Darren Broom
@ddadardarw.bsky.social
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Hello BlueSky!
I'm a Product Manager @hidenisochema.bsky.social, a leading manufacturer of gas & vapor sorption instruments. In my spare time, amongst other things, I write articles like this, on gas #adsorption, #hydrogen storage & #reproducibility:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I'm a Product Manager @hidenisochema.bsky.social, a leading manufacturer of gas & vapor sorption instruments. In my spare time, amongst other things, I write articles like this, on gas #adsorption, #hydrogen storage & #reproducibility:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Challenges in characterizing adsorbents for gas storage and separation - Adsorption
Porous adsorbents, including activated carbons, zeolites, silicas, and newer materials such as metal–organic frameworks, have been investigated extensively for gas storage and separation applications....
link.springer.com
November 11, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Hello BlueSky!
I'm a Product Manager @hidenisochema.bsky.social, a leading manufacturer of gas & vapor sorption instruments. In my spare time, amongst other things, I write articles like this, on gas #adsorption, #hydrogen storage & #reproducibility:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I'm a Product Manager @hidenisochema.bsky.social, a leading manufacturer of gas & vapor sorption instruments. In my spare time, amongst other things, I write articles like this, on gas #adsorption, #hydrogen storage & #reproducibility:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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How odd. An account was set up impersonating me, with an identical bio. It had reposted quite a few of my posts & I believe a few of my followers followed it. It wasn't me. I've now reported it & it seems to have gone already. Thanks to @stecanossa.bsky.social for flagging this up as well.
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
How odd. An account was set up impersonating me, with an identical bio. It had reposted quite a few of my posts & I believe a few of my followers followed it. It wasn't me. I've now reported it & it seems to have gone already. Thanks to @stecanossa.bsky.social for flagging this up as well.
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“Reliability and reproducibility checklist for molecular dynamics simulations”, by the Communications Biology @commsbio.nature.com editors www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Reliability and reproducibility checklist for molecular dynamics simulations - Communications Biology
We present a checklist to improve the reliability and reproducibility of molecular dynamics simulations and related methods.
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Reliability and reproducibility checklist for molecular dynamics simulations”, by the Communications Biology @commsbio.nature.com editors www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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I sometimes wonder what people who type “u” instead of “you” do with all that time they’ve saved.
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I sometimes wonder what people who type “u” instead of “you” do with all that time they’ve saved.
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A colleague noted that papers with lots of authors tend to get cited more. It may be mainly self-citation effects, but there's probably a feedback loop - more citations make a paper look more citable, so it gets cited more. Anyway, such articles are the ones where authors have done the least.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A colleague noted that papers with lots of authors tend to get cited more. It may be mainly self-citation effects, but there's probably a feedback loop - more citations make a paper look more citable, so it gets cited more. Anyway, such articles are the ones where authors have done the least.
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This seriously skews individual authors' metrics. Get yourself on a handful of papers with lots of authors (you won't have to do much!) & your h-index will quickly go up. And you'll look like a major authority in whatever it is the papers are about. With a huge number of total citations!
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October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This seriously skews individual authors' metrics. Get yourself on a handful of papers with lots of authors (you won't have to do much!) & your h-index will quickly go up. And you'll look like a major authority in whatever it is the papers are about. With a huge number of total citations!
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What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.
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I finished my PhD 10 years ago here a few lessons I have learned after 10 years in academia.
1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I finished my PhD 10 years ago here a few lessons I have learned after 10 years in academia.
1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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1) If you don’t believe in yourself no matter what, this is not the business for you.
2) Only some universities give promotions to out of the box thinkers and disruptive thinkers.
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Before Richard Robson created the field of MOFs, he created what are now known as "Robson macrocycles", probably the first binucleating and tetranucleating (terms he invented) macrocycles. To create one field of chemistry is amazing, but to create two new kinds of chemistry across a career....
(1/3) This 1970 paper showcases the early brilliance of Richard Robson's work on macrocyclic binucleating ligands - foundational research contributing to the revolution in coordination chemistry and materials design.
