Brendan

Brendan

@chemscrapes.bsky.social

Sloppy cartoonist. Chemistry doodler. Creator of the handwritten typo. Check out The ChemScrapes Shop on Fourthwall.

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I love art and Salvador Dali is one of my favs. This is a chemical homage to him. The temptation of prostaglandin F receptor. #chemchat #chemsky

I think as a community service and in the interests of safety comms, all such articles should not be behind a paywall. @pubs.acs.org #chemchat #chemsky

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Hey #NMRChat! You’ll want to see this 60 Minutes segment on the impact of the current helium situation on science, industry, and national security. BONUS: Part was filmed in my lab at UChicago! They interviewed Biomolecular NMR’s Joe Sachleben in my photogenic chem NMR lab. #helium #realtimechem

60 Minutes@60minutes.bsky.social

No helium means no new smartphones, laptops, cars, MRI machines, or missiles. This irreplaceable resource is now in short supply as the war with Iran continues. Jon Wertheim reports, Sunday on 60 Minutes.

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Im deeply confused. They claim discovery of crystal structures but dont actually make crystals or show they exist? Like...wtf? You dont have a crystal if you dont have a crystal. We predict shit all day everyday, but I dont claim it is real and publish in Science without way more evidence.

Dalmeet Singh Chawla@dalmeet.bsky.social

Google DeepMind's latest version of the AI crystallography GNoME database still flooded with near duplicate entries and unrealistic compounds — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky

In a couple of hours U2 will release a new song to launch their 50th anniversary. For 43 of those years I have been a fan - longer than I've been a fan of chem🙃. ChemScrapes is where these worlds sometimes collide, so I'm unashamedly resharing some of my geekiest ever moments. #chemchat #u2

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If you want to understand why ADHD diagnoses in the UK currently appear to be increasing, the following data explain it. The best estimates are that around 5% of people globally actually have ADHD. However, in the UK, only 3.4% of children and 1.8% of adults have a formal diagnosis.

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Check out our second crystallography children’s book available for pre-order to be shipped Oct. 31: meitneriumpress.com This story features diamonds, hiking, geology, and high pressure crystallography! #chemsky #chemchat

Stieber Lab@stieberlab.bsky.social

Thrilled to announce publication of the crystallography children’s book illustrated by undergraduate Justine Wong! You can buy it here for $15: meitneriumpress.com 50% of profits will support undergrad education at the Cal Poly Pomona Crystallography Co-op. #chemsky #chemchat