ICEMCR: International Conference on Energy Materials, Costa Rica
🔓 We kept this quiet long enough.
ICEMCR 2026 Costa Rica
30 researchers. Debates with teeth. One country running on 99% renewables.
The future of energy materials.
🌐 icemcr.com
🔬 www.rsc.org/events/detai...
The secret's out. ⚡ @rsc.org @chemistryncl.bsky.social @prxenergy.bsky.social
17.02.2026 12:18 —
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Imagine a world where indoor photovoltaics power our devices seamlessly while AI optimizes energy use—transforming smart homes into eco-friendly havens. Exciting times ahead! #futurism
06.12.2025 06:01 —
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Thrilled to announce my new role as Theme Lead for SOLARIS: Sustainable Optimization & Learning with AI for Resilient Intelligent Systems at @newcastleuni.bsky.social Centre for AI Safety! 🚀
From light-powered AI to tackling e-waste, AI at the edge is not just safe, but truly sustainable. 💡
13.11.2025 14:35 —
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Pretty stuff to share…#newcastle #cycling
08.11.2025 17:49 —
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From Zombies to Smart Devices: The Evolution of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells for IoT Applications
The evolution of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) has been fundamentally shaped by advances in charge transport materials, with copper-based coordination complexes enabling efficient redox mediation and, uniquely, the in situ formation of solid-state hole transport networks. This Spotlight traces the materials design principles underpinning the “zombie” DSC, devices that maintain or even improve performance after the spontaneous solidification of a liquid electrolyte within the mesoporous TiO2 scaffold. Building on the 2015 demonstration of copper–phenanthroline complexes forming self-assembled, conductive matrices, we discuss the interplay of ligand rigidity, redox potential, and reorganization energy and compare with recent breakthroughs in cobalt and iron polypyridyl complexes as well as polyiodide systems. Advances in ligand engineering have yielded amorphous, robust hole conductors with conductivities exceeding 1 mS cm–1 and power conversion efficiencies up to 38% under 1000 lx indoor light, with less than 5% efficiency loss after 1000 h continuous operation. Rapid, scalable processing, such as direct electrode drying and microwave-assisted evaporation, now enables large-area modules to be fabricated in under an hour, with stable integration into Internet of Things (IoT) sensor systems. By uniting molecular design, process optimization, and real-world device integration, zombie DSCs offer a compelling route to sustainable, high-performance indoor photovoltaics and self-powered electronics. Envisioning a new phase of IoT, these DSCs can power small, autonomously operating sensor modules. Moreover, integrating local intelligence, such as resource-limited neural networks, allows on-device analytics and real-time energy management, boosting efficiency while relying solely on ambient light.
Thrilled to share our spotlight article “From Zombies to Smart Devices”! Consider this a small hommage to “28 Years Later” the original “zombie” DSC name was definitely inspired by related cult classic. @nano-kez.bsky.social #Accepted #28YearsLater #SolarCells #zombies
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
15.07.2025 10:35 —
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Live from the Royal Society Summer Science Soirée: testing “next-gen RED buttons” 🔴 (keep calm), now with a sustainability twist—turning trash into “craphite”… or ideally something useful… #ScienceSoirée #Innovation #EcoLaughs @royalsociety.org @newcastleuni.bsky.social
02.07.2025 19:46 —
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Thrilled to share that David, just hit “submit” on his first paper! 🚀 As proud supervisor, I couldn’t be more excited. 🙌
Now, let’s raise our mugs to the mercy of our reviewers ☕️ May their coffee be strong & patience boundless. 🤞 #phdlife #bekind @chemistryncl.bsky.social
02.07.2025 17:22 —
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Just saw a zombie hunter bus cruising through Scotland. Should I be concerned? surely that only puts me on the *renewable* most-wanted list. #DSC #ZombieCells 😱
30.05.2025 16:35 —
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#TGIF with Anders after the UK-Sweden Life Sciences Symposium at the Royal Society. #goodoldtimes @uppsalauni.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social
02.05.2025 17:41 —
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🎉Thrilled to announce our new work in EES @rsc.org. 🚨 Our photocapacitor powers edegAI networks with just indoor light! Imagine billions of IoT devices, zero batteries, pure sustainability.
Check it out: pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...
bit.ly/42QogtM
#Innovation #IoT #AI #Sustainability #EnergyTech
28.04.2025 11:48 —
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Next #TGIF #Roma #LiberationDay
25.04.2025 12:21 —
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The magic words that make my heart flutter…”I am pleased to accept your manuscript for publication in its current form.” #staytuned #academicbsky @newcastleuni.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social
14.04.2025 18:26 —
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DIY Aperol Spritz #whileinRome #TGIF
11.04.2025 19:14 —
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[2/3] With talks from @aronwalsh.github.io 💻, @emjewls.bsky.social 🔋, @ifanstephens.bsky.social 🔌, Petra Cameron ☀️, Libby Gibson ♻️ and Jessica Higgins ☢️
and networking opportunities and poster sessions organised by @titiricigroup.bsky.social @proffreitag.bsky.social...
07.04.2025 16:44 —
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Had a cute visitor in the office today 🦄🌟❤️ @chemistryncl.bsky.social #future
07.04.2025 15:02 —
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Obligatory Friday G&T #TGIF
04.04.2025 22:46 —
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First paper submitted for Timo! #theacademiclife #reviewersbekind
04.04.2025 08:52 —
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🌟 Excited for Energy 2025 on April 29! A fantastic opportunity for early career researchers to connect with industry and academic leaders in energy and green tech. Don't miss out—register early to secure your spot! ⚡️🔋 #Energy2025 #FutureOfEnergy
03.04.2025 18:48 —
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Marina explains this study as follows:
“Our research demonstrates the critical interconnectivity between advanced materials and intelligent devices."
10.03.2025 14:52 —
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