Nicolò Baggi

Interested in non-functional organic magnetic switches?

We actually do want to make them work — that’s why we study the ones that don’t, so we can make them function :-)

Check out our new preprint 🔗
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@paulinepfister.bsky.social
@chem.uzh.ch #ChemSky #PiSky

Cinq doctorantes de l’Université Paris-Saclay lauréates du Prix Jeunes Talents France L’Oréal-UNESCO 2025 Ce mardi 7 octobre, cinq doctorantes de l’Université Paris-Saclay ont été récompensées du Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025, décerné par la Fondation L’Oréal et l’Académie des sciences en France.

Le 7 octobre, la Fondation L’Oréal et l’ @academiesciences.bsky.social en France ont décerné les Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025, parmi les récipiendaires, cinq mènent leurs recherches dans des laboratoires de l’Université Paris-Saclay.

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I'll be presenting this technical seminar with our head of communication on 5th November. This post is an experiment to test engagement on bluesky or the other place!

let's gooooo 🎉🚀

How about a greener alternative medium for molecular solar thermal energy storage!?🌊🌊☀️

Have a look at our latest work "Surfactant-enabled strategy for molecular solar thermal energy storage systems in water"

(✨📚First paper as first author!✨)

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#chemsky #molswitch

Priority and Selectivity Rules To Help Students Predict Organic Reaction Mechanisms Organic reaction mechanisms lie at the heart of developing an understanding of how the molecular world functions. However, many students simply try to memorize mechanisms, or use their knowledge of th...

Part-way through my first year course teaching the fundamentals of organic reaction mechanisms using my own unique 'priority rules' approach. Developing this is one of my proudest achievements in chemistry pedagogy.
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#ChemSky #ChemEd #Chemistry #OrgChem #Mechanisms

Year X/Twitter Research Mentions 2022 28,197,471 2023 24,446,548 2024 17,634,330 2025 9,375,463

2025 isn't over yet but it's unlikely that Twitter will see a resurgence of research discussions.

#research

How to (not) Evaluate a Photoswitch Performance; Benchmarking of Methods Used for Processing Kinetic Data on an Example of Arylazopyrazole Z-Isomer Half-Life (Hruzíková et al.)–ChemMethods: doi.org/10.1002/cmtd...

@iocbprague.bsky.social @chemistryeurope.bsky.social

There are hundreds of years of history of women’s scientific accomplishments not being recognised or being minimised (“not notable”). It *still* happens. Many female scientists are only acknowledged on Wikipedia thanks to the efforts of, yes, other female scientists, notably physicist Dr Jess Wade.

Infographic showing the number of men (179) and women (7) who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry between 1901 and 2020

Yes! I've got this which needs updating (for the whopping one additional woman who's won the prize since 2020). "Nobel Prize diversity" is a bit of an oxymoron...

And a whole women in chemistry category here which shows there's no shortage of potential nominees: www.compoundchem.com/category/wom...

PhD fellowship in Organic Synthesis and Supramolecular Chemistry The Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Organic chemistry with a particular focus on supramolecul

I have a fully funded PhD position available in my group in Copenhagen: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

In mind-bending twist, ‘magic’ mushrooms evolved twice independently Study identifies entirely new suite of enzymes that can make psilocybin

Scientists recently found two evolutionarily distinct mushrooms converged to produce the same psychedelic molecule—psilocybin.

The “surprising” results underscore the significance of the hallucinogen but leave questions about its ultimate purpose.

#Psilocybe #MagicMushrooms

New at @science.org 🧪🏺

Infographic on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The infographic explains that metal-organic frameworks are molecular sponges built up from metal ions and organic compounds that act as linkers. Small molecules such as gases can move into and out of cavities in these frameworks. The graphic highlights some of the MOFs the laureates have developed and concludes by looking at possible future uses of MOFs, including gas storage and extracting water from air.

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...

#ChemSky 🧪

#chemnobel #chemsky #ozchem

Chem Nobel reaction live from Kyoto Uni! Not every day your nextdoor neighbour wins!

We interrupt our regular programming to announce…

A Nobel medal

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”

Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize

Image showing all of the Compound Interest Nobel Prize in Chemistry infographics from 2015 to 2024.

This morning, the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry will be announced!

Here are my brief infographic explainers of the past ten years of chemistry Nobel Prizes: www.compoundchem.com/category/nob...

#ChemSky 🧪

A remarkable transformation in @rsc.org prizes.
30% of prizes recognise teams rather than individuals (up from 5%).
36% of prize-winners are early-career (up from 4%)
38% of prize winners are women (up from 25%)
Twice as many prizes for work outside universities.
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Excited to share the publication of “Enhancing the Statistical Probability Factor in Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Photon Upconversion via TIPS Functionalization” in @chemicalscience.rsc.org

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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

Infographic on the chemistry of the colours of autumn leaves. Green is caused by chlorophyll, carotenoids and flavonoids give yellows, and oranges come from carotenoids, which also contribute to reds along with anthocyanins.

We're firmly into autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, so it's once again time to share one of my favourite chemistry infographics on the kaleidoscope of chemical colours found in autumn leaves! 🍂
www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/11/a...

#ChemSky 🧪

Our manuscript introducing ion-pair assembly in CDC-borenium ions as a method to unlock red to near-infrared luminescence is now published in Nature Chemistry (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)! Chunlin shows that counteranion modulation directs solid-state emission! #maingroup @natchem.nature.com

🔔🔔🔔Stage Master 2 en chimie organique et thérapeutique à @icsnlab.bsky.social . Nous cherchons un étudiant de Master 2 pour un sujet autour de la synthèse de diazocines photo-commutables💡. N'hésitez pas à candidater! plus de détails: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Check out this new Perspective in Chemical Science from @jiarongwu.bsky.social and @jakeylg.bsky.social (Universitat Würzburg, Germany)!

'Light them up: photoresponsive imine-containing systems'

Read it here for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

#ChemSciHOT #ChemSky

Daily standup meeting: enhancing accountability and psychological safety Research laboratories often struggle to maintain a trusting environment which negatively affects team cohesion. Daily standup meetings provide a means…

Incredibly proud of Tsai Lab post-doctoral fellows Stefania Tocci and Aspen Hirsch for their new paper in @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social Daily standup meeting: enhancing accountability and psychological safety www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/

Promotional image for the paper titled Aryl azopyrroles as visible light photoswitchable TRPA1 ligands. The image shows the interconversion of the E-isomer and Z-isomer of the new molecule TRPswitch C with 405 nm light and 525 nm light, respectively. The text reads: novel photoswitch class, visible-light switching, and in vivo PMR testing.

New in Chemical Science!

"Aryl azopyrroles as visible light photoswitchable TRPA1 ligands" by Pui-Ying Lam (Medical College of Wisconsin) and Matthew Fuchter (Imperial College London, Oxford University) et al. @fuchtermatt.bsky.social

Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Why editors go to conferences - Nature Microbiology You may have spotted us at different conferences and wondered what we’re doing amid active researchers. Here, we demystify the editorial aims of conference attendance.

#Editorial

If you have ever been surprised by seeing an editor at a conference and wondered what they are doing there, this month's editorial has all the answers you need.

#MicroSky #AcademicChatter

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ready for a new twist on molecular design 🌀? Researchers at the Kwansei Gakuin University 🇯🇵 have crafted helical and propeller-shaped structures. These unique molecules shine with circularly polarized #luminescence (CPL).
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/5n75cbph
#photoluminescence #BJOC 💎🔓