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...
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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!
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...
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...
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
go.bsky.app/Qc4frbt
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
go.bsky.app/Qc4frbt
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
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...
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Join Bluesky Today (Bye, Invites!) - Bluesky
Sign up for Bluesky! No invite code required.
bsky.social
February 6, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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!
Nice article about the recently discovered monotile (aka 'einstein' or 'hat') and its diffraction pattern!
doi.org/10.1107/S205...
doi.org/10.1107/S205...
Periodic diffraction from an aperiodic monohedral tiling
Periodic diffraction from an aperiodic monohedral tiling
doi.org
December 12, 2023 at 12:30 PM
Nice article about the recently discovered monotile (aka 'einstein' or 'hat') and its diffraction pattern!
doi.org/10.1107/S205...
doi.org/10.1107/S205...
Michael Fischer (@zeolitemifi.bsky.social) has uncovered an especially severe case of fraud involving a scientific journal. Read the whole story here:
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
Exposing a most unscrupulous journal
How one scientist uncovered identity theft, fictitious authors, and plagiarism at a nanoscience publication
cen.acs.org
November 20, 2023 at 11:14 AM
Michael Fischer (@zeolitemifi.bsky.social) has uncovered an especially severe case of fraud involving a scientific journal. Read the whole story here:
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
Reposted by Frank Hoffmann
We have a PhD project on predicting the structure of atomically precise semiconductor nanoclusters available for a Sept. 2024 start through the competitive DTP route at UCL Chemistry (Project ID: 2228cd1374) Deadline 8th January 2024. See: ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2024-25-proj... #compchem #chemsky
Predicting the structure of atomically precise semiconductor nanoclusters
ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io
November 16, 2023 at 3:25 PM
We have a PhD project on predicting the structure of atomically precise semiconductor nanoclusters available for a Sept. 2024 start through the competitive DTP route at UCL Chemistry (Project ID: 2228cd1374) Deadline 8th January 2024. See: ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2024-25-proj... #compchem #chemsky
I am very happy that the fameous @zeolitemifi.bsky.social decided to join BlueSky! #zeolites #crystallography #computationalchemistry
November 16, 2023 at 10:52 PM
I am very happy that the fameous @zeolitemifi.bsky.social decided to join BlueSky! #zeolites #crystallography #computationalchemistry
Numat Building World’s First Industrial Scale Metal-Organic Framework (#MOF) Manufacturing Campus To Meet Increasing Demand
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
Numat Building World’s First Industrial Scale Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Manufacturing Campus T...
Numat Technologies, Inc. (“Numat”), a global leader in MOFs, announces the construction of the world’s first industrial scale MOF manufacturing campus
www.businesswire.com
November 8, 2023 at 3:32 PM
Numat Building World’s First Industrial Scale Metal-Organic Framework (#MOF) Manufacturing Campus To Meet Increasing Demand
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The website of the #MOF2024 conference (in Singapore) is finally online!
Abstract deadline: Jan/31/2024.
Spread the word!
mof2024.mrs.org.sg
Abstract deadline: Jan/31/2024.
Spread the word!
mof2024.mrs.org.sg
November 4, 2023 at 9:27 AM
The website of the #MOF2024 conference (in Singapore) is finally online!
Abstract deadline: Jan/31/2024.
Spread the word!
mof2024.mrs.org.sg
Abstract deadline: Jan/31/2024.
Spread the word!
mof2024.mrs.org.sg
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📢 I have a PhD position available at Imperial Chemistry
for a UK student from Oct 2024 on "Data-driven design of amorphous porous materials". While you will join my group in London, this will be part of a larger project with @nanoporous.net in Paris 🇬🇧🇫🇷. More here: shorturl.at/yARSW
for a UK student from Oct 2024 on "Data-driven design of amorphous porous materials". While you will join my group in London, this will be part of a larger project with @nanoporous.net in Paris 🇬🇧🇫🇷. More here: shorturl.at/yARSW
October 30, 2023 at 2:37 PM
📢 I have a PhD position available at Imperial Chemistry
for a UK student from Oct 2024 on "Data-driven design of amorphous porous materials". While you will join my group in London, this will be part of a larger project with @nanoporous.net in Paris 🇬🇧🇫🇷. More here: shorturl.at/yARSW
for a UK student from Oct 2024 on "Data-driven design of amorphous porous materials". While you will join my group in London, this will be part of a larger project with @nanoporous.net in Paris 🇬🇧🇫🇷. More here: shorturl.at/yARSW