Frank Hoffmann
@crystalmooc.bsky.social
The community is the message * Crystal MOOC Maker * Lecturer * Chemist * MOF & crystallography lover
http://crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
http://crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
My first MOF paper is back from 2009 and is about DUT-4/5, a nice collaboration between Dresden and Hamburg!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My first MOF paper is back from 2009 and is about DUT-4/5, a nice collaboration between Dresden and Hamburg!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Frank Hoffmann
Where has this awesome space group symmetry visualizer been all my life? spacegroups.symotter.org
Jmol - Space Group Symmetry
spacegroups.symotter.org
September 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Where has this awesome space group symmetry visualizer been all my life? spacegroups.symotter.org
I used the semester break to make some progress on the space group diagram project: now all space group diagrams of the trigonal crystal system (space groups no. 143 - 167) are complete!
They are available as PNG, PDF, and PPT at:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/space-group-...
Enjoy!
They are available as PNG, PDF, and PPT at:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/space-group-...
Enjoy!
September 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I used the semester break to make some progress on the space group diagram project: now all space group diagrams of the trigonal crystal system (space groups no. 143 - 167) are complete!
They are available as PNG, PDF, and PPT at:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/space-group-...
Enjoy!
They are available as PNG, PDF, and PPT at:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/space-group-...
Enjoy!
Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe that is the reason why he didn't response to my mail :-)
July 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe that is the reason why he didn't response to my mail :-)
The #MOF Universe got a massive update with many additional information. We asked also for potential collaboration intentions - so have a look!
Many thanks to everyone who took part in the survey and to the COST Initiative EU4MOFs for funding my work!
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/mof-universe/
Many thanks to everyone who took part in the survey and to the COST Initiative EU4MOFs for funding my work!
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/mof-universe/
July 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The #MOF Universe got a massive update with many additional information. We asked also for potential collaboration intentions - so have a look!
Many thanks to everyone who took part in the survey and to the COST Initiative EU4MOFs for funding my work!
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/mof-universe/
Many thanks to everyone who took part in the survey and to the COST Initiative EU4MOFs for funding my work!
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/mof-universe/
I have been observing for some time that Springer Nature does not have a passion for publishing, but only a passion for profit.
#discover #mdpi #springernature #ResearchIntegrity
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
#discover #mdpi #springernature #ResearchIntegrity
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
Springer Nature Discovers MDPI – The Strain on Scientific Publishing
Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io
June 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I have been observing for some time that Springer Nature does not have a passion for publishing, but only a passion for profit.
#discover #mdpi #springernature #ResearchIntegrity
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
#discover #mdpi #springernature #ResearchIntegrity
the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
I had absolutely the same experience with the renowned publisher Springer, but back in 2016, at a time when AI was not yet on the market. As you said, the main reason is profit: the copyediting is done by miserably paid people who are neither native speakers nor do they know the scientific subject.
May 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I had absolutely the same experience with the renowned publisher Springer, but back in 2016, at a time when AI was not yet on the market. As you said, the main reason is profit: the copyediting is done by miserably paid people who are neither native speakers nor do they know the scientific subject.
Thank you very much - I'm glad that you like it!
April 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thank you very much - I'm glad that you like it!
Interested in #MOFs and #water in confinement? In the following publication we tried to derive the amount of differently ordered water species depending on the filling degree of the pores of MOF-74 analogues with the help of #IR spectroscopy.
doi.org/10.1002/admi...
doi.org/10.1002/admi...
IR Spectroscopic Studies on Water Confined in an Isoreticular MOF Series–Influence of the Metal and Linker Functionality
Mono- and bimetallic isoreticular MOF-74 analogs with different ratios of Mg2+ and Ni2+ and linkers of different sizes and functionalities are synthesized and loaded with water. With the help of IR s...
doi.org
January 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Interested in #MOFs and #water in confinement? In the following publication we tried to derive the amount of differently ordered water species depending on the filling degree of the pores of MOF-74 analogues with the help of #IR spectroscopy.
doi.org/10.1002/admi...
doi.org/10.1002/admi...
Perfect, thanks!
January 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Perfect, thanks!
Looks very interesting, but I think the link is broken, maybe you want to fix that?
January 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Looks very interesting, but I think the link is broken, maybe you want to fix that?
Hi Eleanor! May I join your starter pack please? I love crystals & crystallography :-) Thanks!
January 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hi Eleanor! May I join your starter pack please? I love crystals & crystallography :-) Thanks!
