#chemists — Public Fediverse posts
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How #chemists turned #bourbon waste into #supercapacitors
Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert #stillage into hard or #ActivatedCarbon. Cossio & Guzman used activated carbon as #electrodes, creating double-layer #capacitors by putting liquid electrolyte between them. Proof-of-concept devices were able to store as much as 48W/kg. Built a hybrid device, with one activated carbon electrode and one hard carbon electrode, stored as much as 25 times the energy per kg
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/how-chemists-turned-bourbon-waste-into-super-capacitors/ -
How #chemists turned #bourbon waste into #supercapacitors
Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert #stillage into hard or #ActivatedCarbon. Cossio & Guzman used activated carbon as #electrodes, creating double-layer #capacitors by putting liquid electrolyte between them. Proof-of-concept devices were able to store as much as 48W/kg. Built a hybrid device, with one activated carbon electrode and one hard carbon electrode, stored as much as 25 times the energy per kg
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/how-chemists-turned-bourbon-waste-into-super-capacitors/ -
#SolarPunkSunday musings...
So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...
1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtistsOther suggestions?
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#SolarPunkSunday musings...
So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...
1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtistsOther suggestions?
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🕮Throughout his live in chemistry, Ryoji Noyori met Sir Derek Barton (see photo) and many, many more illustrious #chemists from all over the world. Have a look at the richly illustrated—136 photos on 159 pages—“Long, Memorable #Journey with the #International Community” of Ryoji Noyori that supplements his autobiography “#Research Should Be Fresh, Simple, and Clear”, published recently in the “Lives in Chemistry” series.
Free Download: https://doi.org/10.47261/1564_int_ep -
🕮Throughout his live in chemistry, Ryoji Noyori met Sir Derek Barton (see photo) and many, many more illustrious #chemists from all over the world. Have a look at the richly illustrated—136 photos on 159 pages—“Long, Memorable #Journey with the #International Community” of Ryoji Noyori that supplements his autobiography “#Research Should Be Fresh, Simple, and Clear”, published recently in the “Lives in Chemistry” series.
Free Download: https://doi.org/10.47261/1564_int_ep -
Οι “Χημικοί” του Μικρόκοσμου: Εξερευνώντας τους Μονοκύτταρους Μικροοργανισμούς μέσω https://greekhub.org/oi-chimikoi-tou-mikrokosmou-exerevnontas-tous-monokyttarous-mikroorganismous-meso/ #chemists #computation #MIT #News #Questions #singlecelled #study #worlds #GreekHub
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In a new study, #chemists have developed a novel framework for determining how effectively carbon monoxide sticks to the surface of a #catalyst during conversion from carbon dioxide.
#Chemistry #sflorg
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In a new study, #chemists have developed a novel framework for determining how effectively carbon monoxide sticks to the surface of a #catalyst during conversion from carbon dioxide.
#Chemistry #sflorg
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Are chemists being too human centric when they say that water is a universal solvent?
#chemistry #chemists #water #solvents #humans #humancentric #universalsolvent -
MIT #chemists have designed a new type of #fluorescent #molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of #tumors.
#Chemistry #Biomedical #sflorg
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MIT #chemists have designed a new type of #fluorescent #molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of #tumors.
#Chemistry #Biomedical #sflorg
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hot take but can #governments like... stop making us pay for #medications and other #healthcare... like ik its the pharmaceutical #companies and #chemists but can governments just cover it bc like.... ppl are dying 😐 like all u gotta do is eat the rich........
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hot take but can #governments like... stop making us pay for #medications and other #healthcare... like ik its the pharmaceutical #companies and #chemists but can governments just cover it bc like.... ppl are dying 😐 like all u gotta do is eat the rich........
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Dutch Gaper. 👅
A traditional figure displayed outside apothecaries in the Netherlands to symbolise medicine-taking.
The Museum of Curiosities
@CuriosMuseum #globalmuseum #chemists -
Dutch Gaper. 👅
A traditional figure displayed outside apothecaries in the Netherlands to symbolise medicine-taking.
The Museum of Curiosities
@CuriosMuseum #globalmuseum #chemists -
#MarineFungi Could Eat #PlasticPollution, Helping to Clean Our #Oceans and #Beaches
Learn more about the marine #fungi that could be conditioned to help clean up #Hawaii’s beaches.
By Monica Cull
Feb 14, 2025 4:00 PMFeb 14, 2025 4:01 PM"Hawaii is home to some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. Striking blue waters, lush jungles, and pristine beaches make it a paradise. It’s also home to other unique inhabitants, such as sea turtles, dolphins, and… plastics?
