This work shows how mechanochemically assisted ligand-exchange approach can be applied to quickly (within 15 min) functionalize ZIF-8 with polar linkers for improved CO2 adsorption #mechanochemistry #MOF_functionalization #CO2_capture www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
It's funny how academic writing led me to normalise words like "intriguing", "to perform" etc., while if I use "intrigante" or "performare" in Italian I feel like I'm straight out of a 15th century Republic of Venice or something like that. #Academia #ChemSky
Mostly turtles - how long they can spin round on their backs & what they do inside their shells.
Making high-quality DVS more accessible.
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It's not quite the same thing, but I like the Neil Young quote: ""Heart of Gold" put me in the middle of the road. Traveling there soon became a bore, so I headed for the ditch. A rougher ride but I saw more interesting people there."
My quote of the day
We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.
Ambrose Bierce
This cartoon is great.
I've heard this kind of thing said about @hidenisochema.bsky.social sorption instruments:
"I could build one myself out of Swagelok parts for a fraction of the cost!"
Yes, you could. But it wouldn't be automated & there's the small matter of the costs of running a company.
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![Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdsd32pjwefxji33c5eferlek4o6kkadoosqisb5uatqjmrq4q4q)
Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.
Make It Myself
xkcd.com/3233/
The divide between "EVERYONE IN PUBLISHING IS USING CHATGPT" and my own experience of publishing is profound and widening.
I've published fourteen books, hundreds of essays & opinion pieces, some short stories & poems.
I've *never* used ChatGPT or anything like it. Not once. It offers me nothing.
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It's good to see I wasn't alone then, as a new follower yesterday due to argh kid, Matt - Gorton & Denton's homegrown working class Mancunian hero.
Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.
Ai is like that kid in class who always puts their hand up even if they don't know the answer
I'm really pleased to have been involved in this interlaboratory study, now published in ChemPhysChem.
If you calculate and/or publish isosteric enthalpies of adsorption, please take a look. We found a lot of variation in determined values...
#chemsky
Force Field-Agnostic Phase Classification of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Polymorphs, preprint from a collaboration with the group of Rocio Semino @sorbonne-universite.fr doi.org/10.48550/arX...
A long shot due to the general silence here, but does anyone do vibrational circular dichroism and would like to collaborate on something? #chemsky
Learn more about recent developments in the electrochemical CO2 reduction to C3+ products in this comprehensive #review, including the use of tandem CO2RR and CORR electrocatalysts #CO2_reduction #CO_reduction #high_value_added_multicarbon_chemicals www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Guangzhou achieves the country's largest fleet of #hydrogen-powered vehicles--The city of Guangzhou, in southern China, is accelerating the promotion of hydrogen- powered transportation . Its fleet of fuel cell vehicles already exceeds 4,000 units, placing it first in the country.
#HydrogenNow
Find out more how a transport membrane condenser-based rich solvent-split process can be coupled with gas-assisted stripping to achieve a reboiler duty saving of up to 26.8 % #CO2_regeneration #carbon_capture #gas_assisted_stripping #reboiler_duty
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
You would hope so.
At @undark.org, I argue that scientific journals need dedicated, paid fact-checkers to spot mistakes before they are published:
undark.org/2026/04/09/o...
The cartoon of the guy saying “say I am alive” to a computer” and the computer says “I am alive” and the guy replies “Oh my god”
Every credulous buffoon in Tech Journalism:
0.000000001 of your 5 a day.
i hate when people shame others for mispronouncing a word they’ve only ever read. correct them, fine, but like let’s give grace to readers to talk about what they read.
It probably wouldn't be particularly filling.
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This #editorial reflects on the achievements of the journal Green Carbon and their recognition by the UNESCO's Science Decade #green_carbon_programme #SDG
Bridging science and global goals: The UN endorsement of China’s Green... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Awesome view from Artemis II this morning.
