Lewis MacKenzie
@lemackz.bsky.social
Upconversion nanoparticles, optical biosensors, chiral spectroscopy, scicomm, blood oxygen | bass player | uranium glass collector
Group website: www.mackenzie-lab.org
he/him | Glasgow | Expect typos
Group website: www.mackenzie-lab.org
he/him | Glasgow | Expect typos
Clever assay format - using a pipette tip as cuvette and incubator/reactor!
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October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Clever assay format - using a pipette tip as cuvette and incubator/reactor!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Shout out to the sky portal from the 1995 TV movie adaption of Stephen King's "The Langoliers". One of those "so bad it's kinda good" movies.
October 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Shout out to the sky portal from the 1995 TV movie adaption of Stephen King's "The Langoliers". One of those "so bad it's kinda good" movies.
It's in this compendium. 'The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015`. Now available online here:
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/help...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/help...
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's in this compendium. 'The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015`. Now available online here:
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/help...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/help...
Honorary shout out to the depiction of the Spacing Guild Heighliner in the new Dune movies. The way they depict these colossal ships as somehow bridging two parts of the universe was really beautiful. Are they a ship? Are they a portal? Who cares!
October 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Honorary shout out to the depiction of the Spacing Guild Heighliner in the new Dune movies. The way they depict these colossal ships as somehow bridging two parts of the universe was really beautiful. Are they a ship? Are they a portal? Who cares!
I find the 'Puddle Jumper' ships in Stargate to be endearingly naff. Like green Glasgow subway trains, but in space!
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I find the 'Puddle Jumper' ships in Stargate to be endearingly naff. Like green Glasgow subway trains, but in space!
This building has a strange kind of charisma
(Livingston Tower, University of Strathclyde)
(Livingston Tower, University of Strathclyde)
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This building has a strange kind of charisma
(Livingston Tower, University of Strathclyde)
(Livingston Tower, University of Strathclyde)
What an awesome conference week for #SHIFTtenerife! I can highly recommend it for anyone into lanthanide luminescence and upconversion! Excellent science, a wonderful community, and beautiful location! #chemsky
October 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What an awesome conference week for #SHIFTtenerife! I can highly recommend it for anyone into lanthanide luminescence and upconversion! Excellent science, a wonderful community, and beautiful location! #chemsky
Exciting to hear Ben Ferringa talk! #SHIFTtenerife #chemsky
October 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Exciting to hear Ben Ferringa talk! #SHIFTtenerife #chemsky
Very excited to be at the #SHIFT conference in Tenerife! Going to be lots of lanthanide and upconversion talks, as well as a big speech from Ben Ferringa this morning! #chemsky
#SHIFTtenerife
#SHIFTtenerife
October 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Very excited to be at the #SHIFT conference in Tenerife! Going to be lots of lanthanide and upconversion talks, as well as a big speech from Ben Ferringa this morning! #chemsky
#SHIFTtenerife
#SHIFTtenerife
If anyone wants some numbers on this: a study I led found that ~70% of chemistry YouTube channels are geared towards revision/learning, and that the creators largely do not clearly state their own professional background/qualifications.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If anyone wants some numbers on this: a study I led found that ~70% of chemistry YouTube channels are geared towards revision/learning, and that the creators largely do not clearly state their own professional background/qualifications.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
If you want some quantitative data on this, I lead analysis of over 1600 Chemistry YouTube channels, and ~70% are revision/theory based.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
If you want some quantitative data on this, I lead analysis of over 1600 Chemistry YouTube channels, and ~70% are revision/theory based.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Another beautiful #uraniumglass trinket set 🤩
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Another beautiful #uraniumglass trinket set 🤩
Finally found the back of my knee on Anthony Boudain's Parts Unknown S5 E1
September 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Finally found the back of my knee on Anthony Boudain's Parts Unknown S5 E1
Does anywhere sell sound-proof enclosures for sonic baths?
September 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Does anywhere sell sound-proof enclosures for sonic baths?
#Nanotechnology never ceases to amaze: stealing plant gubbins and cell membranes, and then combining them with upconversion nanoparticles to repair mitochondira in kidney injury! Controlled by trans-tissue near infrared light #science #nanotech #chemsky #biosky
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September 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#Nanotechnology never ceases to amaze: stealing plant gubbins and cell membranes, and then combining them with upconversion nanoparticles to repair mitochondira in kidney injury! Controlled by trans-tissue near infrared light #science #nanotech #chemsky #biosky
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In "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Clare North, the titular character becomes hyper competent by living multiple cyclical lifespans. He's a physicist in one life, medical doctor in the next, etc etc.
September 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Clare North, the titular character becomes hyper competent by living multiple cyclical lifespans. He's a physicist in one life, medical doctor in the next, etc etc.
The Technology Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde now has a robotic coffee barista! ☕
September 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Technology Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde now has a robotic coffee barista! ☕
Sometimes I wonder if this sort of automated cooking system would be good for chemical synthesis? 🤔🤷
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sometimes I wonder if this sort of automated cooking system would be good for chemical synthesis? 🤔🤷
First time I've seen a clothes brand sponsor a conference (entymology conference)
September 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
First time I've seen a clothes brand sponsor a conference (entymology conference)
Excited to be at the Photonics and Quantum Accelerator co-creation workshop at Heriot-Watt University today!
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Excited to be at the Photonics and Quantum Accelerator co-creation workshop at Heriot-Watt University today!
Great paper from NanoLetters setting out a roadmap for the next 25 years in interdisciplinary nanoscience and nanotechnology #nano #chemsky #physics #biology #engineering
September 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Great paper from NanoLetters setting out a roadmap for the next 25 years in interdisciplinary nanoscience and nanotechnology #nano #chemsky #physics #biology #engineering
1 year alocasia glow up #houseplants
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
1 year alocasia glow up #houseplants
What sort of software is used to make nice looking optical bench diagrams like this?
August 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
What sort of software is used to make nice looking optical bench diagrams like this?
