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Barry Blight

@barryblight.bsky.social

Professor at the University of New Brunswick πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Inorganic Chemist, Porous and Supramolecular Materials. Chasing True Sustainability. https://blightba.wixsite.com/blightresearchgroup Interested in Life. Family. Chemistry. Go!

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Was awesome, thanks for being such great hosts!

09.02.2026 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Regenerable Luminescent Triarylborane Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks as Solid-State Sensors http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02800

22.01.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am heartbroken over the death of Kirsty Duncan. She loved this country and served in Parliament with a total dedication and passion for the people of Canada.
Deepest condolences to her family and colleagues.
The Angels will welcome her.

26.01.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 9

Paper Alert! 4Y in the making. Anion sensing with highly luminescent Boron-Lanthanide MOFs. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... Well done to Sarah Englehart and Dr Mason Lawrence. @unbresearch.bsky.social Thanks to @forganross.bsky.social and Dr Russell Main for their 3D-ED sorcery.@glasgow.ac.uk

21.01.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!

04.01.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2695    πŸ” 1011    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 27

Happy Holidays, Dave!

24.12.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shots of our new book in the wild starting to come in! @bgmerkle.bsky.social

18.12.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“£ Announcement πŸ“£

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Bob Hay Lectureship πŸ† has been awarded to Prof Paul McGonigal β€œfor his use of geometric and ionic frustration to engineer dynamic processes in functional molecules and materials."

Congratulations, Paul! @paul-mcgonigal.bsky.social

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24.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Watch Harri's award lecture next Thursday!

27.11.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We would like to highlight the winner of the RSC Advances Outstanding Student Paper Award 2024 in the Inorganic Chemistry category, T. Harri Jones, for his contribution in doi.org/10.1039/D4RA... πŸ†Congratulations!

Read more about Harri here: blogs.rsc.org/ra/2025/11/1...

26.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A great Opportunity.

24.11.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

why do you have to boil it.. can you autoclave at temp? loads of options if you just need the 'energy' but under pressure.

18.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new open source syringe pump control boards arrived. Exciting!

18.11.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I completely agree.

17.11.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In Canada too. Can confirm.

12.11.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UNB research turns aluminum waste into clean energy | Watch News Videos Online Watch UNB research turns aluminum waste into clean energy Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

we were in the Saturday evening news...While I struggled to string words together (haha) Mason carried the team.
globalnews.ca/video/115182...

09.11.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a Tweet pointing out that academic spam is actually in its own way kind of encouraging.

Screenshot of a Tweet pointing out that academic spam is actually in its own way kind of encouraging.

I think about this post every day πŸ§ͺ

07.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 638    πŸ” 111    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.

In the wake of Jim Watson's death, it's worth remembering that Rosalind Franklin was an equal player, and left out. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

08.11.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all know I love Fredericton but the outpouring of support for Sara Holyoke takes it to another level. Over $100k raised in less than 24 hours. Not sure there's many people in this town that could get that kind of love but it's all karma. Support your community and your community will support you.

08.11.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A black & white picture of Lise Meitner sat on a chair while holding a book. There is a bookcase in the background

A black & white picture of Lise Meitner sat on a chair while holding a book. There is a bookcase in the background

A black & white picture of Marie Curie

A black & white picture of Marie Curie

Nov 7th is the birthday of both Lise Meitner & Marie Curie. Of the 13 chemical elements named directly after real people (not mythological figures) only two are named after women: meitnerium and curium (the latter of which is named in honour of both Marie & her husband) #chemsky πŸ§ͺ

07.11.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Simon Fraser University: Assistant Professor in the area of Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/simon-fraser-university-assistant.html

07.11.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
Exceptionally large β€œthrough-space” nuclear spin coupling in a 2,4,6-tri(phosphanyl)-1,3,5-triphosphabenzene We describe the synthesis of a phosphanyl-functionalized 1,3,5-triphosphabenzene that exhibits remarkably large indirect spin-spin coupling (432 Hz) between phosphorus-31 nuclei. The magnitude of this...

Do you like phosphorus-containing heterocycles? And NMR spectroscopy? Then you are in for a treat! Check out our most recent work out today in @chemicalscience.rsc.org

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Fantastic work by the indefatigable David Meier who persevered when most would have given up.

04.11.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From refinery waste to useful materials and green fuel: New research could revolutionize the global aluminum industry New research by UNB chemistry professor Dr. Barry Blight could revolutionize how we deal with aluminum refining waste, aluminum recycling and even fuelling our worldβ€”reducing how much material ends up...

New research at UNB could hold the key to better aluminum recycling -- and to creating trillions of litres of sustainable, green hydrogen fuel every year.

Read more about the discovery that could help keep millions of tonnes of waste out of landfills annually: blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...

27.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From refinery waste to useful materials and green fuel: New research could revolutionize the global aluminum industry New research by UNB chemistry professor Dr. Barry Blight could revolutionize how we deal with aluminum refining waste, aluminum recycling and even fuelling our worldβ€”reducing how much material ends up...

Happy to be highlighted by @unbresearch.bsky.social @discoverunb.bsky.social for this exciting work completed by Dr Mason Lawrence and Rob Horne on our team, supported by Research NB. blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/202...

27.10.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks cool! I tried, but was disappointed to find out its not covering Chemistry yet...:(

22.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for Papers: Fundamental Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks – Journal of Materials Chemistry Blog

Nice to See MOFs getting their shine. With that said, please think about contributing to a special MOF issue of @materialsadvances.rsc.org curated by @chemashlee.bsky.social, @majikatz.bsky.social, and myself.
blogs.rsc.org/jm/2025/10/2...

21.10.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mount Allison University: Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/10/mount-allison-university-organic.html

15.10.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MOFs!!

08.10.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

short answer: yes.

18.09.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How is carbon dioxide being turned into food in the lab? Butter made from captured CO2 is the latest food item to make headlines, highlighting growing interest in this field

Making food from thin air sounds like science fiction but that's what some companies are starting to do using captured carbon dioxide.

18.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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