Adam Clancy
@clancylab.bsky.social
Lecturer in Materials Chemistry, Royal Society URF at UCL Chemistry, & Daily Star-Certified "Boffin". Investigating nanomaterial chemistry for energy applications/fun.
Website: www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucqscla
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-8999
Website: www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucqscla
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-8999
Want a PhD next year? Are you interested in phosphorous nanomaterials? Want to learn how to make solar cells? Always wanted to deal with London's rental market? Then oh boy do I have news for you!
Details below, and you can email me if you have questions
#Chemsky #nanosky #PhD
Details below, and you can email me if you have questions
#Chemsky #nanosky #PhD
Tuneable Group 15 Nanoribbons for Perovskite Solar Cells
ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Co2+-mediated adsorption facilitates atomic force microscopy of DNA molecules at double-helix resolution
Hoogenboom* (University College London)
Pailing, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR02314A
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Co2+-mediated adsorption facilitates atomic force microscopy of DNA molecules at double-helix resolution
Hoogenboom* (University College London)
Pailing, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR02314A
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Co2+-mediated adsorption facilitates atomic force microscopy of DNA molecules at double-helix resolution
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has demonstrated the ability to resolve single DNA molecules in liquid at a spatial resolution that is sufficient to visualize the double helix structure and variations t...
pubs.rsc.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Co2+-mediated adsorption facilitates atomic force microscopy of DNA molecules at double-helix resolution
Hoogenboom* (University College London)
Pailing, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR02314A
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Co2+-mediated adsorption facilitates atomic force microscopy of DNA molecules at double-helix resolution
Hoogenboom* (University College London)
Pailing, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR02314A
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Reposted by Adam Clancy
🗣️ Last chance to submit your oral abstract for the RSC CNN Annual Symposium 2026!
📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
📍 12–13 Jan, Burlington House, London
🔗 rsc.org/events/detail/81692
#chemsky #nanosky
📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
📍 12–13 Jan, Burlington House, London
🔗 rsc.org/events/detail/81692
#chemsky #nanosky
RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) Interest Group Annual Symposium
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom
rsc.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🗣️ Last chance to submit your oral abstract for the RSC CNN Annual Symposium 2026!
📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
📍 12–13 Jan, Burlington House, London
🔗 rsc.org/events/detail/81692
#chemsky #nanosky
📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
📍 12–13 Jan, Burlington House, London
🔗 rsc.org/events/detail/81692
#chemsky #nanosky
Bruce Springsteen is going to feel silly when he learns about autoignition temperatures
September 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Bruce Springsteen is going to feel silly when he learns about autoignition temperatures
Would anyone who does neutron scattering be interested in corrosion-proof sample cans (Al and TiZr)? If so, please drop me an email at a.clancy[at]ucl.ac.uk and let me help you ... by first helping me.
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Would anyone who does neutron scattering be interested in corrosion-proof sample cans (Al and TiZr)? If so, please drop me an email at a.clancy[at]ucl.ac.uk and let me help you ... by first helping me.
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1 week left to apply for a PhD position, 4 y. with 2/3 of E 13 TV-L salary, assigned broadly to the design and synthesis of coordination compds for the activation of small molecules (www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/aglimberg/st...). Pls apply directly to christian.limberg@chemie.hu-berlin.de. Pls retweet!
August 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
1 week left to apply for a PhD position, 4 y. with 2/3 of E 13 TV-L salary, assigned broadly to the design and synthesis of coordination compds for the activation of small molecules (www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/aglimberg/st...). Pls apply directly to christian.limberg@chemie.hu-berlin.de. Pls retweet!
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Calling all chemists and polymer scientists! We are seeking your feedback on new recommendations for classifying and defining polymerization reactions—a chance to help shape the language of our field. Read the provisional recommendation here: iupac.org/recommendati...
