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javiervela.bsky.social
Check out the latest from our group:
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Alkali Triel Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: A Molecular Reactivity Approach to Ternary Phase Selectivity
Alkali-metal based materials are promising building blocks for energy conversion and storage technologies. Here, we use a molecular reactivity-based, solution-phase approach to selectively synthesize ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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andrewjsurman.bsky.social
Reports of a scientific meeting run by the Royal Society on how we don't really understand the primary structure of an important biopolymer seem like something you'd expect to learn about with black and white photos.

This was 2024...

#chemsky
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Dr Mark Mitchison is driving advancements in quantum technology, which could enable information to be processed faster & more securely. Applications span from drug discovery to cybersecurity.

www.kcl.ac.uk/meet-dr-mark...

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Man smiling against a blue background with the quote: "A big misconception that people have about physics, and science in general, is that scientists claim to have all the answers. Actually, science is all about dealing with uncertainty."
November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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javiervela.bsky.social
Check out the latest from our group:
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Alkaline Earth-Based Ternary Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: Cadmium- and Lead-Free Optical Materials
As some of the most abundant elements on the Earth’s crust, alkaline earths bear great potential in Cd- and Pb-free catalytic, energy conversion, and light-emitting devices. Further, because large ele...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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wengeroliver.bsky.social
New molecular design absorbs 2 photons to store 2 positive and 2 negative charges

100 ns lifetime, 3 eV energy storage, and 37% quantum yield

A step toward multi-electron photochemistry

Mathis Brändlin and @bjoernpfund.bsky.social in @natchem.nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Photoinduced double charge accumulation in a molecular compound - Nature Chemistry
The photoinduced accumulation of redox equivalents is a challenging requirement for artificial photosynthesis. Now a molecule has been developed in which the sequential absorption of photons results i...
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August 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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carlamolteni.bsky.social
Out now in @acs.org Publications #JCIM our study on the interplay of occupied and empty binding pockets in a prototypical pentameric ligand-gated ion channel. A collaboration with past and present PhD students in my group at @kingsnmes.bsky.social Physics Department.
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Dynamics and Interplay of the Binding Pockets in the Glycine Receptor
The glycine receptor, a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel, plays a vital role in inhibitory neurotransmission, reflexes, and neuronal excitability. It is crucial to maintaining the balance and respo...
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August 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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bakewellgroup.bsky.social
Very honoured that the groups work has been recognised with the 2025 Sir Edward Frankland Prize. I’m very lucky to get to work with such a talented and creative bunch!

#RSCPrizes @rsc.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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markmiodownik.bsky.social
So chuffed about this. Big shoes to fill.
June 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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markmiodownik.bsky.social
Love materials? Love materials science but dont want to be an academic? How about working for us and being the science lead for the best Materials Library in the world?
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June 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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pauldauenhauer.bsky.social
This is incredible engineering....

This striking blue made pigment history. Could red be next?
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This striking blue made pigment history. Could red be next?
Mas Subramanian's hunt to create red that's vivid, durable, and safe
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June 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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drmikebooth.bsky.social
Calling all inorganic (bio)chemists - come be my colleague at the fantastic @uclchemistry.bsky.social !!! (Lecturer = Assistant Professor)

London is such an incredible city to work in ❤️

Anyone in the US looking for a new job abroad... 👀

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zwijcompchem.bsky.social Martijn Zwijnenburg @zwijcompchem.bsky.social · Jun 3
Come and join us. Lecturer position available in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at @uclchemistry.bsky.social in London, open to experimental, theoretical, computational, & digital inorganic and materials chemists with big ideas.

Please share ! Deadline 24-June

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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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June 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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kingsnmes.bsky.social
That light is green🟢
The sky is blue🔵

But scientifically, that’s not quite true. No one can experience the exact same colour as you do. 🤯

Dr Sasha Rakovich explores the latest advancements in colour & how the phenomena is a matter of perception for the Conversation:

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/comment...
COMMENT: Do we see colour the same way? What scientists can learn from artists
Dr Sasha Rakovich explores the latest advancements in colour and how the phenomena is a matter of perception.
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May 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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birdiedavo.bsky.social
#booksky 📚 💙 #bookmemes #readingispolitical
April 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
King’s and Westminster City Council have partnered to deliver a Net Zero programme to tackle emissions, improve energy efficiency and create a greener future. 🎉

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Westminster Council and King's establish new partnership to deliver Net Zero programme
The partnership will leverage King’s expertise in energy systems and sustainable infrastructure to accelerate the transition to net zero in Westminster
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January 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Obituary: James Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024) chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines

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.
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January 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM