Nessa Carson
@supersciencegrl.co.uk
Digital chemist & chemistry automation nerd | Lives in a historical canalside cottage | Learner of comp chem and Swedish | Views are mine | She/they. Macclesfield, UK
But WHY
so the deacon just called me and he said that if someone came to him with holy water specifically that he would not bless it but naturally occurring D2O that is in regular water would get blessed by virtue of being in the H2O
do you think i could get a catholic priest to turn heavy water into heavy holy water
February 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
But WHY
"My teenager's moped struggles to go up hills! I can't believe people want to use motor vehicles for international haulage." It's an analogy again.
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"My teenager's moped struggles to go up hills! I can't believe people want to use motor vehicles for international haulage." It's an analogy again.
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What’s chilling isn’t just the evil of one man, but how easily he moved through so many centers of power. Unsure if that power comes from exploiting evil or if it corrodes ordinary people. Maybe both. But myth of the lone villain, matters less than the society that let this influence grow unchecked.
Newly released files from the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reveal that his ties to the scientific community were deeper than previously known.
go.nature.com/3Oq4Po2
go.nature.com/3Oq4Po2
Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known
Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.
go.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
What’s chilling isn’t just the evil of one man, but how easily he moved through so many centers of power. Unsure if that power comes from exploiting evil or if it corrodes ordinary people. Maybe both. But myth of the lone villain, matters less than the society that let this influence grow unchecked.
The mighty Salters' Company is looking for a Head of Education, a strategic leadership role #chemEd #chemjobs #UKchemjobs berwickpartners.co.uk/opportunitie...
Head of Education - The Salters’ Company - London (Hybrid) - Salary: Circa £70,000 + pension + benefits
Head of Education - The Salters’ Company - London (Hybrid) - Salary: Circa £70,000 + pension + benefits
berwickpartners.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The mighty Salters' Company is looking for a Head of Education, a strategic leadership role #chemEd #chemjobs #UKchemjobs berwickpartners.co.uk/opportunitie...
Btw "my" owl has gone! I don't know where he went, but I don't hear him at night any more. As much as it wasn't fun to be woken repeatedly by incessant hooting at the top of his lungs, I miss the lil guy. 🦉
Maybe he met the owl lady of his dreams and they're building a romantic nest together?
Maybe he met the owl lady of his dreams and they're building a romantic nest together?
February 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Btw "my" owl has gone! I don't know where he went, but I don't hear him at night any more. As much as it wasn't fun to be woken repeatedly by incessant hooting at the top of his lungs, I miss the lil guy. 🦉
Maybe he met the owl lady of his dreams and they're building a romantic nest together?
Maybe he met the owl lady of his dreams and they're building a romantic nest together?
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We're delighted that AstraZeneca is back as a sponsor for the #RSCOrg subject category at this year's #RSCPoster!
🔗 Don’t miss out — get involved and register today - https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS #ChemSky
🔗 Don’t miss out — get involved and register today - https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS #ChemSky
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
We're delighted that AstraZeneca is back as a sponsor for the #RSCOrg subject category at this year's #RSCPoster!
🔗 Don’t miss out — get involved and register today - https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS #ChemSky
🔗 Don’t miss out — get involved and register today - https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS #ChemSky
If the gas people turned off gas to my house today while working in the road (without access to the house), and left me a card saying they need access to the house to turn it back on, can I turn it back on by myself or do I really need to freeze until tomorrow? 🤔
February 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If the gas people turned off gas to my house today while working in the road (without access to the house), and left me a card saying they need access to the house to turn it back on, can I turn it back on by myself or do I really need to freeze until tomorrow? 🤔
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📣 Thrilled to announce our incredible speaker lineup for the 2026 edition of #ETOC Online Symposium on April 29-30th.🗓️ Join us by registering today and to stay up-to-date! : tinyurl.com/ETOC2026-reg... (1/3)
February 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
📣 Thrilled to announce our incredible speaker lineup for the 2026 edition of #ETOC Online Symposium on April 29-30th.🗓️ Join us by registering today and to stay up-to-date! : tinyurl.com/ETOC2026-reg... (1/3)
AstraZeneca is hiring in Predictive Science, Digital, and Automation and you even get my face on your screen. Being real, this is an awesome department to work in though #chemjobs #UKchemjobs #EUchemjobs www.linkedin.com/posts/nessac...
Not 100% sure whether becoming *my* new colleague is a win or a threat, 😂 but the amazing PSDA group at AstraZeneca is looking for new faces to join a clever, fun, and interdisciplinary team! I… | Nes...
Not 100% sure whether becoming *my* new colleague is a win or a threat, 😂 but the amazing PSDA group at AstraZeneca is looking for new faces to join a clever, fun, and interdisciplinary team! I believ...
www.linkedin.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
AstraZeneca is hiring in Predictive Science, Digital, and Automation and you even get my face on your screen. Being real, this is an awesome department to work in though #chemjobs #UKchemjobs #EUchemjobs www.linkedin.com/posts/nessac...
Ah yeah the classic Swedish sentence
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Ah yeah the classic Swedish sentence
Cool paper: oxidative synthesis of secondary amides from a wide variety of lipophilic aldehydes or primary alcohols + amines, using engineered oxidative amidases #chemsky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Engineered aldehyde dehydrogenases for amide bond formation
Amide bond formation is widely used in pharmaceutical synthesis, typically involving stoichiometric coupling reagents to activate carboxylic acid substrates for a condensation reaction. As an alternat...
www.science.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Cool paper: oxidative synthesis of secondary amides from a wide variety of lipophilic aldehydes or primary alcohols + amines, using engineered oxidative amidases #chemsky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s: this protein helps explain why 🧪 Interesting article even for a non-biologist like me! Hopefully a start to being some way closer to improved treatments for Alzheimer's disease www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s — this protein helps explain why
A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice.
www.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s: this protein helps explain why 🧪 Interesting article even for a non-biologist like me! Hopefully a start to being some way closer to improved treatments for Alzheimer's disease www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why, when you fix your laptop, are there always screws left over when you put it back together again 🙈🪛😱
February 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Why, when you fix your laptop, are there always screws left over when you put it back together again 🙈🪛😱
Does anyone know where the money goes when you buy UK train tickets, since you can buy from any company?
