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#RSCPoster 2026 is next week (3-4 March). Don't forget to register to be eligible to win a prize! Go to our webpage and register today ➡️ https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS

🌍 We are excited to announce that we have expanded our partnership with @silverchairnews.bsky.social – the leading independent platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers – to bring our full @rsc.org journals portfolio onto their platform.

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Interesting. What way are you hearing others misuse it?

Join us as we celebrate the @iupac.org Global Women’s Breakfast! 🎉 Our day is packed with inspiring talks, presentations, discussions and networking both online and in person. #GWB2026 #GWB

Lead in archived hair documents a decline in lead exposure to humans since the establishment of the US Environmental Protection Agency | PNAS

The summer I became a science journalist Mason Wakley on being a science writer intern at the Royal Society of Chemistry

Mason Wakley got on so well with his internship at Chemistry World that he is now a science correspondent. One to read if you're just starting out and curious where your career could take you, or just interested in what working at CW is like.

Expert Comment: Cuts to fundamental research will hurt the UK’s Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford’s Department of Physics, responds to the news that University funding for astronomy and physics research will be cut by almost a third.

Wrote something about what we're facing in funding for fundamental science - and why it matters: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01... 🔭 🧪 #academicsky #Oxford cc @ox.ac.uk

An infographic titled "The Chemistry of Whisky" details the production process and the chemical compounds responsible for flavor. The top section illustrates a six-step journey starting with preparation, where dried barley is ground and husks removed. This is followed by mashing to dissolve sugars, fermenting with yeast to create alcohol, and distilling to increase purity. The spirit then undergoes ageing in oak casks for several years before finally reaching the Bottling stage for consumption. The lower sections identify specific molecules that influence the palate. Whisky lactones from oak barrels provide woody and coconut flavors. Phenolic compounds like guaiacol and eugenol contribute smoky and medicinal notes. Aldehydes such as vanillin and syringaldehyde add vanilla and spicy aromas. Esters like ethyl hexanoate and isoamyl acetate create fruity scents resembling apples and bananas. Finally, other compounds like phenethyl alcohol add floral notes, while diacetyl provides a buttery taste.

Planning on enjoying a dram of whisky for #BurnsNight? Here's a look at the compounds behind the varying smoky and fruity flavours: www.compoundchem.com/2015/03/31/w...

#ChemSky 🧪

Looking at what's depicted, I don't have enough context to understand if what is shown is meaningful. Certainly, I'm concerned that while it looks nice it doesn't have any chemical meaning.

📚🐒⚖️ Una storia di scienza, fede e comunicazione che continua a parlarci 100 anni dopo.
🎙️ Oggi a Radio 3 Scienza si è parlato del processo Scopes e di come ancora oggi definisca il modo in cui discutiamo di evoluzione.
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😍 Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for the incredible Apple and Harvest Fair! We had an amazing time and hope you all did too. Same again next year?? Thank you to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Ramsey Town Council for your generous support! 🫶 @wildlifebcn.org

Join our ChemSpider webinar - Chemistry data standards on 21 October

If you want to hear data standard success stories from leading experts, join the second webinar in our new ChemSpider series and hear how those stories further scientific advancement.

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Our new paper, MARCUS, is now published @digital-discovery.rsc.org !

Paper: doi.org/10.1039/D5DD...

We built MARCUS - a free, open-source AI platform that extracts the millions of chemical structures trapped in PDFs in minutes instead of hours.

#Opensource #Opendata #OpenScience #CompChem

www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Str... lists 21 chemical vendors for MVK, I see a couple of the vendors that you mentioned. But perhaps there are some other useful leads there? #chemspider

Wishing Rolf Apweiler a wonderful retirement!

Thank you for your many years of service, leadership and vision!

new blog: "20 years of blogging" https://chem-bla-ics.linkedchemistry.info/2025/10/15/20-years-of-blogging.html https://doi.org/10.59350/v9c2y-4f248

"Today, exactly 20 years ago I started this blog. Two years ago I decided to upgrade my blog to one with version control. A decision I am still […]

Colin Edwin and John Wesley announce new Porcupine Tree-focused band Voyage 35 Former Porcupine Tree alumni will be performing the band's earlier material in the live arena

Voyage 35 sounds like an intriguing proposition: Colin Edwin and John Wesley announce new Porcupine Tree-focused band Voyage 35 | Louder www.loudersound.com/bands-artist...

