Comic. [A chemical formula trailing off the right side] C1076 H1080 Ac1067 Ag1069 Al1075 Am1026 Ar1075 As1070 At1047 Au1069 B1071 Ba1070 Be [caption] The approximate chemical formula for the universe

Chemical Formula

xkcd.com/3200/

#chemchat

Weird statement by Rutte. First, it is obviously wrong. Given time and the necessary investments, Europe can of course defend itself without U.S.
And second: Why undermine European deterrence like that? This message increases the risk that Putin will try to exploit the current fracture in NATO.

I'm currently advertising a two year PDRA position in simulating actinide X-ray spectra at @manchester.ac.uk. Feel free to DM or email me if you have any questions about this position.
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Dangerous nitric acid spill reported in Montague Gardens A hazardous nitric acid spill in Montague Gardens has prompted road closures and potential evacuations:

Uh nope.

Nopenope nopity nope. #chemchat

Nanoscopic strain evolution in single-crystal battery positive electrodes - Nature Nanotechnology This study elucidates nanoscopic strain evolution in single-crystal Ni-rich positive electrodes, demonstrating that mechanical failure results from lattice distortions, and redefines the roles of coba...

Is the role of Co and Mn the same in single-crystal and polycrystalline Ni-rich battery positive electrode active materials? 🔎🤔🔋

You can find the answer to this question in the latest @natnano.nature.com battery research article 🤩😎

#battchat #batteries #energy

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The duplicates that haunt crystallography databases Researchers call for retraction of two recent <i>Nature</i> studies about AI-generated crystals

Duplicates of crystal structures are flooding databases, implicating repositories hosting organic, inorganic, and computer-generated crystals. The issue raises questions about curation practices at databases and claims around novelty. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

Comic. [Two people one one side of a pile of seven apples, next to person with long hair next to five apples.] PERSON: Okay, with my seven apples added to your five, we have… let’s se… twelve apples! PERSON 2 [with hands raised]: Incredible! Perfect agreement with the theory! [caption] Experimental Mathematicians

Apples

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MI6 Chief gives speech. Speech may contain words that are interesting. But because MI6 Chief is a woman @telegraph.co.uk prints an article about her appearance, with no mention of the speech’s content.

so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.

like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*

Oh my gawd, hvor er amerikanerne amerikanske i øjeblikket

Messerschmidt overdriver antallet af udvisningsdømte, som ikke har forladt landet, med mindst 400 procent DF-formanden hævder, at der er 15.000 udvisningsdømte udlændinge, »som stadig er i Danmark«. Det rigtige tal er et sted mellem 792 og 3.293. Det »ændrer ikke en tøddel på det principielle«, siger Mort...

Kunne egentlig bedre lide overskriften til denne artikel i den trykte udgave af avisen: Slet og ret "Messerchmidts misinformation".
Det er vigtigt at kalde tingene hvad de er og at holde politikere op på at de ikke bare kan lyve efter forgodtbefindende.

Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.

Holy moly, do people still think the U.S. is an ally of Europe? It is now an officially stated foreign policy goal to undermine the EU and centrist European governments that don't ideologically align with MAGA.

ICCC is coming to Denmark. The lineup looks great already. And I've heard rumours there will be a symposia on chemical sensing using hybrid materials, anyone who comes (to the symposia) will get a free tour at the sausage museum at Den Smagløse! #iccc2026

This is going to be a discussion topic for my students next time I teach gas laws. #chemchat

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When you collaborate with proper organic chemists. #chemchat #chemsky

Hold up

I have a question for #chemsky and #chemchat: I often see published PXRD patterns which do not fit to the theoretical pattern of a new structure. If the diffraction data don't support the structure, what does that say about the rest of the characterization?

Supercritical CO2-modulated phase transition in CaSnO3 from orthorhombic to cubic symmetry for room-temperature ferromagnetism The advancement of nanotechnology has enabled magnetic nanomaterials to exhibit remarkable potential and application value in medicine, transportation, information storage, and spintronics owing to th...

I am not sure how many solid-state chemists are lurking here, but I bet 10p that CaSnO3 is not magnetic (with or without CO2) pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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#ECMMCopenhagen #MolecularMagnetism #Copenhagen

Opportunity for beamline scientist (macromolecular crystallography) at Diamond Light Source (Harwell Oxfordshire UK) ref: 11715 | closing: 02-Nov-2025 #MX #StructBiol #chemsky 🧪
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Behavior of Layered Vanadium Nitride MXene MXenes have been extensively studied for over a decade, with numerous compositions successfully synthesized. However, the top-down synthesis of vanadium nitride (V2NTx) has remained elusive despite it...

Interested in nitride MXenes? Together with the Djire group, we synthesized V2NTx and compared it to its carbide sibling. The new 2D nitride exhibits improved performance and greater stability. Available #openaccess at ACS Nano.
Check it out!
#MXenes #chemsky #matsky
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Crystallography in school Preconditions and applications for teaching crystallography in high school chemistry classes are presented.

A great approach: "analysis of #CrystalStructures in science classes at #HighSchools offers a wide range of opportunities for illustrating and improving understanding of fundamental #StructuralChemistry concepts"😀 doi.org/10.1107/S160...
@japplcryst.iucr.org #K12 #crystallography #Education

Professors, help me out here - how many graduate students or postdocs do you feel have a background in teaching:

1) astronomy AND 2) biochemistry or biology?

A. less than 50
B. 50-250
C. 250-500
D. More than 500

Please RT. 🧪⚗️#chemsky