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Bunnies in a raft pull up next to a spaceship capsule, which has just splashed down and is floating in the open sea. Visible in the capsule, two bunnies wave at the ones in the boat.

Bunnies in a raft pull up next to a spaceship capsule, which has just splashed down and is floating in the open sea. Visible in the capsule, two bunnies wave at the ones in the boat.

Daily bunny no.3285 made it home safely

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I donโ€™t think I realized how traumatized I was just by viewing that and Columbiaโ€™s re-entry ๐Ÿ˜ญ (I canโ€™t imagine what their friends and family went through) I found it very hard to watch yesterdayโ€™s splashdown live. Phew, so happy it was successful

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I know itโ€™s not quite #caturday but Guinness was totally enthralled with the return of #ArtemisII. She had to high five the crew on #splashdown. #catsofbluesky #catsinspac

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Itโ€™s my favourite too!

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Promotional graphic from Beyond Benign for โ€œGreen Chemistry Connections.โ€ The title โ€œBlue Chemistry: The Way of Waterโ€ appears above the date and time, โ€œApril 15, 2026 | 12โ€“2 PM (EDT).โ€ Two speaker headshots are shown: Prof. Francesca Kerton of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Jost Dittkrist of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. MilliporeSigma and ICL are listed as sponsors. The background is a blue-to-green gradient with a network pattern.

Promotional graphic from Beyond Benign for โ€œGreen Chemistry Connections.โ€ The title โ€œBlue Chemistry: The Way of Waterโ€ appears above the date and time, โ€œApril 15, 2026 | 12โ€“2 PM (EDT).โ€ Two speaker headshots are shown: Prof. Francesca Kerton of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Jost Dittkrist of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. MilliporeSigma and ICL are listed as sponsors. The background is a blue-to-green gradient with a network pattern.

Join #GreenChemistryConnections on April 15th from 12โ€“2 p.m. EDT to explore how chemistry can help address water challenges like pollution, chemical waste, & resource management. ๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒ We're excited to hear from @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jost Dittkrist. ๐Ÿ‘‰ RSVP: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...

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@iupac.org highlights Chemistry International article by Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social on #IUPAC|CSC2027 in Montrรฉal ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Under the theme Engaging Chemistry, the Congress will bring together the global community across all scales of chemistry. ๏ฟผ

๐Ÿ“ฃ Call for symposia coming soon!

๐Ÿ”— iupac.org/CI

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And campus is closed tomorrow, after being closed Weds and Thursday last week โ„๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Waiting to see if my optometrist appointment is cancelled ๐Ÿ˜ž

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the award winners for the 4th Global NMR Online Conference July 16-18, 2025

the award winners for the 4th Global NMR Online Conference July 16-18, 2025

Mark your calendar! Global NMR Discussion Meetings @globalnmr.bsky.social will host the 5th Annual Online Conference, July 22โ€“24, 2026. Fully online, free, and open to everyone, no travel or registration costs! Stay tuned www.globalnmr.org #NMRchat ๐Ÿงฒ

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Indeed, indeed.
I'm sure there are plenty of papers around that were wrongly using cameras to monitor chemical reactions. Especially with the rise of the SDL, this is an extremely important topic....
Just because you see a color, it doesn't mean that your camera can quantify it....

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Beautiful!

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Calling all young scientists! ๐Ÿ“ฃ

The ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ global essay competition is back for 2026!

Theme: "๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€?โ€

๐Ÿ”— www.iocd.org/v3_site/Essa...

#ChemSky #SustainableChemistry

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#chemjobs #chemjobscanada #chemsky en francais

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All credit for the beautiful cover page and very detailed critical review goes to @boudreauchem.bsky.social Thanks also to our amazing collaborators at the NRC (and those formerly there) ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŸ ๐Ÿš๐ŸฆชStill so much to learn about fish, seafood and biominerals #chemsky

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A really nice report on our recent @natsynth.nature.com article.
#chemsky #organosodium

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What is road salt and how does it impact the environment? The ice-melting substance is ubiquitous in many snowy areas. Smart salting is key to minimize its environmental impact

Chloride salts are used to make roadways safe in the wintertime, despite being very environmentally unfriendly and corrosive. Research is ongoing to find new ways to limit the corrosive properties of salts and minimize the amount needed to break the ice. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky ๐Ÿงช

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Ferrioxalate photocatalysis: A multitasking platform for reductive iron catalysis Ironโ€™s abundance motivates its use in sustainable catalyst systems that also offer complementary reactivity manifolds compared to precious metals. However, the challenging reduction of benchmark iron ...

Great way for chemsky to kick off 2026 as @fabiojulia7.bsky.social and company repurpose the ferrioxalate system as a versatile photoredox catalyst for dehalogenation, hydrocarboxylation, and cross-coupling reactions!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Nessa Carson: Conference Database A researcher-endorsed database of global conferences relevant to all chemists, with particular focus on the UK and Europe.

It's new annual conference budget time! I've updated the public, filterable Chemistry Conference Database with hundreds of new conferences.

There are currently 564 conferences in the list.
supersciencegrl.co.uk/conferences #chemsky #chemchat

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Oxygen migration into carbonโ€“carbon single bonds by photochemical oxidation - Nature Synthesis Heteroatom insertions into chemically inert carbonโ€“carbon single bonds are rare compared to their unsaturated analogues. Now, ligand-to-metal charge transfer offers a promising entry point for oxygen ...

My favorite 2025 #PfizerChemistry publications #12daysOfPapers
12a:

What a pleasure it was to work with the @uwyoongroup.bsky.social and @tehshik.bsky.social on this sp3 skeletal rearrangement paper - wonderful job by Caitlin, Cade and all - Iโ€™m still floored by this rxn #ChemSky #ChemChat

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Happy Christmas!

