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Unravelling the unique reactions behind the sea sparkle phenomenon, with Rachel Brazil steering the way.

Chemistry has always been women’s business www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/chem... @rsc.org @chemistryworld.com #ChemSky 🧪

BlueRemediomics is supporting a new podcast mini‑series on marine genetic resources under the BBNJ Agreement, produced with ANCORS Episode 1 is live, unpacking how MGRs shaped the treaty negotiations and the political compromises behind access and benefit‑sharing 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xEs...

As the Winter Olympics draw to a close, what are the medals that the top athletes will be taking home made of? This graphic takes a look and also highlights the values of each medal: www.compoundchem.com/2026/02/22/w... #ChemSky 🧪

Can antiviral sprays spare you from the flu? And how do they claim to work? In the latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social, we examine the evidence: cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #PeriodicGraphics#ChemSky 🧪

How did non-living chemistry on prebiotic Earth start to self-replicate and evolve? James Urquhart unravels the RNA mystery.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are some of the molecules of love ❤️ www.compoundchem.com/2023/02/13/v... #ChemSky 🧪

The technique is a step forward in the field and works with atropoisomerism, coordination chemistry and more.

Today is the #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience 👩‍🔬 This graphic highlights women of the periodic table, the elements they discovered, and the two elements named after women. Plenty more graphics on women in chemistry here: www.compoundchem.com/category/wom...#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #ChemSky 🧪

Stable copper superatom breaks carbon dioxide electroreduction records www.chemistryworld.com/news/stable-... @rsc.org @chemistryworld.com @acs.org @acsjacs.bsky.social #ChemSky 🧪

Asbestos is in the news after traces of tremolite asbestos were found in some brands of play sand: www.theguardian.com/business/202... This graphic covers asbestos health concerns: www.compoundchem.com/2018/08/14/a...

This new periodic table will help classify and predict how quantum rules for atoms are altered by strong relativistic effects in highly charged ions with applications in modern quantum materials #ChemSky 🧪 www.chemistryworld.com/news/atomic-...

Iupac announces it is moving from the US to a joint home in Spain and Italy www.chemistryworld.com/news/iupac-a... @chemistryworld.com @rsc.org #ChemSky 🧪

US ICE agents have been using tear gas on protestors in Minneapolis. There's been plenty of tear gas misinformation flying around on social media; here's a summary of the chemistry and the best way to get rid of it (TLDR: water): www.compoundchem.com/2020/06/09/t... #ChemSky 🧪

“[The study] identified no association between exposure to paracetamol in utero and a baby being autistic, having ADHD or an intellectual disability.” To the surprise of absolutely no one. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Two startups that produce chemicals from whisky residues are attempting to fill the economic gap left as the nearby oil refinery closes. Government funds will support designing and building new biorefineries to ferment omega-3 fatty acids and acetone, butanol and ethanol.

It's been 1 year since Donald Trump returned as US president. Many of the worst fears that scientists had about his government have been borne out with science agencies cut, universities targeted and grants cancelled.

What does 'democratising science' really mean? Vanessa Seifert looks at the many meanings of democratisation and reveals the insight in a lesser-known history.

Icy weather is hitting here this week ❄️ If you've ever wondered why snowflakes are six-sided, why ice floats on water, and what ice cores can tell us about the past climate, then check out this edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/environment/... #PeriodicGraphics#ChemSky 🧪

Getting snow where you are? Did you know that there are 121 categories of snowflake? ❄️ This graphic is an old favourite which gives an overview of the 39 intermediate categories: www.compoundchem.com/2014/12/10/s... 🧪

Merry Christmas, everyone!

It's Christmas Eve and the final day of #ChemAdvent! We're finishing off with Christmas pudding and why you shouldn't hide a coin in the mixture as was customary in the past 🪙 #ChemSky 🧪

Keeping warm on day 22 of #ChemAdvent 🔥 Winter fire smells come from smoky syringol and guaiacols. Herring under a fur coat doesn't actually involve a fur coat, but a layer of beetroot and vegetables over pickled herring #ChemSky 🧪

Terpenes unite the graphics for day 21 of #ChemAdvent Menthol in candy canes is responsible for the cooling sensation in your mouth when you eat one ❄️ The muddy flavour of carp is dominated by the compound geosmin, another terpene 🐟 #ChemSky 🧪

Cracking chemistry for day 20 of #ChemAdvent! First up are Christmas crackers, taking advantage of friction-sensitive silver fulminate to deliver a big bang 💥 For tamales, preventing cracking of the corn husk wrapping is the aim, so they're soaked in water to make them flexible 🌽 #ChemSky 🧪

The Department of Chemistry will be closed from today until the 5th of January. Hope you all have a fantastic holiday, and we’ll see you in the New Year 🎆🍾🎉🥳🎇

Mulled wine and tangyuan for day 19 of #ChemAdvent! Both wine and tangyuan contain long, chainlike molecules. In wine, it's the polymeric tannins that influence astringency and mouthfeel. In tangyuan, made from glutinous rice flour, branched chains of amylopectin make the rice sticky. #ChemSky 🧪

