Kira Welter
@kirawelter.bsky.social
Mother & wife | Chemist (PhD @hhu.de) | Science editor & writer | DAAD @daadworldwide.bsky.social & Lindau alumna | 🐶 lover | Views all mine
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New research shows that simply changing how a reaction vessel is positioned on a magnetic stirrer can significantly change a reaction's speed and product quality, influencing the reproducibility of results. #ChemSky #ScienceSky #EduSky
Position of flask on magnetic stirrers can drastically affect reproducibility of experiments
Comprehensive examination reveals improper siting of reaction vessels can affect catalyst formation, alter nanoparticle formation and change yields
www.chemistryworld.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New research shows that simply changing how a reaction vessel is positioned on a magnetic stirrer can significantly change a reaction's speed and product quality, influencing the reproducibility of results. #ChemSky #ScienceSky #EduSky
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Epi editors change the activity of individual genes without altering genetic code, and could help treat many diseases. To learn more, I spoke with scientists from four companies at the cutting edge of this entirely new type of medicine 🧪 #chemsky
www.chemistryworld.com/news/epigene...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/epigene...
Epigenetic editors enter clinical trials
New wave of precision medicines amplify or silence genes, without altering genetic code
www.chemistryworld.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Epi editors change the activity of individual genes without altering genetic code, and could help treat many diseases. To learn more, I spoke with scientists from four companies at the cutting edge of this entirely new type of medicine 🧪 #chemsky
www.chemistryworld.com/news/epigene...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/epigene...
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The new approach uses a porous vanadium oxide compound that acts as an isotope-sensitive filter, sequestering the lighter lithium-6 isotope while allowing lithium-7 to pass through faster. #ChemSky
Mercury-free electrochemical lithium isotope separation could fuel a fusion future
Vanadium oxide pores selectively sequester sieve lithium isotopes
www.chemistryworld.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The new approach uses a porous vanadium oxide compound that acts as an isotope-sensitive filter, sequestering the lighter lithium-6 isotope while allowing lithium-7 to pass through faster. #ChemSky
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I think it's important to reach out to your own community and explain what the funding cuts mean in practice.
March 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I think it's important to reach out to your own community and explain what the funding cuts mean in practice.
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Beyond excited to announce our in-person symposium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ChemBioChem/ChemPhysChem!
Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules
From Subcellular Imaging to Drug Design
October 23-24, 2025, Berlin
Please like and share: cbc-cpc2025.org
Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules
From Subcellular Imaging to Drug Design
October 23-24, 2025, Berlin
Please like and share: cbc-cpc2025.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Beyond excited to announce our in-person symposium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ChemBioChem/ChemPhysChem!
Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules
From Subcellular Imaging to Drug Design
October 23-24, 2025, Berlin
Please like and share: cbc-cpc2025.org
Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules
From Subcellular Imaging to Drug Design
October 23-24, 2025, Berlin
Please like and share: cbc-cpc2025.org
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February 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's ChemPhysChem's 25th birthday! Check out this anniversary collection featuring papers by the board members. Contributions from @trujillo-group.bsky.social @svetlanatsogoeva.bsky.social @vanwijng.bsky.social @aomullane-echem.bsky.social @ibonalkorta.bsky.social
& others🧪
tinyurl.com/2p8ynjs3
& others🧪
tinyurl.com/2p8ynjs3
February 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It's ChemPhysChem's 25th birthday! Check out this anniversary collection featuring papers by the board members. Contributions from @trujillo-group.bsky.social @svetlanatsogoeva.bsky.social @vanwijng.bsky.social @aomullane-echem.bsky.social @ibonalkorta.bsky.social
& others🧪
tinyurl.com/2p8ynjs3
& others🧪
tinyurl.com/2p8ynjs3
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Our work on the analysis of residual couplings in the 1H and 2H NMR spectra of prochiral dimethyl sulfoxide dissolved in anisotropic gelatin gels is out now in ChemPhysChem!!
Stretch‐Induced Ordering of Prochiral Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Anisotropic Hydrogels Analysed by 1H and 2H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Residual couplings in the 1H and 2H nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of prochiral dimethyl sulfoxide dissolved in an anisotropic gelatin gel showed linearity with stretching extent and were used to...
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Our work on the analysis of residual couplings in the 1H and 2H NMR spectra of prochiral dimethyl sulfoxide dissolved in anisotropic gelatin gels is out now in ChemPhysChem!!
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We're looking forward to #GWB2025 - only 6 days to go!
Join us for stimulating talks on Academia & Parenting by Schirin Hanf (@kit.edu), @ralftonner.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) & Theresa Kueckmann (Wiley-VCH).
