACS150
A Review in Nature Reviews Psychology discusses individual, interpersonal and sociocultural influences on maths anxiety in children and their impacts on long-term engagement and achievement in mathematics. go.nature.com/3Z9kSbY 🔒
Check out work on #digitaltwins of #selfdrivinglabs New work out in Nature Computational Science Enter the MATTERIX! #chemsky #compchemsky #ai #robotics
The Matter Lab@thematterlab.bsky.social · 7mo ago🧪🤖 New paper in Nature Computer Science! What if you could design, test, and refine automated chemistry workflows before touching the lab? We present “MATTERIX: toward a digital twin for robotics-assisted chemistry laboratory automation”. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43... [1/6]
