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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineFungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineFungi</span></a> Could Eat <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a>, Helping to Clean Our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Beaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beaches</span></a></p><p>Learn more about the marine <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> that could be conditioned to help clean up <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a>’s beaches.</p><p>By Monica Cull<br>Feb 14, 2025 4:00 PMFeb 14, 2025 4:01 PM</p><p>"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? </p><p>"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.</p><p>" '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.</p><p>"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.</p><p>" 'Our research highlights marine fungi as a promising and largely untapped group to investigate for new ways to recycle and remove plastic from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a>. 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. </p><p>"For this study, the research team looked at marine fungi found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corals</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seaweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seaweed</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sand</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sponges</span></a> from Hawai’i’s nearshore. And they hope that the fungi could help degrade plastics in the marine environment. </p><p>" 'Fungi possess a superpower for eating things that other organisms can’t digest (like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wood</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chitin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chitin</span></a>), 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. </p><p>The Hungry Fungi</p><p>"The team exposed the fastest-growing fungi to small dishes filled with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polyurethane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyurethane</span></a>, 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. </p><p>" '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.'</p><p>"The research team is currently working to see if these marine fungi can break down other forms of plastics, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polyethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyethylene</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PolyethyleneTerephthalate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolyethyleneTerephthalate</span></a>. They’re also trying to understand how, at a molecular level, these fungi can degrade these plastics. </p><p>" 'We hope to collaborate with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineers</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oceanographers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oceanographers</span></a> who can leverage these findings into actual solutions to clean up our beaches and oceans,' said Steinbach in a press release.</p><p><a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/marine-fungi-could-eat-plastic-pollution-helping-to-clean-our-oceans-and" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">discovermagazine.com/environme</span><span class="invisible">nt/marine-fungi-could-eat-plastic-pollution-helping-to-clean-our-oceans-and</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PollutionSolutions</span></a></p>
NFDI4Chem<p>Chemistry Data Days 25 ⚗️</p><p>ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER</p><p>This year we have two clear topics: <br>- the first day is about '<a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Management</span></a> in <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a>’ with many practical contributions from lecturers who are successfully working in this field. <br>- The second day deals with ‘Tools for the entire digital life cycle’ and is aimed specifically at <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> and related disciplines.</p><p>Mainz, 🗓️3 and 4 June 2025<br>Free of charge, registration required at <a href="https://bit.ly/4hV4brK" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/4hV4brK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
NFDI4Chem<p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> Days 25 ⚗️</p><p>This year we have two clear topics: the first day is about ' <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Management</span></a> in <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a>’ 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 <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> and related disciplines.</p><p>Mainz, 🗓️3 and 4 June 2025</p><p>Free of charge, register: <br><a href="https://bit.ly/4hV4brK" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/4hV4brK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/researchdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>researchdata</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/rdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rdm</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/fairdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fairdata</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/forschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forschung</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/fdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fdm</span></a></p>
NFDI4Chem<p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> Days 25 ⚗️</p><p>This year we have two clear topics: the first day is about ' <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Management</span></a> in <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a>’ 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 <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> and related disciplines.</p><p>Mainz, 🗓️3 and 4 June 2025<br>Free of charge, register: <a href="https://bit.ly/4hV4brK" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/4hV4brK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/researchdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>researchdata</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/rdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rdm</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/fairdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fairdata</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/forschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forschung</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/fdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fdm</span></a></p>
Ellis Crawford<p>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! <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStarterPacks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart...</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ChemSky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChemSky</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Chemistry" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chemistry</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Chemists" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chemists</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StarterPacks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarterPacks</a> 🧪<br><br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStarterPacks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky Chem Starter Packs</a></p>
Getzler Lab at KenyonCollege<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/solubility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solubility</span></a> question for all the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> out here in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemiverse</span></a>. 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 <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a></p>
NFDI4Chem<p>Practical <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/RDM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RDM</span></a> in University <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p><p>Most <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> think that <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> would benefit from good research data management. But only a few universities teach RDM in chemistry.</p><p>Lessons learned from a workshop with experience reports</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3A0KaQJ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/3A0KaQJ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemtoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemtoot</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemie</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/rdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rdm</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/fdm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fdm</span></a></p>
Jules 🍺<p>I just signed the petition "Allow pharmacists to prescribe more medications." and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.</p><p>Our goal is to reach 25,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here:</p><p><a href="https://chng.it/yKKZbZmB6w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">chng.it/yKKZbZmB6w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Thanks!<br>Julian<br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/nhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nhs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/prescriptiondrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prescriptiondrugs</span></a></p>
