The CRC 1633 recently met at Hofgeismar for our yearly retreat, bringing together all research groups to discuss current projects, strengthen collaboratoins, and explore new ideas. Many thanks to our keynote speakers, Prof. Reinhard Maurer and @winald-kitzmann.bsky.social!

2026 marks 90 years of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ which has undoubtedly shaped photochemistry since its inception. Celine Bourgois, @ludotroian.bsky.social and I took this opportunity to examine how this old system continues to fuel innovation in the field. Check it out here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

I really enjoyed my recent visit to UConn! Big thanks to Gaël Ung for hosting me and the warm welcome by the students and faculty. I'm still amazed by the department's periodic table display with hundreds of samples. It really shows that chemistry is everywhere! chemistry.uconn.edu/periodic-tab...

Long-lived #excited states with non-precious transition metals? Check Alexandra’s paper on a polypyridine #vanadium complex. #luminescence and #photocatalysis in #water published in @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c04471 #ChemSky

Happy to see our recent paper in Inorganic Chemistry highlighted as a cover! We found that slight distortions of the ligand can lengthen or shorten the excited state lifetimes in group 6 carbonyl complexes. Check out the full story here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @labheinze.bsky.social

Very proud to see my first last-author paper published! We report dramatic effects of a ligand backbone modification on 3MLCT lifetimes in Cr/Mo/W complexes. Read how we disentangle potential energy well flattening, conformations and self-quenching below! @labheinze.bsky.social

Check out our latest review on Chiral Light-Matter Interactions in Solution-Processable Semiconductors, now out in 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮! @natrevchem.bsky.social A huge team effort led by our @zacharyvanorman.bsky.social ! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Free access link: rdcu.be/eagsq

Making Mo(0) a Competitive Alternative to Ir(III) in Phosphors and Photocatalysts Just published in the Journal of the Americal Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...