Reposted by Frank Hoffmann
Reposted by Frank Hoffmann
Crystallographers and crystal enthusiasts, (self-)assemble! (well, I will add you in case I didn't spot you before, if you like :)
November 15, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Crystallographers and crystal enthusiasts, (self-)assemble! (well, I will add you in case I didn't spot you before, if you like :)
Reposted by Frank Hoffmann
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Made a starter pack for computational chemists, let me know who I missed please
@jchodera.bsky.social
@olexandr.bsky.social
@jelfschem.bsky.social
Made a starter pack for computational chemists, let me know who I missed please
@jchodera.bsky.social
@olexandr.bsky.social
@jelfschem.bsky.social
November 12, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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Made a starter pack for computational chemists, let me know who I missed please
@jchodera.bsky.social
@olexandr.bsky.social
@jelfschem.bsky.social
Made a starter pack for computational chemists, let me know who I missed please
@jchodera.bsky.social
@olexandr.bsky.social
@jelfschem.bsky.social
Thank you for the suggestion - Feng is now included!
September 28, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Thank you for the suggestion - Feng is now included!
I created a world map of #MOF reserach groups. More information in the following blog post:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/m...
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/m...
MOF Universe / World Map of MOF Research Groups
The Twitter account MOF Universe aimed at compiling research groups focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), but became inactive and published only lists as images. I transformed these lists int…
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
September 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM
I created a world map of #MOF reserach groups. More information in the following blog post:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/m...
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/m...
ChatGPT for crystallographers?! Very interesting approach! Try out the web application!
#LLM #crystalstructures
blog.materialis.ai/crystal-stru...
#LLM #crystalstructures
blog.materialis.ai/crystal-stru...
Materialis.AI - Blog
The Materialis.AI research blog discusses the application of Machine Learning to Materials Science
blog.materialis.ai
February 13, 2024 at 1:49 PM
ChatGPT for crystallographers?! Very interesting approach! Try out the web application!
#LLM #crystalstructures
blog.materialis.ai/crystal-stru...
#LLM #crystalstructures
blog.materialis.ai/crystal-stru...
Hello, I'd like to be added to the science feed. My personal blog is here:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
and my institutional website here:
www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/en/institute...
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
and my institutional website here:
www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/en/institute...
The Fascination of Crystals and Symmetry
Crystals are fascinating objects.
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
February 12, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Hello, I'd like to be added to the science feed. My personal blog is here:
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
and my institutional website here:
www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/en/institute...
crystalsymmetry.wordpress.com
and my institutional website here:
www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/en/institute...
I just published a slightly revised version of the original blog post, particularly concerning the hP47-α structure; it turned out that there was a small error in the SI.
February 6, 2024 at 7:26 PM
I just published a slightly revised version of the original blog post, particularly concerning the hP47-α structure; it turned out that there was a small error in the SI.
Reposted by Frank Hoffmann
Join Bluesky Today (Bye, Invites!) - Bluesky
Sign up for Bluesky! No invite code required.
bsky.social
February 6, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Okey, dann gedulde ich mich 😀
February 6, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Okey, dann gedulde ich mich 😀
Sorry, ich möchte nicht zu unhöflich erscheinen, aber wofür taugt dieses Gedankenexperiment, das in sämtlichen Belangen (die Regel(!), die Koordinatorin kann keinen Stift finden(!), dadurch(!) gehen wichtige(!) Informationen verloren(!)] konstruierter nicht sein könnte?
February 6, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Sorry, ich möchte nicht zu unhöflich erscheinen, aber wofür taugt dieses Gedankenexperiment, das in sämtlichen Belangen (die Regel(!), die Koordinatorin kann keinen Stift finden(!), dadurch(!) gehen wichtige(!) Informationen verloren(!)] konstruierter nicht sein könnte?
New blog post: Net analysis concerning previously unknown crystal structure types with low coordination numbers
February 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM
New blog post: Net analysis concerning previously unknown crystal structure types with low coordination numbers
Reposted by Frank Hoffmann
Please share - our team is recruiting for a fully funded PhD position (Oct 2024 start, home fees only) on the use of electron crystallography to examine a range of properties in MOFs, from flexibility to guest binding (including crystal sponge work). Advert to come. Email me!
January 12, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Please share - our team is recruiting for a fully funded PhD position (Oct 2024 start, home fees only) on the use of electron crystallography to examine a range of properties in MOFs, from flexibility to guest binding (including crystal sponge work). Advert to come. Email me!