"According to a new study from the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa, plastics are becoming the most prevalent form of pollution in the ocean, which can be detrimental to marine species and their habitat. However, researchers from UH discovered a fungus from Hawai‘i’s nearshore environment that may have the ability to break down plastics, and to top it off, they may be conditioned to do it faster. The findings were recently published in Mycologia.
" 'Plastic in the environment today is extremely long-lived and is nearly impossible to degrade using existing technologies,' said Ronja Steinbach, lead author of the study and a marine biology undergraduate student at the UH Mānoa College of Natural Sciences, in a press release.
"Marine fungi may be a term you’ve never heard before. This is likely due to the fact that less than 1 percent of marine fungi are known to science.
" 'Our research highlights marine fungi as a promising and largely untapped group to investigate for new ways to recycle and remove plastic from #nature. Very few people study fungi in the ocean, and we estimated that fewer than one percent of marine fungi are currently described,' said Steinbach in the press release.
"For this study, the research team looked at marine fungi found in #corals, #seaweed, #sand, and #sponges from Hawai’i’s nearshore. And they hope that the fungi could help degrade plastics in the marine environment.
" 'Fungi possess a superpower for eating things that other organisms can’t digest (like #wood or #chitin), so we tested the fungi in our collection for their ability to digest plastic,' said Anthony Amend, Pacific Biosciences Research Center professor and co-lead author of the study, in a press release.
The Hungry Fungi
"The team exposed the fastest-growing fungi to small dishes filled with #polyurethane, a common plastic, and noted if and how fast the fungi would consume it. The team also 'experimentally evolved' the fungi to see if they would grow and consume more polyurethane the more they were exposed to the plastic.
" 'We were shocked to find that more than 60 percent of the fungi we collected from the ocean had some ability to eat plastic and transform it into fungi,' Steinbach said in a press release. 'We were also impressed to see how quickly fungi were able to adapt. It was very exciting to see that in just three months, a relatively short amount of time, some of the fungi were able to increase their feeding rates by as much as 15 percent.'
"The research team is currently working to see if these marine fungi can break down other forms of plastics, such as #polyethylene and #PolyethyleneTerephthalate. They’re also trying to understand how, at a molecular level, these fungi can degrade these plastics.
" 'We hope to collaborate with #engineers, #chemists, and #oceanographers who can leverage these findings into actual solutions to clean up our beaches and oceans,' said Steinbach in a press release.
#SolarPunkSunday #PlasticPollution #Pollution #PollutionSolutions
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#MarineFungi Could Eat #PlasticPollution, Helping to Clean Our #Oceans and #Beaches
Learn more about the marine #fungi that could be conditioned to help clean up #Hawaii’s beaches.
By Monica Cull
Feb 14, 2025 4:00 PMFeb 14, 2025 4:01 PM"Hawaii is home to some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes. Striking blue waters, lush jungles, and pristine beaches make it a paradise. It’s also home to other unique inhabitants, such as sea turtles, dolphins, and… plastics?
"According to a new study from the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa, plastics are becoming the most prevalent form of pollution in the ocean, which can be detrimental to marine species and their habitat. However, researchers from UH discovered a fungus from Hawai‘i’s nearshore environment that may have the ability to break down plastics, and to top it off, they may be conditioned to do it faster. The findings were recently published in Mycologia.
" 'Plastic in the environment today is extremely long-lived and is nearly impossible to degrade using existing technologies,' said Ronja Steinbach, lead author of the study and a marine biology undergraduate student at the UH Mānoa College of Natural Sciences, in a press release.
"Marine fungi may be a term you’ve never heard before. This is likely due to the fact that less than 1 percent of marine fungi are known to science.
" 'Our research highlights marine fungi as a promising and largely untapped group to investigate for new ways to recycle and remove plastic from #nature. Very few people study fungi in the ocean, and we estimated that fewer than one percent of marine fungi are currently described,' said Steinbach in the press release.
"For this study, the research team looked at marine fungi found in #corals, #seaweed, #sand, and #sponges from Hawai’i’s nearshore. And they hope that the fungi could help degrade plastics in the marine environment.
" 'Fungi possess a superpower for eating things that other organisms can’t digest (like #wood or #chitin), so we tested the fungi in our collection for their ability to digest plastic,' said Anthony Amend, Pacific Biosciences Research Center professor and co-lead author of the study, in a press release.