#chemsky #polymers @iupac.org
#chemsky #polymers @iupac.org
Basic Classification and Definitions of Polymerization Reactions - IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Provisional Recommendations Abstract: This document provides recommendations addressing the long-standing dilemma of the wide variety of terms that are used to describe the two common classes of polym...
iupac.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Calling all chemists and polymer scientists! We are seeking your feedback on new recommendations for classifying and defining polymerization reactions—a chance to help shape the language of our field. Read the provisional recommendation here: iupac.org/recommendati...
#chemsky #polymers @iupac.org
#chemsky #polymers @iupac.org
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💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Conductometric evidence for accurate dissociation behaviour of surface groups on nanorods
Kröger*, Kontturi* (Aalto University)
Kröger, PCCP, 10.1039/D5CP01616A
@pccp.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Conductometric evidence for accurate dissociation behaviour of surface groups on nanorods
Kröger*, Kontturi* (Aalto University)
Kröger, PCCP, 10.1039/D5CP01616A
@pccp.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Conductometric evidence for accurate dissociation behaviour of surface groups on nanorods
The surface charge of nanoparticles is usually quantified under the assumption that strong electrolytes fully dissociate in aqueous systems. Here, we demonstrate the effect of counterion condensation ...
pubs.rsc.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Conductometric evidence for accurate dissociation behaviour of surface groups on nanorods
Kröger*, Kontturi* (Aalto University)
Kröger, PCCP, 10.1039/D5CP01616A
@pccp.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Conductometric evidence for accurate dissociation behaviour of surface groups on nanorods
Kröger*, Kontturi* (Aalto University)
Kröger, PCCP, 10.1039/D5CP01616A
@pccp.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Reposted by Adam Clancy
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Microtomy-fabricated two-dimensional nano-slits enable single molecule biosensing
Radha, Varma, Keerthi* (Indian Institute of Science, University of Manchester)
Sajeer P, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR01832C
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Microtomy-fabricated two-dimensional nano-slits enable single molecule biosensing
Radha, Varma, Keerthi* (Indian Institute of Science, University of Manchester)
Sajeer P, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR01832C
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Microtomy-fabricated two-dimensional nano-slits enable single molecule biosensing
Nanofluidic devices have emerged as a powerful sensor for single-molecule studies. Among these, biological nanopores have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, ranging from detecting epigenetic modifi...
pubs.rsc.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Microtomy-fabricated two-dimensional nano-slits enable single molecule biosensing
Radha, Varma, Keerthi* (Indian Institute of Science, University of Manchester)
Sajeer P, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR01832C
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Microtomy-fabricated two-dimensional nano-slits enable single molecule biosensing
Radha, Varma, Keerthi* (Indian Institute of Science, University of Manchester)
Sajeer P, Nanoscale, 10.1039/D5NR01832C
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
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Go home Winviz, you're drunk
August 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Go home Winviz, you're drunk
Reposted by Adam Clancy
UV-Vis Absorption up to a wavelength of 0 nm = infinite energy!!
👉 Nobel Prize or Retraction due to an 'experiment' hand-drawn by 'scientists' working in theoretical chemistry? Elsevier: please decide!
doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
#researchintegrity #ChemSky #PiSky #CompChemSky
👉 Nobel Prize or Retraction due to an 'experiment' hand-drawn by 'scientists' working in theoretical chemistry? Elsevier: please decide!
doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
#researchintegrity #ChemSky #PiSky #CompChemSky
August 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
UV-Vis Absorption up to a wavelength of 0 nm = infinite energy!!
👉 Nobel Prize or Retraction due to an 'experiment' hand-drawn by 'scientists' working in theoretical chemistry? Elsevier: please decide!
doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
#researchintegrity #ChemSky #PiSky #CompChemSky
👉 Nobel Prize or Retraction due to an 'experiment' hand-drawn by 'scientists' working in theoretical chemistry? Elsevier: please decide!
doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
#researchintegrity #ChemSky #PiSky #CompChemSky
Do love nanomaterials? Do you tolerate LinkedIn? Consider following the RSC Nanoscience Group (link below) to stay up to date with events, awards!
