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Screenshot from a deep research report on https://gemini.google.com

"Review articles are a relic of the past" - overheard in a meeting yesterday. Deep research tools give a focused & referenced report to your specification. @kamat.bsky.social wrote a nice piece (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...), which emphasises that the key ingredient is saying something new #ChemSky

Feeling the pressure?

Let Professor Steve Howdle, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, & @asynt.bsky.social take the strain & guide you through a comprehensive webinar on “Working Safely with High Pressure in the Lab.”

Wednesday 1st October
3:30pm UK time

🔗 bit.ly/3Inx8ks

#pressurevessel #chemsky

Selfie of me in front of display featuring various old laboratory equipment.

Celebrating Faraday's birthday at his lab ⚗️ #RealTimeChem #ChemSky #SciSky

This short, two-page refresher on significant figures is a useful resources/reminder. #ChemSky #OzChem

#chemsky Dr. Tom Blanton's “Powder X-ray Diffraction – Better Data Equals Better Results” webinar is now available on YouTube and ICDD.com - Sign up for September 17th's FREE Webinar here: www.icdd.com/in-session/

A diagram showing the relationship of temperature pressure. Knowing the central boiling point at 760 mmHg (1 atmosphere) allows you to set a pressure and temperature combination to achieve boiling. Image source and instructions for use: http://chemistry.st-andrews.ac.uk/labs/misc/nomo.html

Tattoo idea for the dedicated vacuum distiller. #ChemSky

Was great attending this in person last week! Looking forward to the next instalment!

Rotovap or rotavap? #chemsky

I feel unable to describe this.

There should be some kind of award for the most disturbing slide of the conference.
#dreamreactions
#chemsky

Panel meeting at ICBIC conference

#ICBIC #ChemSky

Harry Gray:
“If you make a mistake, and you will, own up to it, and move on.”

Obituary: Gabor A. Somorjai The UC Berkeley professor was considered the ‘father of modern surface chemistry’

Gabor A. Somorjai, known for his pioneering work in surface chemistry and catalysis, died July 7 in Palo Alto, California. He was 90 years old. cen.acs.org/people/obitu... #chemsky

Ok well, I'm giving this a go #chemsky 🧪 #NMRchat for buying an autosampler. Allegedly the tariff on this would be ~$3100.

I'll link to the form below, but sections 7,8,9 require longer-form response.

Here's my draft, you should be able to comment. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Greening chemistry: Time is a terrible reagent to waste. Collage shows an analog clock with an image of a person in a laboratory superimposed on the clock face, underneath the hands, which point to 5 o’clock.

Hours spent on chemical reactions can’t be recycled. Let’s make sure we conserve the ultimate nonrenewable resource: cen.acs.org/synthesis/gr...

#chemsky #chemistry #chem #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter 🧪

The mystery of em‑dashes: part two with quantitative evidence A couple of weeks ago I made an assumption: the rise of em‑dashes in AI‑generated text happened because model providers started scanning older, pre‑Kindle books.

The mystery of em‑dashes: part two with quantitative evidence
open.substack.com/pub/msukhare...

Well worth a watch.

www.birs.ca/events/2025/...

Chemistry for the visually impaired that can be felt, heard and smelt The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, recently brought chemistry alive for students with sight loss

The stunning visuals of flame tests and clock reactions aren't accessible to visually impaired students. At the 75th Yusuf Hamied Chemistry Camp for Visually Challenged Students, educators reimagined experiments to engage touch, smell and sound. #ChemSky

UK chemistry industry professionals

Please fill in this short survey to help CAMS help us all by modernizing what graduates are taught with respect to data handling. Which can be as simple as organizing yourself and naming files sensibly! #chemsky

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Snakeleev: A Gamified Serious Game for Learning the Periodic Table This work introduces Snakeleev, a gamified serious game designed to enhance learning and memorization of the periodic table of chemical elements through an engaging and interactive experience (https:/...

For all #ChemSky community!
A new game 🎮
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Spent many a happy (and productive) hour at the SSSC during my time at the UofS, enabled by the great facilities and more importantly by the flexible expertise of the hard-working personnel. Great to see them being recognised in this special issue, congrats to Sammy and all.

An enhanced three-stage model for sodium storage in hard carbons A comprehensive understanding of the sodium storage mechanism in hard carbons is essential for developing more efficient anode materials and improving the electrochemical performance of sodium-ion bat...

Our scientists decoded how #sodium is stored in battery anodes:
❌it doesn't intercalate btw material layers
✅it follows a 3-stage process inside hard carbon
In perspective: + efficient #anode materials based on hard #carbon for optimized 🔋 performance
#energystorage #chemsky

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Yes, but only if they're hot dogs.

BEFORE THE BATHROOM SCALE WAS INVENTED, THE ONLY WAY TO WEIGH PEOPLE WAS MASS SPECTROMETRY.

Love today’s #xkcd comic on
#MassSpec
🤣

meme. A girl hits her head against a door handle. Next to her is a panel that says: 一本、一台、一匹、一丁、 一冊、一切れ、一枚、一杯 、一品、一羽、一輪、一着 、一個、一株、一軒、etc. A picture of the same girl and door handle but now a safety feature has been attached to prevent her from hitting her head. She's happy and sticks up her thumb. Next to her is a big 一つ

what is water?

スクリーンショット：「名前なし さんがオーナーです。　名前なし さん、名前なし さん、名前なし さん、名前なし さん、他1人と共有しています。」

笑

"Hey, do you think it's safe to go out?"
"Yeah, let's go for it!"

Not sorry.

FAIR WARNING: It’s ground squirrel kiddo season and excessive cuteness levels may occur or be occurring 🌿