Published! A soluble cyclic U-shaped dibenzophenazine dimer was developed and showed excimer-like emission in thin films. Proud to share our new joint work with @mketherington.bsky.social in Chem. Lett. Congratulations to the team! doi.org/10.1093/chem... #JST #ASPIRE #OpenAccess #PiSky

First snow of the season in Newcastle this week. You certainly get the festive feeling walking past this on your daily commute. #snow #winter #NewcastleuponTyne

#Postdoc opening: Photoluminescence Spectroscopy Royal Society-funded UK-Brazil collaboration developing AIDF pesticide sensors. 3 years, split between Florianópolis & Newcastle. 9-month UK stay fully funded. Need: PhD + PL spectroscopy expertise Visit: marc-k-etherington.github.io/join-us/#aphid

Our work @angewandtechemie.bsky.social explores solar energy storage in NBD/QC dimers. We discovered an interplay between structure, fluorescence, and switching. The best system reached an efficiency of 2.9% a record for what we have developed so far onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Organic light-emitting diodes - more commonly known as OLEDs - are usually found in our TV and phone screens, but now Northumbria researchers think they may have found a new way to use them... to detect pesticides being used in the farming industry. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We made it! Enjoying the #JST #ASPIRE kick-off meeting in #Osaka. Thanks @takephos.bsky.social for hosting. Looking forward to all of the talks and discussions this week from all of the members of our international team. #Science

We're on our way to #Osaka for the kick-off meeting for our #JST #ASPIRE funded project. Looking forward to seeing @takephos.bsky.social, all of the other PIs and the rest of the team on this international and interdisciplinary project.

It was a pleasure to give a talk @edinburghchem.bsky.social earlier this month. Thanks Cate Anstöter for the invite and to Iain Wright for chairing the session. I managed to fit in parkrun the next morning too. #Chemistry #Science

Group meeting today at Deep North doughnut cafe on Dean Street. Fueling the mind for some great science ahead. #Chemistry #Coffee #Doughnuts #Science

The Commonwealth PhD Scholarships for High Income Countries scheme is open. Deadline: 4th March 2025. (cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships...) If you meet the eligibility criteria and are interested in research on organic light-emittint materials. Please do get in touch. #PhD #Science

It's a pleasure to be representing the Energy Materials and Systems #PeakofExcellence and #EnergyFutures network @northumbriauni.bsky.social Interdisciplinary Research Themes Showcase with Neil Beattie. Looking forward to many fruitful discussions.

We finished 2024 with a group meal at My Delhi followed by a group meeting and coffee at Lagom. We have had many successes to celebrate this year due to the hard work of the team and we wish Ruth a fantastic visit to Canada in the New Year. Here's to more great science in 2025! #ChemSky #PhysicsSky