Join us in Weinheim or Berlin & register here: bit.ly/Wiley_GWB2025 #ChemSky
Join us for stimulating talks on Academia & Parenting by Schirin Hanf (@kit.edu), @ralftonner.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) & Theresa Kueckmann (Wiley-VCH).
Join us in Weinheim or Berlin & register here: bit.ly/Wiley_GWB2025 #ChemSky
February 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We're looking forward to #GWB2025 - only 6 days to go!
Join us for stimulating talks on Academia & Parenting by Schirin Hanf (@kit.edu), @ralftonner.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) & Theresa Kueckmann (Wiley-VCH).
Join us in Weinheim or Berlin & register here: bit.ly/Wiley_GWB2025 #ChemSky
Join us for stimulating talks on Academia & Parenting by Schirin Hanf (@kit.edu), @ralftonner.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) & Theresa Kueckmann (Wiley-VCH).
Join us in Weinheim or Berlin & register here: bit.ly/Wiley_GWB2025 #ChemSky
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To mark the launch of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology today, I wrote this historical piece for the APS.
physics.aps.org/articles/v18...
physics.aps.org/articles/v18...
The Tumultuous Birth of Quantum Mechanics
The creation of modern quantum mechanics was a messy business in which many of the participants did not grasp the significance of their own discoveries.
physics.aps.org
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
To mark the launch of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology today, I wrote this historical piece for the APS.
physics.aps.org/articles/v18...
physics.aps.org/articles/v18...
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Obituary: James Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024) chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines
https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9
https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9
James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines
An early love of construction toys led the Scottish chemist to thread molecules together, opening up a new field of chemistry.
go.nature.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Obituary: James Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024) chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines
https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9
https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9
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When heated, cordierite shows very little overall expansion and negative thermal expansion along one direction. New molecular and lattice dynamics simulations are helping us understand why.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/compute...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/compute...
Computer simulations shed light on how material can shrink when heated
New theory offers insights into the origin of the very low and negative thermal expansion observed in cordierite
www.chemistryworld.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When heated, cordierite shows very little overall expansion and negative thermal expansion along one direction. New molecular and lattice dynamics simulations are helping us understand why.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/compute...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/compute...
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I'm delighted to share our opinion on #papermills published in Nature. Science is flooded with papers from paper mills.Certain steps can be taken, but this is a challenge that neither universities nor journals are ready to face.Some use paper mills to their advantage.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I'm delighted to share our opinion on #papermills published in Nature. Science is flooded with papers from paper mills.Certain steps can be taken, but this is a challenge that neither universities nor journals are ready to face.Some use paper mills to their advantage.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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PLEASE SIGN THE MILAN DECLARATION ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MEETING GLOBAL CHALLENGES!
PLEASE SIGN THE MILAN DECLARATION ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MEETING GLOBAL CHALLENGES!
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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PLEASE SIGN THE MILAN DECLARATION ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MEETING GLOBAL CHALLENGES!
PLEASE SIGN THE MILAN DECLARATION ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MEETING GLOBAL CHALLENGES!
The opening ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology will take place on Feb. 4-5 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. There’s a great lineup of speakers (shorturl.at/DLYvi) including Physics Nobel Laureates Anne L'Huillier, Alain Aspect & William Phillips
shorturl.at/qBwAb
shorturl.at/qBwAb
Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
UNESCO to inaugurate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology on 4th of February 2025, celebrating its importance in building a resilient and sustainable future.
shorturl.at
January 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The opening ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology will take place on Feb. 4-5 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. There’s a great lineup of speakers (shorturl.at/DLYvi) including Physics Nobel Laureates Anne L'Huillier, Alain Aspect & William Phillips
shorturl.at/qBwAb
shorturl.at/qBwAb
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Today we report a new compendium of human gut microbiomes with >168,000 samples
By analyzing this massive dataset, we discovered distinct microbiome patterns across the globe, and show we can predict where a person lives just from their gut bacteria
Now out in Cell:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
By analyzing this massive dataset, we discovered distinct microbiome patterns across the globe, and show we can predict where a person lives just from their gut bacteria
Now out in Cell:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Integration of 168,000 samples reveals global patterns of the human gut microbiome
The Human Microbiome Compendium is a unified database of publicly available human
gut microbiome 16S samples, built with the integrated data from hundreds of independent
projects. The compendium is us...
www.cell.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today we report a new compendium of human gut microbiomes with >168,000 samples
By analyzing this massive dataset, we discovered distinct microbiome patterns across the globe, and show we can predict where a person lives just from their gut bacteria
Now out in Cell:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
By analyzing this massive dataset, we discovered distinct microbiome patterns across the globe, and show we can predict where a person lives just from their gut bacteria
Now out in Cell:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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We’re thrilled that our first paper on the Human Microbiome Compendium, an integrated dataset of over 168,000 uniformly processed human gut microbiome samples, is officially out today in Cell! @richabdill.com @blekhman.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Integration of 168,000 samples reveals global patterns of the human gut microbiome
The Human Microbiome Compendium is a unified database of publicly available human
gut microbiome 16S samples, built with the integrated data from hundreds of independent
projects. The compendium is us...