#Chemsky #Nanosky
#Chemsky #Nanosky
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July 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
A new MIL-101-type chromium-based metal–organic framework with densely packed sulfonic groups: an ultra-high uptake of toxic Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium
Nguyen*
Nguyen, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00442J
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
A new MIL-101-type chromium-based metal–organic framework with densely packed sulfonic groups: an ultra-high uptake of toxic Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium
Nguyen*
Nguyen, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00442J
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
A new MIL-101-type chromium-based metal–organic framework with densely packed sulfonic groups: an ultra-high uptake of toxic Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium
Metal–organic frameworks have been demonstrated to be effective adsorbents of heavy metal ions in recent decades. Nevertheless, their practical applications remain limited because of their slow uptake...
pubs.rsc.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
A new MIL-101-type chromium-based metal–organic framework with densely packed sulfonic groups: an ultra-high uptake of toxic Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium
Nguyen*
Nguyen, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00442J
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
A new MIL-101-type chromium-based metal–organic framework with densely packed sulfonic groups: an ultra-high uptake of toxic Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium
Nguyen*
Nguyen, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00442J
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
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I know a guy who
alloys steel
He makes it stronger
a harder feel
He don't use carbon
or molyb'
He don't use nickel
or any of these
He uses manganese
alloys steel
He makes it stronger
a harder feel
He don't use carbon
or molyb'
He don't use nickel
or any of these
He uses manganese
July 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I know a guy who
alloys steel
He makes it stronger
a harder feel
He don't use carbon
or molyb'
He don't use nickel
or any of these
He uses manganese
alloys steel
He makes it stronger
a harder feel
He don't use carbon
or molyb'
He don't use nickel
or any of these
He uses manganese
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📣 Join us for two days of inspiring talks, and networking with leaders in the field of nanoscience at the RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Annual Symposium 🧪✨
📍 London, UK
📅 12–13 January 2026
📝 Abstract deadlines:
— Oral: 30 Sept 2025
— Poster: 31 Oct 2025
@rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
📣 Join us for two days of inspiring talks, and networking with leaders in the field of nanoscience at the RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Annual Symposium 🧪✨
📍 London, UK
📅 12–13 January 2026
📝 Abstract deadlines:
— Oral: 30 Sept 2025
— Poster: 31 Oct 2025
@rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) Interest Group Annual Symposium
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom
www.rsc.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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PhD position available! #ChemSky #PiSky This project is highly interdisciplinary, using organic synthesis to work towards room-temperature quantum technologies.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project... The funding is for Home Fee students, and covers 4 years at the UKRI rate (£22,780 tax free for 2025/26).
www.findaphd.com/phds/project... The funding is for Home Fee students, and covers 4 years at the UKRI rate (£22,780 tax free for 2025/26).
a dog wearing glasses and a lab coat looks at a beaker under a microscope
ALT: a dog wearing glasses and a lab coat looks at a beaker under a microscope
media.tenor.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
While the aim of science technically isn't to see how much of a grant you can spend without going over on the last day, I'm still feeling pretty cheery after hitting £0.18 under the limit. Built up a little stockpile of solvent-resistant syringes to hide in my office too #chemsky
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
While the aim of science technically isn't to see how much of a grant you can spend without going over on the last day, I'm still feeling pretty cheery after hitting £0.18 under the limit. Built up a little stockpile of solvent-resistant syringes to hide in my office too #chemsky
Happy 10th birthday to my first paper - a simple way to dissolve individualised nanotubes by stirring in dimethylacetamide alongside sodium and naphthalene. Somehow it feels both a lifetime ago, and yesterday.
#Chemsky
#Chemsky
A one-step route to solubilised, purified or functionalised single-walled carbon nanotubes
Reductive dissolution is a promising processing route for single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) that avoids the damage caused by ultrasonication and aggressive oxidation whilst simultaneously allowi...
pubs.rsc.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Happy 10th birthday to my first paper - a simple way to dissolve individualised nanotubes by stirring in dimethylacetamide alongside sodium and naphthalene. Somehow it feels both a lifetime ago, and yesterday.
#Chemsky
#Chemsky
Is this 現實生活 ? Is this just fántǐ zì?
July 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Is this 現實生活 ? Is this just fántǐ zì?
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💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Toxicity of nanoplastics: machine learning combined with meta-analysis
Chen* (Capital Medical University)
Li, Nanoscale Horiz, 10.1039/D5NH00024F
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Toxicity of nanoplastics: machine learning combined with meta-analysis
Chen* (Capital Medical University)
Li, Nanoscale Horiz, 10.1039/D5NH00024F
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Toxicity of nanoplastics: machine learning combined with meta-analysis
Nanoplastics (NPs) are widespread in ecosystems, and their biohazards are of increasing concern. The hazards posed by NPs to aquatic and terrestrial plants as well as to aquatic animals have been exte...
pubs.rsc.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Toxicity of nanoplastics: machine learning combined with meta-analysis
Chen* (Capital Medical University)
Li, Nanoscale Horiz, 10.1039/D5NH00024F
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Toxicity of nanoplastics: machine learning combined with meta-analysis
Chen* (Capital Medical University)
Li, Nanoscale Horiz, 10.1039/D5NH00024F
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
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Just when organic chemists thought they have all the possible small molecules, N6 makes its appearance.
By far, excellent read of this year #ChemSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By far, excellent read of this year #ChemSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Preparation of a neutral nitrogen allotrope hexanitrogen C2h-N6 - Nature
The facile synthesis and spectroscopic identification of previously unreported hexanitrogen C2h-N6 is described, representing experimentally realized neutral molecular nitrogen allotropes beyond N2 th...
www.nature.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Just when organic chemists thought they have all the possible small molecules, N6 makes its appearance.
By far, excellent read of this year #ChemSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By far, excellent read of this year #ChemSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Anyone who cares about nanoscience should know that registration for the @rsc-cnn.bsky.social Annual Symposium is open. Bargain of a conference (£120) in London's incredible Burlington House, with fantastic speakers including my old PhD boss Milo Shaffer from @imperialchemistry.bsky.social
#chemsky
#chemsky
RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN) Interest Group Annual Symposium
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom
www.rsc.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Anyone who cares about nanoscience should know that registration for the @rsc-cnn.bsky.social Annual Symposium is open. Bargain of a conference (£120) in London's incredible Burlington House, with fantastic speakers including my old PhD boss Milo Shaffer from @imperialchemistry.bsky.social
#chemsky
#chemsky
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💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Connecting the nanoseed defect structure and crystallinity with resulting nanoparticle products
Moreau* (Washington State University)
Roy, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00418G
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Connecting the nanoseed defect structure and crystallinity with resulting nanoparticle products
Moreau* (Washington State University)
Roy, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00418G
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Connecting the nanoseed defect structure and crystallinity with resulting nanoparticle products
Anisotropic gold (Au) nanocrystals (NCs) represent an interesting class of materials due to their shape and size dependent tunable optical properties as well as facet dependent catalytic and photocata...
pubs.rsc.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
💥RSC CNN Paper of the Week💥
Connecting the nanoseed defect structure and crystallinity with resulting nanoparticle products
Moreau* (Washington State University)
Roy, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00418G
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Connecting the nanoseed defect structure and crystallinity with resulting nanoparticle products
Moreau* (Washington State University)
Roy, Nanoscale Adv, 10.1039/D5NA00418G
@nanoscale-journals.rsc.org
#chemsky #nanosky
Reposted by Adam Clancy
Why did Word have to make the painful process of grant writing even more excruciating by changing the keyboard shortcuts for subscript and superscript? Chemists everywhere are surely cursing as loudly as me. #chemsky
June 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Why did Word have to make the painful process of grant writing even more excruciating by changing the keyboard shortcuts for subscript and superscript? Chemists everywhere are surely cursing as loudly as me. #chemsky