Here's a little #FridayFun: @theanageorgescu.bsky.social finds a connection between lab-made sapphires and ketchup in the latest #Newscripts for @cenmag.bsky.social
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@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialBethany Halford
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@bethanyhalford.bsky.social@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialAn episode of @cenmag.bsky.social's Stereochemistry about stereochemistry. Listen to @ginacvitale.bsky.social and @bribarbu.bsky.social chat about this year's #NobelPrize in chemistry.
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@bethanyhalford.bsky.social@bribarbu.bsky.social did a fabulous job covering the #NobelPrize in Chemistry this morning.
@fmorningstar.bsky.socialReposted by @bethanyhalford.bsky.socialIt’s all fun and games until you have to quadruple check the absolute stereochemistry of the example molecules the committee presented… there may have been some arguing and model making, but we got there in the end thanks to @mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social and @bethanyhalford.bsky.social 🥳
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialOn this #chemnobel eve, take a spin through the Nobel Prize nominations database with @laurahowes.bsky.social and @cenmag.bsky.social
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@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialCarbon triangles! Tobias Ritter's group is reporting a safer way to make carbenes and uses them to prepare cyclopropanes. My latest in @cenmag.bsky.social
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@bribarbu.bsky.socialReposted by @bethanyhalford.bsky.social2 Atoms, 2 Swapped: the sequel! Now playing in a Science journal near you!
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialThis skeletal editing reaction from @levinchem.bsky.social looks simple on its surface, but the overall transformation is incredibly complex. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social
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@levinchem.bsky.socialReposted by @bethanyhalford.bsky.socialThanks @bethanyhalford.bsky.social for this wonderful write-up about our work!
@rwmartin.bsky.socialReposted by @bethanyhalford.bsky.socialThe cockroach milk was my favorite talk at IUCr. Amazing work! They know it’s a wild result and they did a lot of very careful characterization.
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialI reached out to speak with Rama but he didn't reply : (
@ericbertsch.bsky.socialReposted by @bethanyhalford.bsky.socialThere’s nothing ignoble about a splash free urinal. Within an hour after cleaning the one at work would have a yellow floor & stunk. The science behind this may be overdone, but I hope the science & manufacture gains traction.
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialCockroach milk, splash-free urinals, and buried underpants are all celebrated at this year's #IgNobelPrize ceremony. My latest on this annual celebration of silly science for @cenmag.bsky.social.
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@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialAI is all the rage in drug discovery as companies build sophisticated platforms to dream up new drugs. But Guibai Liang, cofounder of Sheo Pharmaceuticals, argues that drug discovery can also be done using off-the-shelf AI tools. My latest in @cenmag.bsky.social
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@brachinus.bsky.socialReposted by @bethanyhalford.bsky.socialMIT Student Exposed To Dimethyl Mercury #chemsky
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialCurious about the clinical candidates presented in #FirstTimeDisclosures at #ACSFall2026? You can now read my write up for @cenmag.bsky.social. It's mostly molecular structures with bullet points, but there are some notes on things I learned during the talks.
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@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialThanks. I was also at the conference and must admit I was impressed with much of the transcription I saw, but did catch errors here and there. We're hoping to find someone who saw the actual mis- or non-transcription of Franklin's name.
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialAnyone who was at the session where this happened at #ACSFall2026, please get in touch. My colleague @laureloldach.bsky.social is working on something for @cenmag.bsky.social
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@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialAs you can probably tell from the headline, I couldn't stop thinking about the Lone Ranger while writing up this research from Chris Ellison's and Marc Hillmyer's labs for @cenmag.bsky.social.
Hi-yo, PLA! Away!
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cen.acs.orgMasked acid rescues popular polymer from languishing in compostersAnhydride additive speeds up polylactic acid breakdown and could make it possible to compost the plastic at home
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialI'd like to chat with people who have applied for grad school in chem or biochem for fall 2026 for an article in C&EN (@cenmag.bsky.social) about how funding changes in the US are impacting admissions. If this is you, please fill out this form.
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