Early this year we were able to irradiate some ZrC coated surrogate particles using the INSET system developed at ORNL. The results from this experiment will help us understand the behavior of ZrC at conditions relevant to nuclear thermal propulsion. #TRISO #nuclearfuel
They’re really going after absolutely everything, everywhere 🙁
“Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums”
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⚾ Hey #S25MRS attendees! Ready to hit a home run on your Seattle experience? We’ve teamed up with the @mariners.com to bring you discounted tickets to a game while you're in town! 🎟👉 MRS.org/Mariners
ACS lanyard
Why is @acs.org putting www.crowdconnected.com tracking devices in our lanyards? #ACSFall2015
Japan and the US NRC funded research at Sandia National Lab to build a 1/4-scale model of a prestressed concrete containment vessel and pressure test it to failure.
If you are at #TMS2025 my group is going to give two presentations on the fabrication of coated particle fuel and the use of machine learning for nuclear fuel performance. See information below.
Thrilled to share our latest tools for self-driving labs & autonomous experiments at #TMS2025 with Sparks Group! We'll cover many topics from hardware to software, and more. Join us in Vegas, Mar 24–27! #AI #MaterialsScience #Research #SDL
Have you ever wanted to deep dive nuclear reactor coolants? Today's your lucky day! A brand-new Coolants page is up! whatisnuclear.com/coolants.html
Long letter from NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, available here: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Letter-to-the-Community.pdf
🧪 The NSF director is lying to you.
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR
The UK university sector is on fire. This is happening virtually everywhere -- job cuts, hiring freezes, department closures, PhD funding programmes... full blown crisis
I also disagree, but without a trace of respect
Having had a kid die of measles in my arms as a doctor in the DR Congo, I respectfully disagree that this would be better. Vaccines save lives.
www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-it-wo...
As a parent of two kids in public schools, I know how vital it is to invest in our students and teachers. Destroying the Department of Education is a disaster—we should be strengthening our schools, not underfunding them.
Reddit: Iowa State Chemistry withdrawing international PhD admissions
chemsky 🧪⚗️
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:
DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.
ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.
REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
Ahora sí, esto era lo que quería hacer: un starter pack de señoras que hablan de ciencia, con periodistas, divulgadoras y científicas.
go.bsky.app/UkpCwvF
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social
New article from @science.org gives a bit of a peek behind the curtain. It seems NSF internally has no idea what is happening, how to implement, or what the consequences of non-compliance will be.
Literally every time I have filed this story (4x this week), something happened to change it before my editor had a chance to look.
But here’s WTF happened at NIH this week (so far)
cen.acs.org/policy/US-fu...
This would also be illegal.
Trump cannot criminalize conduct via executive order, and he certainly can't reinterpret state criminal law. This is intended most of all to terrify people.
If you are a teacher, consult an attorney for the laws in your state. But don't comply in advance.
In the federal govt, as elsewhere, senior staff is more white and male than junior staff. Crushing "DEI" is a response to perceived risk to White dominance, not an actual threat.
Gift link: wapo.st/3WyP0Nj
If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.
Once the future of solar power, the landmark Ivanpah solar thermal power plant along I-15 near the Nevada-California border is past its prime, left in the desert dust by cheaper solar PV. Now, two of the three units are scheduled to go offline in 2026. www.8newsnow.com/news/local-n... 🔌💡
Job posting: Assistant/Associate Professor of Chemistry, Tusculum University, Tusculum, TN (full-time) chemjobber.blogspot.com/2025/01/job-... chemsky ⚗️🧪
Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
