Indu Bała
@bala07.bsky.social
Assist. Prof., Chemistry at IIT Mandi I Stimuli-responsive molecular materials and soft matter #NewPI
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Indu Bała
@bala07.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Multi-stage and multi-colour liquid crystal reflections using a chiral triptycene photoswitchable dopant - Nature Chemistry
Understanding how photoswitchable chiral dopants can control the helical pitch of host liquid crystals will aid the development of smart and adaptive soft materials. Now the molecular-level mechanisms...
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Our work www.nature.com/articles/s41... in Nat.Chem. reaches many through various platforms. Thanks to Springer Nature, CNN brasil, Energine, Technology networks, Mirage news, EurekAlert!, Phys.Org, Optica, Dartmouth, Chemistry News, for highlights. @aprahamian.bsky.social
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There is so much happening in the world: planes crashing, floods coming, people dying in extreme temperatures n all. But some parts of the world are constantly engaged in WARS. Please stop for God's sake.
JUST IN: Tehran launches another missile salvo after Israel said it began a "series of strikes" in western Iran cnn.it/3HFEvDj
June 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There is so much happening in the world: planes crashing, floods coming, people dying in extreme temperatures n all. But some parts of the world are constantly engaged in WARS. Please stop for God's sake.
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"It's So Very Unexpected...
We Never sit-around and think,
that a huge jet airliner plane will crash.
Yet For These People...The Literal End
Came, So Very Suddenly, So Unexpectedly.
It's So Very Surreal...For So So Many People
to Die Like That.
And Also...Many In That Student Building."
We Never sit-around and think,
that a huge jet airliner plane will crash.
Yet For These People...The Literal End
Came, So Very Suddenly, So Unexpectedly.
It's So Very Surreal...For So So Many People
to Die Like That.
And Also...Many In That Student Building."
June 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"It's So Very Unexpected...
We Never sit-around and think,
that a huge jet airliner plane will crash.
Yet For These People...The Literal End
Came, So Very Suddenly, So Unexpectedly.
It's So Very Surreal...For So So Many People
to Die Like That.
And Also...Many In That Student Building."
We Never sit-around and think,
that a huge jet airliner plane will crash.
Yet For These People...The Literal End
Came, So Very Suddenly, So Unexpectedly.
It's So Very Surreal...For So So Many People
to Die Like That.
And Also...Many In That Student Building."
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Today, a random trail led me to this beautiful temple🛕 on the top of the hill.
June 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today, a random trail led me to this beautiful temple🛕 on the top of the hill.
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Today's IPL final is between the largest Whiskey maker (Royal Challenger)*
*And largest Whiskey consumer (Punjab). 🥃🍺*
🌹 *ON TUESDAY*🌹
*At Dry State : Gujarat* 😊
Wt the hell
*And largest Whiskey consumer (Punjab). 🥃🍺*
🌹 *ON TUESDAY*🌹
*At Dry State : Gujarat* 😊
Wt the hell
June 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Today's IPL final is between the largest Whiskey maker (Royal Challenger)*
*And largest Whiskey consumer (Punjab). 🥃🍺*
🌹 *ON TUESDAY*🌹
*At Dry State : Gujarat* 😊
Wt the hell
*And largest Whiskey consumer (Punjab). 🥃🍺*
🌹 *ON TUESDAY*🌹
*At Dry State : Gujarat* 😊
Wt the hell
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In India 🇮🇳, 180,200 students compete for just 17,740 seats at IITs.
January 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In India 🇮🇳, 180,200 students compete for just 17,740 seats at IITs.
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🎉 Congrats to Brandon on the new @jacs.acspublications.org paper! bit.ly/3ZcZEdR
A multistate photoswitchable hydrazone is used as a chiral dopant in liquid crystals ➡️ steganography in action!
#NSFfunded #molswitch ⚗️🧪 #chemsky
A multistate photoswitchable hydrazone is used as a chiral dopant in liquid crystals ➡️ steganography in action!
#NSFfunded #molswitch ⚗️🧪 #chemsky
Molecular Steganography Using Multistate Photoswitchable Hydrazones
The development of photochromic compounds that can have multiaddressable and -stable states is desirable for imparting multistate responses in soft materials. Here, we report on two such photochromes,...
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June 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🎉 Congrats to Brandon on the new @jacs.acspublications.org paper! bit.ly/3ZcZEdR
A multistate photoswitchable hydrazone is used as a chiral dopant in liquid crystals ➡️ steganography in action!
#NSFfunded #molswitch ⚗️🧪 #chemsky
A multistate photoswitchable hydrazone is used as a chiral dopant in liquid crystals ➡️ steganography in action!
#NSFfunded #molswitch ⚗️🧪 #chemsky
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The 2025 Artificial Molecular Switches & Motors GRC is less then 40 days away, but its not too late to claim your spot! Register now to learn about molecule-sized motors, DNA nanomachines, and photoswitches to cure blindness, store energy, and more.
www.grc.org/artificial-m...
www.grc.org/artificial-m...