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A bifunctional boronic acid/phosphorus(V) organocatalyst for the direct room-temperature amidation of carboxylic acids An organocatalyst containing boronic acid and phosphine oxide groups enables the coupling of carboxylic acids and amines at room temperature to achieve a sustainable route to the amide bonds present i...

My favorite 2025 #PfizerChemistry publications #12daysOfPapers 8/n:

Room temp catalytic amide formation with this ingenious bifunctional B-P reagent from our process chem in collab with the Sandford Lab @ UTSA
#ChemSky #ChemChat

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And thatโ€™s a wrap for me at #Pacifichem 2025 for me. Thank you to @beyondbenign.bsky.social and everyone involved in todayโ€™s Green Chemistry Community Building Symposium #Chemsky

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Thank you to participants & sponsors (Daicel Corporation, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland & #RSCSustainability) of our #Pacifichem Symposium, Sustainable Polymer and Materials Chemistry. Posters were Tuesday, Talks Wednesday and our Mixer/Reception Thursday. Congrats to our award winners #chemsky

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Looking for a fun activity between sessions at #Pacifichem2025? Check out the "Twas the Light Before Christmas" experience! Use the PACCHEM promo code for free (non-skating) access. alohaimmersive.com

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The American Chemical Society held an evening reception on Sunday, the day before the official start of Pacifichem 2025, to celebrate its upcoming 150th anniversary year. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

The American Chemical Society held an evening reception on Sunday, the day before the official start of Pacifichem 2025, to celebrate its upcoming 150th anniversary year. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

Mona Nemer, Canadaโ€™s chief science advisor, gave the first plenary talk of the event, discussing the role of scientists as diplomats. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

Mona Nemer, Canadaโ€™s chief science advisor, gave the first plenary talk of the event, discussing the role of scientists as diplomats. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

A Pacifichem 2025 attendee receives a lesson in coconut frond braiding at the opening night reception. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

A Pacifichem 2025 attendee receives a lesson in coconut frond braiding at the opening night reception. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

Pacifichem attendees learned how to braid ti leaves as part of a series of Hawaiian-themed activities at the opening night reception. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

Pacifichem attendees learned how to braid ti leaves as part of a series of Hawaiian-themed activities at the opening night reception. Credit: Sara L. Cottle

Once every 5 years, scientists all over the world gather in Hawaii for the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies: cen.acs.org/acs-news/mee...

#Pacifichem2025 #Pacifichem #chemsky ๐Ÿงช

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Happy #Caturday and Happy Holidays from Prince cat

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Sustainable Preparation of World Health Organization (WHO) Essential Medicines by Mechanochemistry - Beyond Benign Although significant efforts have been made to reduce the environmental impact of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production, the use of organic solventsโ€”responsible for about 75% of the total ...

๐Ÿ“ขYou can still register for an amazing mechanochemistry webinar by Dr. Colacino on Tuesday Dec 9 organized by IUPAC and Beyond Benign www.beyondbenign.org/event/sustai... #chemsky #womeninstem #greenchemistry ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงช

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Promotional poster by the Royal Society of Chemistry titled 'Disability-Inclusive Laboratories in the Chemical Sciences'. Features an illustration of diverse individuals working in a laboratory setting, emphasizing accessibility in chemistry.

Promotional poster by the Royal Society of Chemistry titled 'Disability-Inclusive Laboratories in the Chemical Sciences'. Features an illustration of diverse individuals working in a laboratory setting, emphasizing accessibility in chemistry.

Explore our case studies on making chemistry workspaces more accessible for disabled scientists.
As part of our Disability-Inclusive Laboratories in the Chemical Sciences report, the library offers 29 examples to inspire change.
Read the case studies & share your own: https://rsc.li/486SU67
#ChemSky

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Promotional image for an event celebrating 200 years of benzene, featuring a molecular structure graphic of benzene in the background with text that reads 'Celebrating 200 years of benzene, guest edited by Ben Feringa and Nazario Martin. Submit now.' Logo of the Royal Society of Chemistry displayed in the corner.

Promotional image for an event celebrating 200 years of benzene, featuring a molecular structure graphic of benzene in the background with text that reads 'Celebrating 200 years of benzene, guest edited by Ben Feringa and Nazario Martin. Submit now.' Logo of the Royal Society of Chemistry displayed in the corner.

Benzene turns 200! ๐ŸŽ‰

Weโ€™re celebrating with a special research collection on carbon-based systems, aromaticity, and molecular innovation.
๐Ÿ“ข Want to contribute?๐Ÿ”— https://rsc.li/4oqDm2X

#Faraday #CallForPapers #RoyalSocietyofChemistry #ChemSky

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Periodicity-aware deep learning for polymers - Nature Computational Science PerioGT is a self-supervised learning framework for polymer property prediction, integrating periodicity priors and additional conditions to enhance generalization under data scarcity and enable broad...

๐Ÿ“ขOut now: Peng Zhang, Jian Ji and colleagues present PerioGT, a framework for polymer property prediction that enhances generalization under data scarcity. www.nature.com/articles/s43... #chemsky

๐Ÿ”“ rdcu.be/eQYFI

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Space pollution levels in the atmosphere are rocketing More metal than ever is entering the upper atmosphere because of space traffic, with unknown effects on climate

As more rockets and satellites in low Earth orbit burn up in the atmosphere at the end of their lives, the amount of introduced vapors and particulate matter there is dramatically rising. cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky ๐Ÿงช

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