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Before Richard Robson created the field of MOFs, he created what are now known as "Robson macrocycles", probably the first binucleating and tetranucleating (terms he invented) macrocycles. To create one field of chemistry is amazing, but to create two new kinds of chemistry across a career....
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I really like this sentence:
"But for now an overwhelming amount of nonsense is still ending up in the published literature."
Indeed.
"But for now an overwhelming amount of nonsense is still ending up in the published literature."
Indeed.
AI is stepping in to help publishers tackle the surge in fraudulent scientific papers. From spotting fake authors to detecting AI-generated text, automated tools are reshaping how journals protect research integrity. But is tech enough to fix a broken system?
AI tools tackle paper mill fraud overwhelming peer review
With more article submissions and fraudulent activity than ever before, journal peer review processes are creaking under the pressure. Nina Notman discovers how AI and automated tools are taking some…
www.chemistryworld.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I really like this sentence:
"But for now an overwhelming amount of nonsense is still ending up in the published literature."
Indeed.
"But for now an overwhelming amount of nonsense is still ending up in the published literature."
Indeed.
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AI is stepping in to help publishers tackle the surge in fraudulent scientific papers. From spotting fake authors to detecting AI-generated text, automated tools are reshaping how journals protect research integrity. But is tech enough to fix a broken system?
AI tools tackle paper mill fraud overwhelming peer review
With more article submissions and fraudulent activity than ever before, journal peer review processes are creaking under the pressure. Nina Notman discovers how AI and automated tools are taking some…
www.chemistryworld.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
AI is stepping in to help publishers tackle the surge in fraudulent scientific papers. From spotting fake authors to detecting AI-generated text, automated tools are reshaping how journals protect research integrity. But is tech enough to fix a broken system?
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This looks very interesting, particularly for any MOF chemists interested in #reproducibility (which should mean all MOF chemists...)
Do you want to produce exactly the same #MOF #particles every time? Do you want to be able to control particle #size and size #distribution? Check out our latest manuscript on #ChemRxiv! 🧪⚛️
More details in my blog post: lookingatnothing.com/index.php/ar...
#metalorganicframeworks #stirringmatters
More details in my blog post: lookingatnothing.com/index.php/ar...
#metalorganicframeworks #stirringmatters
How to reproducibly synthesize ZIF-8: AutoMOF paper available on ChemRxiv
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have the first manuscript on the automated MOF syntheses available online on ChemRxiv here. In this large collaborative effort, we go into detail …
lookingatnothing.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This looks very interesting, particularly for any MOF chemists interested in #reproducibility (which should mean all MOF chemists...)
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Do you want to produce exactly the same #MOF #particles every time? Do you want to be able to control particle #size and size #distribution? Check out our latest manuscript on #ChemRxiv! 🧪⚛️
More details in my blog post: lookingatnothing.com/index.php/ar...
#metalorganicframeworks #stirringmatters
More details in my blog post: lookingatnothing.com/index.php/ar...
#metalorganicframeworks #stirringmatters
How to reproducibly synthesize ZIF-8: AutoMOF paper available on ChemRxiv
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have the first manuscript on the automated MOF syntheses available online on ChemRxiv here. In this large collaborative effort, we go into detail …
lookingatnothing.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Do you want to produce exactly the same #MOF #particles every time? Do you want to be able to control particle #size and size #distribution? Check out our latest manuscript on #ChemRxiv! 🧪⚛️
More details in my blog post: lookingatnothing.com/index.php/ar...
#metalorganicframeworks #stirringmatters
More details in my blog post: lookingatnothing.com/index.php/ar...
#metalorganicframeworks #stirringmatters
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So privileged that I was able to contribute to this wonderful piece by @robinson-julia.bsky.social published in @chemistryworld.com :
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
How the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
www.chemistryworld.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
So privileged that I was able to contribute to this wonderful piece by @robinson-julia.bsky.social published in @chemistryworld.com :
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
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Solid-State NMR Provides Location-Specific Information on the Chemical Environment Inside MOF Pores https://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-6xk78-v2?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss
October 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Solid-State NMR Provides Location-Specific Information on the Chemical Environment Inside MOF Pores https://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-6xk78-v2?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss
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This post works better in US rather than UK English.
Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.
October 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This post works better in US rather than UK English.
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Julia Robinson spoke to Stuart Batten – Richard Robson's first PhD student to work on coordination polymers – and also had the pleasure of discussing the award-winning work behind this year's Nobel prize with none other than Nobel laureate Susumu Kitagawa.
How the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
www.chemistryworld.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Julia Robinson spoke to Stuart Batten – Richard Robson's first PhD student to work on coordination polymers – and also had the pleasure of discussing the award-winning work behind this year's Nobel prize with none other than Nobel laureate Susumu Kitagawa.
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Last week Susumu Kitagawa, Omar Yaghi and Richard Robson were awarded the #Nobelprize in #chemistry for their work developing metal-organic frameworks. Here I tell the story of how MOFs came to be - incl. an interview with Kitagawa himself! www.chemistryworld.com/features/how... @chemistryworld.com
How the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
www.chemistryworld.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Last week Susumu Kitagawa, Omar Yaghi and Richard Robson were awarded the #Nobelprize in #chemistry for their work developing metal-organic frameworks. Here I tell the story of how MOFs came to be - incl. an interview with Kitagawa himself! www.chemistryworld.com/features/how... @chemistryworld.com
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"Carspreading" is excellent here
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"Carspreading" is excellent here
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🔓Don't miss our most recent Tutorial Review by @stecanossa.bsky.social from @ethz.ch exploring useful practices in single crystal diffraction analysis of reticular structures! ⬇️👏
doi.org/10.1039/D5CE...
#Chemsky #openaccess 🧪
doi.org/10.1039/D5CE...
#Chemsky #openaccess 🧪
October 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🔓Don't miss our most recent Tutorial Review by @stecanossa.bsky.social from @ethz.ch exploring useful practices in single crystal diffraction analysis of reticular structures! ⬇️👏
doi.org/10.1039/D5CE...
#Chemsky #openaccess 🧪
doi.org/10.1039/D5CE...
#Chemsky #openaccess 🧪
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An excellent article.
And, unlike the Nobel Prize Scientific Background document, it doesn't quote 'Langmuir surface areas', which are not really a thing. So, that's good too.
And, unlike the Nobel Prize Scientific Background document, it doesn't quote 'Langmuir surface areas', which are not really a thing. So, that's good too.
Here it is! The full #LongRead feature article on this year's #ChemNobel - @robinson-julia.bsky.social managed to speak to Kitagawa yesterday!
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
How the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
www.chemistryworld.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
An excellent article.
And, unlike the Nobel Prize Scientific Background document, it doesn't quote 'Langmuir surface areas', which are not really a thing. So, that's good too.
And, unlike the Nobel Prize Scientific Background document, it doesn't quote 'Langmuir surface areas', which are not really a thing. So, that's good too.
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Here it is! The full #LongRead feature article on this year's #ChemNobel - @robinson-julia.bsky.social managed to speak to Kitagawa yesterday!
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
How the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
www.chemistryworld.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Here it is! The full #LongRead feature article on this year's #ChemNobel - @robinson-julia.bsky.social managed to speak to Kitagawa yesterday!
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...
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Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
October 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
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This has got to be the best GA I’ve seen this year! #ChemSky
If you're suddenly interested in ℚ𝕦𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕦𝕞 𝕋𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘, hear me out:
Do you know the famous dead/alive cat?🙀
With @aromaticist.bsky.social group we found a case where the tunneling in rings makes them Aromatic and Antiaromatic at the same time!⌬
doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
Do you know the famous dead/alive cat?🙀
With @aromaticist.bsky.social group we found a case where the tunneling in rings makes them Aromatic and Antiaromatic at the same time!⌬
doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
October 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This has got to be the best GA I’ve seen this year! #ChemSky