May 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The 2025 Artificial Molecular Switches & Motors GRC is less then 40 days away, but its not too late to claim your spot! Register now to learn about molecule-sized motors, DNA nanomachines, and photoswitches to cure blindness, store energy, and more.
www.grc.org/artificial-m...
www.grc.org/artificial-m...
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Social Media ‘Super-Spreaders’ Of Health Misinformation Put Millions At Risk, Says Report buff.ly/m8tpDvk #Vegan #LifeOrLunch
May 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Social Media ‘Super-Spreaders’ Of Health Misinformation Put Millions At Risk, Says Report buff.ly/m8tpDvk #Vegan #LifeOrLunch
The beagle🐶 has no idea he is a climate warrior now
Study: Transitioning Pets to Vegan Diets is a “Significant Climate Change Mitigation Strategy” #vegan buff.ly/VuQVGih
May 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The beagle🐶 has no idea he is a climate warrior now
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Amazing world and beyond
Himachal Pradesh is one of the most popular and easily accessible Hill State of India.
Himachal Pradesh is one of the most popular and easily accessible Hill State of India.
May 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Amazing world and beyond
Himachal Pradesh is one of the most popular and easily accessible Hill State of India.
Himachal Pradesh is one of the most popular and easily accessible Hill State of India.
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Excellent news! India and Pakistan agree to an immediate ceasefire.
Good things are possible.
Good things are possible.
Pakistan says it has launched military offensive against India
Pakistan said it launched a military operation against India early on Saturday, targeting multiple bases including a missile storage site in northern India as the neighbours extended their worst fighting in nearly three decades.
www.reuters.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Excellent news! India and Pakistan agree to an immediate ceasefire.
Good things are possible.
Good things are possible.
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Join us for ICESAA-4, the 4th International Conference on Excited State Aromaticity & Antiaromaticity!
January 8–11, 2026, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India.
#icesaa4
Website: www.icesaa-4.in
@henrikottosson.bsky.social
@maheshhariharan.bsky.social
January 8–11, 2026, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India.
#icesaa4
Website: www.icesaa-4.in
@henrikottosson.bsky.social
@maheshhariharan.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Join us for ICESAA-4, the 4th International Conference on Excited State Aromaticity & Antiaromaticity!
January 8–11, 2026, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India.
#icesaa4
Website: www.icesaa-4.in
@henrikottosson.bsky.social
@maheshhariharan.bsky.social
January 8–11, 2026, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India.
#icesaa4
Website: www.icesaa-4.in
@henrikottosson.bsky.social
@maheshhariharan.bsky.social
This is a great News, if its true.
May 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a great News, if its true.
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Out now in ChemSocRev...
"Emergent chiral and topological nanoarchitectonics in self-assembled supramolecular systems" by Han-Xiao Wang, Xuefeng Zhu and Minghua Liu
Read the full review here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
"Emergent chiral and topological nanoarchitectonics in self-assembled supramolecular systems" by Han-Xiao Wang, Xuefeng Zhu and Minghua Liu
Read the full review here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
Emergent chiral and topological nanoarchitectonics in self-assembled supramolecular systems
The fabrication of structures with designated topologies at the nanoscale is an intriguing issue, attributed to the possibility of both imparting unique properties to functional materials and unravelling the codes that lie in many natural systems. As a significant bottom-up approach, the self-assembly strategy is p
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May 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Out now in ChemSocRev...
"Emergent chiral and topological nanoarchitectonics in self-assembled supramolecular systems" by Han-Xiao Wang, Xuefeng Zhu and Minghua Liu
Read the full review here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
"Emergent chiral and topological nanoarchitectonics in self-assembled supramolecular systems" by Han-Xiao Wang, Xuefeng Zhu and Minghua Liu
Read the full review here 👇
pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
Clear double standards of the Western world: Granting 1 billion dollar loan to Pakistan and fuel war against India and support terrorism. #SayNotoWar #StopTerrorism
Pakistan says IMF clears loan review, frees $1 bln reut.rs/4kcA7cT
Pakistan says IMF clears loan review, frees $1 bln
The International Monetary Fund executive board approved on Friday the first review of its $7 billion program with Pakistan, freeing $1 billion in cash, the Pakistani government said on Friday.
reut.rs
May 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Clear double standards of the Western world: Granting 1 billion dollar loan to Pakistan and fuel war against India and support terrorism. #SayNotoWar #StopTerrorism
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Multipolarity in action:
After the Indian strikes and Pakistan shooting down planes, there was a window for both sides to walk away and claim ‘job done’. Yet no third country has the leverage or willingness to force de-escalation.
Waking up more than a little scared about this all.
After the Indian strikes and Pakistan shooting down planes, there was a window for both sides to walk away and claim ‘job done’. Yet no third country has the leverage or willingness to force de-escalation.
Waking up more than a little scared about this all.
May 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Multipolarity in action:
After the Indian strikes and Pakistan shooting down planes, there was a window for both sides to walk away and claim ‘job done’. Yet no third country has the leverage or willingness to force de-escalation.