If I buy a TPE journey from Avanti, does TPE get the money? Does Avanti? Does it get distributed centrally?
Asking because 1) I've never understood this, and 2) f**k TransPennine Express 😂
If I buy a TPE journey from Avanti, does TPE get the money? Does Avanti? Does it get distributed centrally?
Asking because 1) I've never understood this, and 2) f**k TransPennine Express 😂
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Does anyone know where the money goes when you buy UK train tickets, since you can buy from any company?
If I buy a TPE journey from Avanti, does TPE get the money? Does Avanti? Does it get distributed centrally?
Asking because 1) I've never understood this, and 2) f**k TransPennine Express 😂
If I buy a TPE journey from Avanti, does TPE get the money? Does Avanti? Does it get distributed centrally?
Asking because 1) I've never understood this, and 2) f**k TransPennine Express 😂
Reposted by Nessa Carson
Nitration is one of those elementary organic chemistry reactions that is at times useful, hard to run properly and dangerous
This #JOC shows nitrating reagents and the entire table is a list of “oh WOW that looks scary”
(Nitro-triflate? Seriously?)
[insert “Brave Sir Robin Bravely Ran Away gif]
This #JOC shows nitrating reagents and the entire table is a list of “oh WOW that looks scary”
(Nitro-triflate? Seriously?)
[insert “Brave Sir Robin Bravely Ran Away gif]
Quantitative Scale for the Nitronium Cation-Donating Ability of Electrophilic Nitrating Reagents
Electrophilic nitration is a fundamental transformation in organic synthesis; however, traditional mineral acid-based methods suffer from harsh conditions and limited substrate scope, motivating the d...
pubs.acs.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Nitration is one of those elementary organic chemistry reactions that is at times useful, hard to run properly and dangerous
This #JOC shows nitrating reagents and the entire table is a list of “oh WOW that looks scary”
(Nitro-triflate? Seriously?)
[insert “Brave Sir Robin Bravely Ran Away gif]
This #JOC shows nitrating reagents and the entire table is a list of “oh WOW that looks scary”
(Nitro-triflate? Seriously?)
[insert “Brave Sir Robin Bravely Ran Away gif]
If you have £2, and you give me £2, how much do you have left? The answer is NaN, of course
January 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
If you have £2, and you give me £2, how much do you have left? The answer is NaN, of course
The Next Generation of AI Chemists: a programme for penultimate-year UK-based undergrads from underrepresented backgrounds (women, gender minorities, LGBTQ+, ethnic minority, disability, carers, low socioeconomic background, first in family to uni). #chemsky
aichemy.ac.uk/next-generat...
aichemy.ac.uk/next-generat...
Next Generation of AI Chemists Programme – aichemy
aichemy.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The Next Generation of AI Chemists: a programme for penultimate-year UK-based undergrads from underrepresented backgrounds (women, gender minorities, LGBTQ+, ethnic minority, disability, carers, low socioeconomic background, first in family to uni). #chemsky
aichemy.ac.uk/next-generat...
aichemy.ac.uk/next-generat...
Apropos of nothing, remembering how the first MS I looked after had the fancy auto-switch between tuning solution and analysis mode, but I didn't know this wasn't universal so when I switched jobs and it came time to tune another MS I was deeply confused 😂 #chemchat
January 28, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Apropos of nothing, remembering how the first MS I looked after had the fancy auto-switch between tuning solution and analysis mode, but I didn't know this wasn't universal so when I switched jobs and it came time to tune another MS I was deeply confused 😂 #chemchat
I don't think I'd have written this article in such a positive way; I thought I'd noticed a cultural downturn recently (see also: Reform). Also, companies move here largely because land is cheap. Also, do we want to be southern?! But still - an encouraging read!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘A southern economy in the north’: how Warrington has adapted to change
Good transport links and the quietly booming nuclear sector are helping the Cheshire town to thrive
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I don't think I'd have written this article in such a positive way; I thought I'd noticed a cultural downturn recently (see also: Reform). Also, companies move here largely because land is cheap. Also, do we want to be southern?! But still - an encouraging read!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I am on a #UKTrains and none of us know where it's going 😂😂😂
This should be fun. I have just determined that it is not, in fact, going miles out of the way to Bolton as I feared
This should be fun. I have just determined that it is not, in fact, going miles out of the way to Bolton as I feared
January 27, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I am on a #UKTrains and none of us know where it's going 😂😂😂
This should be fun. I have just determined that it is not, in fact, going miles out of the way to Bolton as I feared
This should be fun. I have just determined that it is not, in fact, going miles out of the way to Bolton as I feared
And incredibly few fucks were given, including as usual by at least one university share.google/rCd4BfpDjVo3...
Study is stolen, sold, published. Now the victim is accused of plagiarism
The year 2026 did not start off kindly for Vijayalakshmi S, an economics researcher at RV University in Bengaluru, India. She received a rejection letter from a journal noting that a paper of hers …
share.google
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM
And incredibly few fucks were given, including as usual by at least one university share.google/rCd4BfpDjVo3...
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Another W for chemistry
January 27, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Another W for chemistry
Not a single one of these titles applies to me 😆
January 25, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Not a single one of these titles applies to me 😆