ChemistryViews<p>Marie Curie’s 1918 Research Tour of Italy</p><p>Documentary film describes a little-known three-week stay in Italy to find new sources of radium </p><p><a href="https://www.chemistryviews.org/marie-curies-1918-research-tour-of-italy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chemistryviews.org/marie-curie</span><span class="invisible">s-1918-research-tour-of-italy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistryviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistryviews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemviews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemiverse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mariecurie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mariecurie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistryhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistryhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/famouschemist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>famouschemist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UniversityofPisa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityofPisa</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Nostalgic toot warning! ⚠️</p><p>We often celebrate birthdays 🎂 of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> whose research was impactful on our lives.</p><p>But is marking the publication anniversary of research that was a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TurningPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurningPoint</span></a> in our <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> career a thing? 🤔</p><p>If so, a 40th anniversary toot to a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JACS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JACS</span></a> paper that will remain relevant as long as <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> students learn about Ron Gillespie’s <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/VSEPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSEPR</span></a> model and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> use it to intuitively understand the shapes of molecules.<br><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja00318a009" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/j</span><span class="invisible">a00318a009</span></a></p>
ChemistryViews<p>🏆🎖️🌟 Nominate a deserving individual for their remarkable contributions</p><p><a href="https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/862579/Awards_Accepting_Nominations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chemistryviews.org/details/new</span><span class="invisible">s/862579/Awards_Accepting_Nominations/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemistryviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistryviews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemviews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Awards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Awards</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Why Is an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Espresso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Espresso</span></a> So Good? <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemists</span></a> Unravel Hidden Dynamics of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Milk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Milk</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coffee</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/why-is-an-espresso-so-good-food-chemists-unravel-hidden-dynamics-of-milk-in-coffee/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/why-is-an-esp</span><span class="invisible">resso-so-good-food-chemists-unravel-hidden-dynamics-of-milk-in-coffee/</span></a></p>
Luke Pembleton<p>Any <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> or <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> experts out there? Does <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/caffeine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caffeine</span></a> in coffee substantially degrade overtime after grinding? I always find I get a bigger hit from a fresh grind. Or is this just a placebo affect? ☕</p>
Getzler Lab at KenyonCollege<p>“I felt a widower and an orphan and fantasized about <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> the saga of an atom of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> to make the people understand the solemn <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> , known only to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> , of chlorophyll <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/photosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photosynthesis</span></a> … …Writing sad, crepuscular <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poems</span></a> , 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”</p><p>Primo Levi, ‘Gold’, “The Periodic Table”</p><p>Much wonderful material between the excerpts. A wonderful and timely book.</p>
Yeri<p>- Compared to the <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a>, <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> in <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/industries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industries</span></a> involving physical products and manufacturing processes, like <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a>, <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>steel</span></a>, and <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/automobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automobiles</span></a>, is much more difficult and capital-intensive.<br>- The real <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/heroes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heroes</span></a> of <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> are the largely unknown <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a>, <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a>, and <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineers</span></a> working on incremental improvements to <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/technologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologies</span></a> like <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> panels, <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a>, and <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/pumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pumps</span></a>. (3/5)</p>
Siderea, Sibylla Bostoniensis<p>Any <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> in the house? I have a question.</p><p>There's stuff being sold as "Magnesium oil spray" for topical use on humans, with the allegedly complete list of ingredients: </p><p> • Water <br> • Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate</p><p>And that's it.</p><p>Is Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate an oil? The internet says it is a water soluble compound, strongly suggesting it is not. Is there some sense of the word "oil" that encompasses H2O? </p><p>Is there any sense in which this product, barring an unlisted oil and presumably also an emulsifier given the water, is actually an oil?</p>
NFDI4Chem<p>What's the DEAL? </p><p>And why a contract between German universities and scientific publishers helps <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a>? </p><p>DEAL means that if you work on a participating <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a>, you don't have to pay APCs for <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/Publications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Publications</span></a> &amp; much more. </p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3JO0V33" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/3JO0V33</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a></p>
NFDI4Chem<p>If you want to know what NFDI4Chem does for <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> and <a href="https://nfdi.social/tags/chemitry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemitry</span></a>, this is a small, but comprehensive overview.</p><p><a href="https://www.magazine.euchems.eu/ndfi4chem/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">magazine.euchems.eu/ndfi4chem/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Lives in Chemistry<p>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” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDT24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDT24</span></a> almost 100 Early Career <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemists</span></a> presented their results, and each one had received as a special recognition a recently published autobiography of an eminent chemist.<br><a href="https://www.chemistryviews.org/academics-in-germany-research-exchange-responsibility-data-management/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chemistryviews.org/academics-i</span><span class="invisible">n-germany-research-exchange-responsibility-data-management/</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>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.</p><p>Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.</p><p><a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/971" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/sho</span><span class="invisible">w/971</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/chemists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a></p>