The Hungry Fungi
"The team exposed the fastest-growing fungi to small dishes filled with #polyurethane, a common plastic, and noted if and how fast the fungi would consume it. The team also 'experimentally evolved' the fungi to see if they would grow and consume more polyurethane the more they were exposed to the plastic.
" 'We were shocked to find that more than 60 percent of the fungi we collected from the ocean had some ability to eat plastic and transform it into fungi,' Steinbach said in a press release. 'We were also impressed to see how quickly fungi were able to adapt. It was very exciting to see that in just three months, a relatively short amount of time, some of the fungi were able to increase their feeding rates by as much as 15 percent.'
"The research team is currently working to see if these marine fungi can break down other forms of plastics, such as #polyethylene and #PolyethyleneTerephthalate. They’re also trying to understand how, at a molecular level, these fungi can degrade these plastics.
" 'We hope to collaborate with #engineers, #chemists, and #oceanographers who can leverage these findings into actual solutions to clean up our beaches and oceans,' said Steinbach in a press release.
#SolarPunkSunday #PlasticPollution #Pollution #PollutionSolutions
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Chemistry Data Days 25 ⚗️
ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER
This year we have two clear topics:
- the first day is about '#Research #Data #Management in #teaching’ with many practical contributions from lecturers who are successfully working in this field.
- The second day deals with ‘Tools for the entire digital life cycle’ and is aimed specifically at #chemists and related disciplines.Mainz, 🗓️3 and 4 June 2025
Free of charge, registration required at https://bit.ly/4hV4brK -
#Chemistry #Data Days 25 ⚗️
This year we have two clear topics: the first day is about ' #Research #Data #Management in #teaching’ with many practical contributions from lecturers who are successfully working in this field. The second day deals with ‘Tools for the entire digital life cycle’ and is aimed specifically at #chemists and related disciplines.
Mainz, 🗓️3 and 4 June 2025
Free of charge, register:
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#Chemistry #Data Days 25 ⚗️
This year we have two clear topics: the first day is about ' #Research #Data #Management in #teaching’ with many practical contributions from lecturers who are successfully working in this field. The second day deals with ‘Tools for the entire digital life cycle’ and is aimed specifically at #chemists and related disciplines.
Mainz, 🗓️3 and 4 June 2025
Free of charge, register: https://bit.ly/4hV4brK -
Did some tidying up of the links for chemistry related starter packs, arranged loosely by subject area, and added who maintains the list so you know who to speak with if you'd like to be added! tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart... #ChemSky #Chemistry #Chemists #StarterPacks 🧪
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Did some tidying up of the links for chemistry related starter packs, arranged loosely by subject area, and added who maintains the list so you know who to speak with if you'd like to be added! tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart... #ChemSky #Chemistry #Chemists #StarterPacks 🧪
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#solubility question for all the #chemists out here in the #chemiverse. do you distinguish between slightly and sparingly in terms of solubility? in either case, at what weight percent would you use these descriptors? at what weight percent would you consider something insoluble? for example, at 20 °C, benzoic acid is determined to have a solubility of 0.29 g/L #askfedi
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#solubility question for all the #chemists out here in the #chemiverse. do you distinguish between slightly and sparingly in terms of solubility? in either case, at what weight percent would you use these descriptors? at what weight percent would you consider something insoluble? for example, at 20 °C, benzoic acid is determined to have a solubility of 0.29 g/L #askfedi
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Practical #RDM in University #Education
Most #chemists think that #students would benefit from good research data management. But only a few universities teach RDM in chemistry.
Lessons learned from a workshop with experience reports
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Marie Curie’s 1918 Research Tour of Italy
Documentary film describes a little-known three-week stay in Italy to find new sources of radium
https://www.chemistryviews.org/marie-curies-1918-research-tour-of-italy/
#chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews #chemiverse #mariecurie #chemistryhistory #chemists #famouschemist #UniversityofPisa
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Marie Curie’s 1918 Research Tour of Italy
Documentary film describes a little-known three-week stay in Italy to find new sources of radium
https://www.chemistryviews.org/marie-curies-1918-research-tour-of-italy/
#chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews #chemiverse #mariecurie #chemistryhistory #chemists #famouschemist #UniversityofPisa
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Nostalgic toot warning! ⚠️
We often celebrate birthdays 🎂 of #scientists whose research was impactful on our lives.
But is marking the publication anniversary of research that was a #TurningPoint in our #science career a thing? 🤔
If so, a 40th anniversary toot to a #JACS paper that will remain relevant as long as #chemistry students learn about Ron Gillespie’s #VSEPR model and #chemists use it to intuitively understand the shapes of molecules.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja00318a009 -
Nostalgic toot warning! ⚠️
We often celebrate birthdays 🎂 of #scientists whose research was impactful on our lives.
