Last Saturday Jack Black & these talented youngsters (my son Roman Morello, Revel Ian, Yoyoka Soma & Hugo Weiss) unleashed “MR. CROWLEY”, a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & #RandyRhoads. Vid reached #4 globally on YouTube and brought joy to the hearts of metal fans of all ages. youtu.be/hm-M8GvgYws?...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/engage... #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement #Ireland #SciencePolicy #ResearchForAll #CitizenScience #OpenScience

This work package is one piece of the larger puzzle. With its focus on monitoring, sensing, and emission reduction, it supports the GENESIS vision of a sustainable semiconductor ecosystem. Stay tuned as we spotlight each work package. #GENESISEU #GreenTransition

WP2 contributes directly to: – Reducing emission of harmful gasses – Tracking and abating air emissions – Enabling smart, eco-friendly SubFab solutions – Strengthening EU leadership in sustainable chipmaking #EuropeanChipsAct #GreenDeal

WP2 is led by @csem.ch , bringing its deep expertise in precision sensing and digital systems. As leader, @csem.ch coordinates the technical developments and ensures all efforts align with GENESIS’s green innovation goals. #Innovation #CSEM

Manufacturing semiconductors generates emissions and hazardous by-products. WP2 focuses on real-time monitoring and harmful chemical-free abatement systems to minimise emissions and enable circular, greener processes. #SustainableManufacturing

To design and develop monitoring and sensing systems as well as emission abatement solutions that improve process control and reduce environmental impact across the semiconductor value chain. #GreenSemiconductors #GENESISEU

In the #GENESISEU project, Work Package 2 plays a critical role in reducing emissions and enabling sustainable semiconductor manufacturing in Europe. Let’s take a closer look. #GENESISEU #semiconductors #sustainability

So chuffed about this. Big shoes to fill.

Exciting updates from ‪National Open Research Forum (Ireland) @norfireland.bsky.social #PublishOA Landscape Report & final call for #NORFest2025 proposals, there’s lots happening in Ireland’s open research space #ABOARD Self-Assessment Survey offers valuable insights #OpenResearch #publicengagement

This comes as a confirmation of what *every* educator, either in academia or school knew all along ⤵️ I still write *everything* down with a pen on paper ... Even shopping lists sometimes 😄

And here are more details on the 2025 ACS Catalysis lectureship jointly sponsored by the ACS Division of Catalysis Science and Technology and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry!

Hey fans of ACS Catalysis–some great news. We have just released the lectureship winners for this year and it is an amazing international slate including researchers from India, China and Japan! Check it out! can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

ENGAGED is a national initiative exploring how open research can truly connect with people across Ireland. Join our Collective Intelligence Workshops and be part of shaping the future of open research together. 👉 Register your interest: www.tcd.ie/civicengagem... #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement

Your Voice Matters. Your Experience Counts We believe that transforming Ireland’s research landscape starts with listening. Not just to the loudest voices, but to the full chorus; diverse, experienced, thoughtful. …this process needs your insight. #PublicEngagement #OpenResearch #CitizenScience

Why GENESIS? Our mission: achieve environmental sustainability across materials, processes, & supply chains, without compromising performance or competitiveness. It's time to build a greener digital world. #GENESISEU #CleanTech #Sustainability

We’ve introduced the powerhouse consortium behind #GENESISEU 🌍 Now it’s time to dive into how we’re delivering change — one Work Package at a time. From harmful chemical alternatives to circular innovation — stay tuned. #GreenChips #SustainableSemiconductors

Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died

Exciting to be part of #GenesisEU working on sustainable #semiconductor processing

Coordinated by CEA-Leti. #GENESISEU is an ambitious initiative unites #58 partners – a powerful consortium of leading research institutions, industry giants, and innovative SMEs from across Europe. Co-funded by the #ChipsJU under #HorizonEurope, #SERI, and member states funding

Insights from our first Collective Intelligence Workshop: Participants described Open Research as a way to build trust, share the full research journey, and include diverse voices. It's not just about access — it's about accountability. #OpenResearch #CollectiveIntelligence #publicengagement