Very contrasting smells for day 18 of #ChemAdvent! Olibanic acid isomers contribute to the fragrance of Frankincense, traditionally associated with Christmas. The aroma of hákarl, fermented Greenland shark, is a much less welcome one, dominated by ammonia and other pungent compounds. #ChemSky 🧪

Decorations and wrapping for day 17 of #ChemAdvent! Baubles were traditionally silvered using the reduction of silver nitrate with glucose - a chemical test used in classrooms to detect aldehydes. Wrapping paper and tape are both cellulose-based 🎁 #ChemSky 🧪

Fermentation is the chemical connection for day 16 of #ChemAdvent: both Korean kimchi and Inuit kiviak take advantage of lactic acid bacteria fermenting carbohydrates and producing flavour compounds. #ChemSky 🧪

For day 15 of #ChemAdvent, the most tenuous connection so far. Deep-fried caterpillars are a Christmas delicacy in South Africa, and tinsel... kind of looks like a giant sparkly festive caterpillar? Yeah, it's a stretch. #ChemSky 🧪

For day 14 of #ChemAdvent, we've got two fruity-themed graphics. The first is on festive flamethrowers with orange peel and limonene 🍊 🔥 The other is on nastar, Indonesian pastry-based desserts filled with spiced pineapple jam 🍍 #ChemSky 🧪

St Lucia's Day links day 13 of #ChemAdvent: The saint is often depicted with a wreath of candles around her head, and in Sweden they celebrate with saffron buns (lussekatter) #ChemSky 🧪

More vibrant anthocyanins link the graphics for day 12 of #ChemAdvent: they colour both cranberries and puto bumbong, steamed purple rice cakes eaten in the Phillipines at Christmas. #ChemSky 🧪

For day 11 of #ChemAdvent, a tenuous medicinal link... 💊 Theobromine, found in holly berries (and chocolate), is prescribed for persistent cough in South Korea 🇰🇷 Opioids are known for their painkilling abilities and appear in trace amounts in poppy seed bejgli from Hungary 🇭🇺 #ChemSky 🧪

This is a great dive into anthocyanins, tannins, and the oxidation chemistry of port in @chemistryworld.com 🍷

Two poisonous plants for day 10 of #ChemAdvent! ☠️ Brazilian farofa is made from cassava flour, made from cassava roots soaked to remove toxic cyanogenic glycosides. Mistletoe is less likely to be eaten but is also poisonous due to the presence of toxic peptides and tyramine. #ChemSky 🧪

Day 9's #ChemAdvent entries are linked by ginger - a key component of gingerbread and also one of the spices found in rooster doro wat, an Ethiopian spicy chicken stew eaten after periods of fasting, including at Christmas 🫚 #ChemSky 🧪

For Day 8 of #ChemAdvent, mince pies and dulce de noche buena are connecting by fruit acid contributions to their flavour: tartaric acid from raisins in mince pies and the notorious vomit-like butyric acid in papaya 🥧 #ChemSky 🧪

Almost forgot to share today's #ChemAdvent! Day 7's subjects are linked by milk: seasoned and spiced for eggnog, evaporated, condensed and baked for tres leches cake 🥛 #ChemSky 🧪

For day 6 of #ChemAdven, poultry chemistry connects two traditional Christmas meals: the classic turkey roast and the Japanese custom of fried chicken at Christmas 🍗 #ChemSky 🧪

Brussels sprouts and Finnish lanttulaatikko feature in day 5 of #ChemAdvent. Their chemical connection is glucosinolates, bitter compounds in sprouts and swedes. Genetic variations in people affect the perception of this bitterness – so if you're not a sprouts fan, that could be why! #ChemSky 🧪

Day 4 of #ChemAdvent has a polymer theme! Long polymer chains are key to sodium polyacrylate's ability to act as fake snow, and also form the water-trapping network in aspic jellies. #ChemSky 🧪

The chemical connection for day 3 of #ChemAdvent is furfural: adding nutty flavours to both roasted chestnuts and turrón, the Spanish Christmas sweet 🌰 #ChemSky 🧪

For day 2 of #ChemAdvent we look at the chemical connection between the colours of poinsettia and pomegranate – both caused by anthocyanin compounds. These compounds also change when added to solutions of different acidity or alkalinity, giving a rainbow of colours 🌈 #ChemSky 🧪

A bit late kicking off #ChemAdvent day 1, but here we are! This year I'm finding chemical connections between some previous ChemAdvent editions 🧪 First up, earthy pyrazines are the connection between the smells of chocolate and green bean casserole 🍫

Why does skunk spray smell so bad, and what are some science-backed methods for removing the stench? The latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social takes a look: cen.acs.org/biological-c... #ChemSky 🧪

Chemical analysis of brass inkwell found at Roman site in Portugal reveals ink popular in the middle ages was invented hundreds of years earlier than thought.

📢 Dr Ieuan Seymour has a 2.5-year Research Fellow/Advanced Research Fellow position working on sustainable solid-state battery technology. If you are passionate about the development of new solid-state battery technology, this opportunity could be for you! #ChemSky 🧪 #sustainability #batteries