www.cell.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We’re thrilled that our first paper on the Human Microbiome Compendium, an integrated dataset of over 168,000 uniformly processed human gut microbiome samples, is officially out today in Cell! @richabdill.com @blekhman.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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A great meeting on "Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules" celebrating 25 years of ChemBioChem and ChemPhysChem will be happening on October 23rd and 24th in Berlin, Germany.
If you want to participate, you can already register and send in an abstract.
#chemsky #ChemBio
www.cbc-cpc2025.org
If you want to participate, you can already register and send in an abstract.
#chemsky #ChemBio
www.cbc-cpc2025.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A great meeting on "Advances in Structural Analysis of Biomolecules" celebrating 25 years of ChemBioChem and ChemPhysChem will be happening on October 23rd and 24th in Berlin, Germany.
If you want to participate, you can already register and send in an abstract.
#chemsky #ChemBio
www.cbc-cpc2025.org
If you want to participate, you can already register and send in an abstract.
#chemsky #ChemBio
www.cbc-cpc2025.org
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Excited to have #selfdrivinglaboratories listed as one of the seven technologies to watch in 2025 by @nature.com Thanks to the #matterlab, the @accelerationc.bsky.social and of course all the global community on SDLs! @uoft.bsky.social @vectorinst.bsky.social l
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Self-driving laboratories, advanced immunotherapies and five more technologies to watch in 2025
Sustainability and artificial intelligence dominate our seventh annual round-up of exciting innovations.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Excited to have #selfdrivinglaboratories listed as one of the seven technologies to watch in 2025 by @nature.com Thanks to the #matterlab, the @accelerationc.bsky.social and of course all the global community on SDLs! @uoft.bsky.social @vectorinst.bsky.social l
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The Young Scientist Award of @gdchbiochem.bsky.social of @gdch.bsky.social is open for nominations. If you know an excellent candidate, who defended their PhD or had a publication in 2024 in the field of biochemistry (or related), consider nominating them. #chemsky #ChemBio en.gdch.de/network-s...
January 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Young Scientist Award of @gdchbiochem.bsky.social of @gdch.bsky.social is open for nominations. If you know an excellent candidate, who defended their PhD or had a publication in 2024 in the field of biochemistry (or related), consider nominating them. #chemsky #ChemBio en.gdch.de/network-s...
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Join us in Copenhagen for the European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (x.com/ESOC_ISC, June 29-July 3) this summer: www.esoc2025.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Join us in Copenhagen for the European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (x.com/ESOC_ISC, June 29-July 3) this summer: www.esoc2025.com
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I don't know how I missed this (delightful) article by @lonepair.bsky.social, "Has generative artificial intelligence solved inverse materials design?", especially in light of *that* new Microsoft paper www.cell.com/matter/fullt...
#EditorsLife
#EditorsLife
Has generative artificial intelligence solved inverse materials design?
Generative artificial intelligence has proven successful in the creation of text,
images, and videos. We provide a perspective on the progress in developing generative
models that can create materials...
www.cell.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I don't know how I missed this (delightful) article by @lonepair.bsky.social, "Has generative artificial intelligence solved inverse materials design?", especially in light of *that* new Microsoft paper www.cell.com/matter/fullt...
#EditorsLife
#EditorsLife
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Associate professor or Tenure-track assistant professor in computational drug development, U Copenhagen 🇩🇰 employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho... #compchem
163163 Associate professor or Tenure-track assistant professor in computational drug development
employment.ku.dk
January 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Associate professor or Tenure-track assistant professor in computational drug development, U Copenhagen 🇩🇰 employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho... #compchem
Congratulations to Prof. Stefan Grimme (University of Bonn) @grimmelab.bsky.social, who is the winner of this year’s Chemistry Europe Award! #compchem #chemsky @chemistryeurope.bsky.social
Stefan Grimme receives the 2025 Chemistry Europe Award!
Learn more at https://buff.ly/3BXDVhO.
#ChemistryAward #ChemistryEurope
Learn more at https://buff.ly/3BXDVhO.
#ChemistryAward #ChemistryEurope
January 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Congratulations to Prof. Stefan Grimme (University of Bonn) @grimmelab.bsky.social, who is the winner of this year’s Chemistry Europe Award! #compchem #chemsky @chemistryeurope.bsky.social