But is marking the publication anniversary of research that was a #TurningPoint in our #science career a thing? 🤔
If so, a 40th anniversary toot to a #JACS paper that will remain relevant as long as #chemistry students learn about Ron Gillespie’s #VSEPR model and #chemists use it to intuitively understand the shapes of molecules.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja00318a009 -
🏆🎖️🌟 Nominate a deserving individual for their remarkable contributions
https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/862579/Awards_Accepting_Nominations/
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🏆🎖️🌟 Nominate a deserving individual for their remarkable contributions
https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/862579/Awards_Accepting_Nominations/
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“I felt a widower and an orphan and fantasized about #writing the saga of an atom of #carbon to make the people understand the solemn #poetry , known only to #chemists , of chlorophyll #photosynthesis … …Writing sad, crepuscular #poems , and not all that beautiful, while the world was in flames, did not seem to us either strange or shameful… …Our ignorance allowed us to live”
Primo Levi, ‘Gold’, “The Periodic Table”
Much wonderful material between the excerpts. A wonderful and timely book.
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“I felt a widower and an orphan and fantasized about #writing the saga of an atom of #carbon to make the people understand the solemn #poetry , known only to #chemists , of chlorophyll #photosynthesis … …Writing sad, crepuscular #poems , and not all that beautiful, while the world was in flames, did not seem to us either strange or shameful… …Our ignorance allowed us to live”
Primo Levi, ‘Gold’, “The Periodic Table”
Much wonderful material between the excerpts. A wonderful and timely book.
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- Compared to the #tech #industry, #innovation in #industries involving physical products and manufacturing processes, like #energy, #steel, and #automobiles, is much more difficult and capital-intensive.
- The real #heroes of #innovation are the largely unknown #scientists, #chemists, and #engineers working on incremental improvements to #technologies like #solar panels, #batteries, and #heat #pumps. (3/5) -
- Compared to the #tech #industry, #innovation in #industries involving physical products and manufacturing processes, like #energy, #steel, and #automobiles, is much more difficult and capital-intensive.
- The real #heroes of #innovation are the largely unknown #scientists, #chemists, and #engineers working on incremental improvements to #technologies like #solar panels, #batteries, and #heat #pumps. (3/5) -
What's the DEAL?
And why a contract between German universities and scientific publishers helps #chemists?
DEAL means that if you work on a participating #university, you don't have to pay APCs for #OpenAccess #Publications & much more.
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What's the DEAL?
And why a contract between German universities and scientific publishers helps #chemists?
DEAL means that if you work on a participating #university, you don't have to pay APCs for #OpenAccess #Publications & much more.
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Primo Levi, Leopold Gmelin, Friedrich Konrad Beilstein und Carl Duisberg, four names behind three prizes the President Stefanie Dehnen of GDCh awarded at the spring meeting in Aachen to Henning Hopf, Eva Wille and Corina Andronescu. At the “Chemiedozententagung” #CDT24 almost 100 Early Career #Chemists presented their results, and each one had received as a special recognition a recently published autobiography of an eminent chemist.
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Small bottle of Laudanum made by chemist and druggist Bernard Westlake c.1880. Commonly taken as a pain killer, Laudanum contained opium and morphine and was extremely addictive.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/971 #chemists #drugs
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3 days of antibiotics from pharmacists could lead to chronic UTIs, experts warn
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/3-days-of-antibiotics-from-pharmacists-could-lead-to-chronic-utis-experts-warn/ar-BB1hHNyI?cvid=ced4fc8c028a458efdfbdfc08d7a77c8&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=8#Antibiotics
#Pharmacy
#Chemists
#UTIs
#NHSPharmacyFirstScheme
#PharmacyFirstScheme
#ChronicUTIs
#Cystitis
#NICE
#Women
#PharmacistsDefenseAssociation
#BladderHealthUK
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TIL about alkahest, both the #alchemical concept and the modern repurposing of the term by #chemists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkahest
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The Biggest Questions: How did #life begin?
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/14/1082828/how-did-life-begin/
#AI is helping #chemists unpick the #mysteries around the #origins of life and detect signs of it on other worlds.
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#Cancer trial results show power of weaponized #Antibodies : Nature
The #Uselessness of Useful #Knowledge : Quanta Mag
How #Chemists are tackling the #Plastics problem : Tech Review
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