Waking up more than a little scared about this all.
After the Indian strikes and Pakistan shooting down planes, there was a window for both sides to walk away and claim ‘job done’. Yet no third country has the leverage or willingness to force de-escalation.
Waking up more than a little scared about this all.
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New study from the Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) revealing the unique challenges resulting from being First Gen (first generation of a family to access Higher Education) in science and showing how these persist at every stage of a career in academia:
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Being a first generation university graduate, the impact on a career in science
Being in the first generation to access Higher Education (First Gen) is a barrier to academic success. First Gens face difficulties transitioning into, completing, and attaining competitive grades in ...
pubs.rsc.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New study from the Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) revealing the unique challenges resulting from being First Gen (first generation of a family to access Higher Education) in science and showing how these persist at every stage of a career in academia:
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Short thread (hopefully in plain English) on the nuclear deterrence dynamics in the India-Pakistan relationship and where this goes if escalation continues. <1>
May 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Short thread (hopefully in plain English) on the nuclear deterrence dynamics in the India-Pakistan relationship and where this goes if escalation continues. <1>
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In their latest #ChemSci publication Satoshi Horike and co-workers demonstrate how different amorphous structures of a coordination polymer can be created through the application of mechanical oscillatory shear forces.
Find out more at: doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
#ChemSky
Find out more at: doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
#ChemSky
Mechanically induced polyamorphism in a one-dimensional coordination polymer
We created different amorphous structures of a coordination polymer by applying mechanical shear forces. One-dimensional Cu(Tf2N)2(bip)2 (1, Tf2N− = bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, bip = 1,3-bis(1-imidazolyl)propane) melted at 245 °C and underwent a glass transition at −10 °C by a static cooling process.
doi.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
In their latest #ChemSci publication Satoshi Horike and co-workers demonstrate how different amorphous structures of a coordination polymer can be created through the application of mechanical oscillatory shear forces.
Find out more at: doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
#ChemSky
Find out more at: doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
#ChemSky
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Dominic Schatz and Paul Debes created fluorescent, photoresponsive hybrids by linking azobenzenes to carbon nanodots. 🧪
Their photochemical behavior and energy transfer properties can be tuned by molecular design and spacers. 🔬
Read the full study: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... 📖
Their photochemical behavior and energy transfer properties can be tuned by molecular design and spacers. 🔬
Read the full study: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... 📖
May 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Dominic Schatz and Paul Debes created fluorescent, photoresponsive hybrids by linking azobenzenes to carbon nanodots. 🧪
Their photochemical behavior and energy transfer properties can be tuned by molecular design and spacers. 🔬
Read the full study: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... 📖
Their photochemical behavior and energy transfer properties can be tuned by molecular design and spacers. 🔬
Read the full study: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... 📖
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- Putin not interested in peace
- Gaza will now be “Conquered”
- India and Pakistan on the brink
This week is quite the week for the world to be forgetting the lessons of 1945
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/world-war-2-...
- Gaza will now be “Conquered”
- India and Pakistan on the brink
This week is quite the week for the world to be forgetting the lessons of 1945
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/world-war-2-...
As Living Memory of World War II Fades, Its Lessons Are Being Forgotten
2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations. The lessons from both have been wasted.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
- Putin not interested in peace
- Gaza will now be “Conquered”
- India and Pakistan on the brink
This week is quite the week for the world to be forgetting the lessons of 1945
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/world-war-2-...
- Gaza will now be “Conquered”
- India and Pakistan on the brink
This week is quite the week for the world to be forgetting the lessons of 1945
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/world-war-2-...
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How can a cell control the size of its organelles?
Excited to share a mechanism to control droplet size we recently found.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excited to share a mechanism to control droplet size we recently found.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
How can a cell control the size of its organelles?
Excited to share a mechanism to control droplet size we recently found.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excited to share a mechanism to control droplet size we recently found.
a 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Excited to share this paper on polymer-based self-assembled architectures to probe interfacial singlet fission dynamics: charge, exciton, and multiexciton transfer. @somoscampos.bsky.social @chemicalscience.rsc.org
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Exciton and charge transfer processes within singlet fission micelles
Multiexciton (ME) mechanisms hold great promise for enhancing energy conversion efficiency in optoelectronic and photochemical systems. In singlet fission (SF), the generation of two triplet excitons ...
pubs.rsc.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Excited to share this paper on polymer-based self-assembled architectures to probe interfacial singlet fission dynamics: charge, exciton, and multiexciton transfer. @somoscampos.bsky.social @chemicalscience.rsc.org
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Great collaboration with the group of Colin Nuckolls where we investigate the special properties of #fluorescent dyads with energetically degenerate redox states. The paper is just out in @chemicalscience.rsc.org: DOI doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
May 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Great collaboration with the group of Colin Nuckolls where we investigate the special properties of #fluorescent dyads with energetically degenerate redox states. The paper is just out in @chemicalscience.rsc.org: DOI doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...