Insights from our first Collective Intelligence Workshop; What is Open Research? @tcddublin.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social #Openresearch #publicengagement

Because openness isn't just about access, it's about trust, equity, and shared ownership of knowledge. www.tcd.ie/civicengagem... #OpenResearch #PublicEngagement @tcddublin.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social

“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ

Amazing opportunity and a great place to live and work with cool scientists

Invasion of the ‘journal snatchers’: journals that adopt predatory practices after being acquired — My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @abalkina.bsky.social, @albertomartin.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social

This was a really fun project and it highlights how NHCs can smooth metal surfaces in a new atomic layer restructuring process. Move over ALD/ALE, we now have ALR! (I take no responsibility for the TOC graphic....)

Price et al. developed an automated workflow using Pynta to train ML potentials for rapid transition-state searches. They report up to 20× speedups over DFT and streamlined generation of microkinetic data. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Zhou et al. demonstrate field-free spin–orbit-torque switching in an Fe3GaTe2/MnPt stack at room temperature. The device also exhibits memristive traits for neuromorphic applications, achieving a 92.8% recognition accuracy in a CNN. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Ding et al. fuse data mining, active learning, and domain adaptation to pinpoint a Ru-Mn-Ca-Pr oxide with low 154 mV overpotential and strong stability, demonstrating a fully integrated machine learning approach for acidic oxygen evolution catalysts. www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Lin et al. combine a high-throughput electrochemical platform with ML, screening 180 additives and achieving an R² of 0.86 in predicting zinc battery efficiencies. One additive reached 99.52% over 200 cycles: a promising data-driven route for electrochemical discovery www.science.org/doi/full/10....

For #MineralisationMonday, here's a sneak-peek of a figure from an upcoming publication where we compare onshore and offshore in-situ #CO2 mineralisation in fractured mafic and ultramafic rocks using Irish case studies. Thoughts and comments always welcome!

Golub et al. used a graph-based neural network to refine density matrix renormalization group calculations for strongly correlated molecules, achieving near 1 mHartree accuracy at moderate computational effort. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

@cathleencrudden.bsky.social presenting the third tutorial at #ASD2025 introducing us to how crazy is it that ligands impart totally different properties to a metal. Also warning us to avoid Ni(CO)4

Second #ASD2025 tutorial from David Munoz-Rojas on the great work done on characterisation of #ALDep #ASDep process chemistries

#ASD2025 Surprise to see people staying awake

Hello #Leipzig for #ASD2025 Mishap with the luggage but great to be back @ralftonner.bsky.social @drhenke.bsky.social @seanbarry.bsky.social

Eddie Jordan passed away today www.rte.ie/sport/motors... I was a huge fan of EJR in the 1990s and it was amazing to see an Irish team successful in F1

“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading

Against the Grain / ATG the Podcast episode 266 A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Bik, Science Integrity Consultant and Microbiologist with @mupshall.bsky.social #Podcast atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/atgthepodcas...

'Too little, too late': How McConnell brought America to 'this perilous moment'

Elon Musk’s Cultish Business Empire May Be Starting to Crack #StopElonMusk www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...

Fajín et al. train a neural network on DFT descriptors to predict water dissociation barriers on diverse metal catalysts. Product adsorption energy is key, and the method guides rapid screening for improved WGS catalysts. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Vaccines do not cause autism. If you need a quick reference to studies that disprove this relationship: Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Trump’s polarising appeal leaves European populists in a tight spot #Trump

For International Women's Day, here are twelve more women from chemistry history, with achievements ranging from developing antifungal medicines to creating milk substitutes for people with lactose intolerance 👩🏽‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬 www.compoundchem.com/2025/03/07/i... #IWD2025 #ChemSky 🧪

From the London summit on Sunday to the Brussels summit on Thursday, we're seeing a new, confident, no-bullshit Europe take shape iandunt.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...

Recent research from Marina Freitag @proffreitag.bsky.social explored the possibility of indoor photovoltaics for powering IoT devices. “Emerging indoor photovoltaics for self-powered and self-aware IoT towards sustainable energy management” Read for free at doi.org/10.1039/D3SC... #ChemSky