#ironmaiden music night on #bbc2 for the win!

ChemSpider webinar on AI in chemistry - join us on 23 September

Do you want to stay ahead of developments in AI and learn first-hand experiences of applying them in your chemistry work?

Join leading experts to discuss best practice tips for working across disciplines.

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GitHub - mcs07/PubChemPy: Python wrapper for the PubChem PUG REST API. Python wrapper for the PubChem PUG REST API. Contribute to mcs07/PubChemPy development by creating an account on GitHub.

Finally released a new version of PubChemPy with lots of much-needed fixes. Only took me 8 years (!) to get around to it 😅 - thanks to everyone who filed bug reports and contributed PRs. github.com/mcs07/PubChe... #chemsky #cheminformatics

There are legitimate critiques about Europe's lack of agility and take up of technology. But the lack of robotaxis on our narrow roads with abundant public transport is not really one of them tbh.

Graph showing the evolution of transport fuel taxes in Germany and OECD average. Fuel and carbon prices are typically assessed based on their effectiveness in reducing emissions, while their broader societal benefits often go overlooked. This column evaluates one of the world’s largest environmental tax experiments – Germany’s eco-tax reform – and finds that it led to sizable reductions not only in carbon emissions but also in harmful local air pollutants. Estimates reveal that two-thirds of the monetised benefits of the eco-tax stemmed from health gains linked to cleaner air and accrued disproportionately to lower-income and more polluted areas, suggesting that fuel taxes can deliver pro-poor environmental gains, even when their cost incidence is regressive.

Germany's eco-tax reform led to sizable reductions not only in carbon emissions but also in harmful local air pollutants. Benefits accrued disproportionately to lower-income and more polluted areas.
Piero Basaglia, Sophie Behr, @moritzdrupp.bsky.social
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Concern over invasive lobster-like creature found at canal Residents in Greenfield have been left concerned for local fish after an invasive lobster-like creature was spotted

Perhaps an invasive American crayfish?
www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/2509918...

Shaping the Future of InChI: Technical Meeting at RWTH Aachen, July 2025 - InChI Trust Over two highly productive days, leading cheminformatics researchers, developers, and practitioners came together at RWTH Aachen University to drive forward the evolution of the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier (InChI). The focus was ambitious: tackling complex stereochemical representation in inorganics and polymers, exploring enhancements for atropisomerism, refining file format requirements, and charting a clear roadmap for […]

Summary of the the highlights of our recent technical InChI meeting: stereochemistry in molecular inorganics, atropisomers, polymer InChI, our development philosophy, governance / implementation, and tools / APIs / reference data.
www.inchi-trust.org/shaping-the-... #chemsky @herreslab.bsky.social

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

Prehistoric pigs helping to create a home for wetland birds | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants An ancient breed of pigs are creating healthy wetland areas for wildlife by chomping on a problem plant.

🐷An ancient breed of pigs are creating healthy wetland areas for wildlife by chomping on a problem plant.

Read the full story www.wildlifebcn.org/news/prehist...

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New Preprint Alert!

We're happy to share our new work, MARCUS! #ChemRxiv

This is a web platform for extracting chemical information from scientific papers.

📄 Preprint: doi.org/10.26434/che...

🔗 Try it out: marcus.decimer.ai

#AIinScience #Opensource #ResearchTools #Cheminformatics #OpenScience

Guess I will go home, sit down and mourn - Solitude, Black Sabbath ‧ 1971

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, his family announces A statement from his family says Osbourne was with his family and

Goodnight Ozzy: BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76, his family announces - BBC News

Most new developments in England are legally required to avoid harming important habitats or create spaces for wildlife.

But new proposals from UK Government would mean most developments will be exempt.

Send your response to UK Government ⬇️
https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/173184/action/1