On that subject, here's a great paper from @chrislaw08.bsky.social on changes in cloud water chemistry at Whiteface Mountain over the years. 🧪
February 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
On that subject, here's a great paper from @chrislaw08.bsky.social on changes in cloud water chemistry at Whiteface Mountain over the years. 🧪
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLSP) conservatives are dense, membrane-free liquid droplets that form when macro-molecules like proteins and nucleic acids spontaneously separate from an aqueous solution into a concentrated phase and dilute phase.
September 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLSP) conservatives are dense, membrane-free liquid droplets that form when macro-molecules like proteins and nucleic acids spontaneously separate from an aqueous solution into a concentrated phase and dilute phase.
Diamonds are scary!
They can include little pockets of water that remain at ~237000x atmospheric pressure (it's about 5,000x atmospheric pressure at the bottom of the ocean) once the diamond has been erupted to the surface.
The water is so highly pressurized it's Ice VII at room temperature.
They can include little pockets of water that remain at ~237000x atmospheric pressure (it's about 5,000x atmospheric pressure at the bottom of the ocean) once the diamond has been erupted to the surface.
The water is so highly pressurized it's Ice VII at room temperature.
Ice-VII inclusions in diamonds: Evidence for aqueous fluid in Earth’s deep mantle
The presence of ice-VII in diamond inclusions requires regions of the mantle with a free aqueous phase.
www.science.org
April 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Diamonds are scary!
They can include little pockets of water that remain at ~237000x atmospheric pressure (it's about 5,000x atmospheric pressure at the bottom of the ocean) once the diamond has been erupted to the surface.
The water is so highly pressurized it's Ice VII at room temperature.
They can include little pockets of water that remain at ~237000x atmospheric pressure (it's about 5,000x atmospheric pressure at the bottom of the ocean) once the diamond has been erupted to the surface.
The water is so highly pressurized it's Ice VII at room temperature.
Oh, of course! You could perhaps even demo it. The assembly begins in the aqueous phase, but benefits from greater concentration after filtration.
November 13, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Oh, of course! You could perhaps even demo it. The assembly begins in the aqueous phase, but benefits from greater concentration after filtration.
We’ve been using phase lock tubes to streamline phenol-chloroform extractions. Unfortunately they’ve been discontinued everywhere we’ve looked. We recently tried Molykote (vacuum grease with intermediate density compared to aqueous and organic phases) with great results. Also much cheaper.
November 23, 2024 at 10:47 PM
We’ve been using phase lock tubes to streamline phenol-chloroform extractions. Unfortunately they’ve been discontinued everywhere we’ve looked. We recently tried Molykote (vacuum grease with intermediate density compared to aqueous and organic phases) with great results. Also much cheaper.
I’m Ben and I’m a hydrogeologist in France. My specialties include the hydrology of continental flood basalt, nearshore hydrology of volcanic islands in Polynesia, and working with dense, non-aqueous phase liquids in both fractured rock and unconsolidated alluvium.
August 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I’m Ben and I’m a hydrogeologist in France. My specialties include the hydrology of continental flood basalt, nearshore hydrology of volcanic islands in Polynesia, and working with dense, non-aqueous phase liquids in both fractured rock and unconsolidated alluvium.
Very happy to see this paper out! This has been a fun collaboration between @mcneill-lab.org and the Grassian group at UCSD. We are moving closer towards model representations of this intriguing size dependent microdroplet chemistry. Modeling by @sandhyasethuraman.bsky.social !
Size Dependent Uncatalyzed Sulfite Oxidation in Aqueous Microdroplets
Aqueous aerosols and microdroplets exhibit unique chemical kinetics relative to the bulk phase, impacting air quality and climate via multiphase atmospheric processes. Here, we investigate uncatalyzed...
pubs.acs.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Very happy to see this paper out! This has been a fun collaboration between @mcneill-lab.org and the Grassian group at UCSD. We are moving closer towards model representations of this intriguing size dependent microdroplet chemistry. Modeling by @sandhyasethuraman.bsky.social !
Threw away the aqueous phase
October 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Threw away the aqueous phase
#AAAR2025 day 2! At 11 Lexy LeMar will give a talk on aqueous-phase oxidation under different chemical regimes (5AC.6)
#AAAR2025! If you're here in 🦬 be sure to check out two posters from the group today (1-3p):
- Isabel Albores on simulating the oxidant and RO₂ chemistry of indoor environments (2AC.12)
- Jia Jiang on a framework for comparing lab data and mechanistic predictions (2IM.6)
- Isabel Albores on simulating the oxidant and RO₂ chemistry of indoor environments (2AC.12)
- Jia Jiang on a framework for comparing lab data and mechanistic predictions (2IM.6)
October 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#AAAR2025 day 2! At 11 Lexy LeMar will give a talk on aqueous-phase oxidation under different chemical regimes (5AC.6)
This week we got a new instrument for deep-UV cw laser measurements in aqueous solution. Some of our serious @TROPOS_eu #ACD senior scientists moved it to the aqueous phase lab 😀.
November 29, 2024 at 5:15 PM
This week we got a new instrument for deep-UV cw laser measurements in aqueous solution. Some of our serious @TROPOS_eu #ACD senior scientists moved it to the aqueous phase lab 😀.
Good reference for going "we have known about volcanic arc magmatism being caused by the movement of silica-rich, aqueous fluid from the cold slab into the overlying hot mantle for decades"?
Or simply for "of course aqueous fluids can exist as a free phase at mantle pressures!"
Or simply for "of course aqueous fluids can exist as a free phase at mantle pressures!"
April 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Good reference for going "we have known about volcanic arc magmatism being caused by the movement of silica-rich, aqueous fluid from the cold slab into the overlying hot mantle for decades"?
Or simply for "of course aqueous fluids can exist as a free phase at mantle pressures!"
Or simply for "of course aqueous fluids can exist as a free phase at mantle pressures!"
Moe Yabuta is now speaking about self-growing protocell models in aqueous two-phase system induced by internal DNA replication reaction. Beautiful talk by a PhD student... one to watch! #japanuksynbio
February 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Moe Yabuta is now speaking about self-growing protocell models in aqueous two-phase system induced by internal DNA replication reaction. Beautiful talk by a PhD student... one to watch! #japanuksynbio
A reaction workup I did last week.
November 5, 2024 at 1:20 AM
A reaction workup I did last week.
Proud of Joe for leading this mega article in ACS AM&I (& provisional patent)!
Membranes formed via AQUEOUS phase separation:
✅Charged polymers, water & salt!
✅ Robust, functional membranes!
🚫No solvents needed!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
@acspublications.bsky.social @acsgci.bsky.social
Membranes formed via AQUEOUS phase separation:
✅Charged polymers, water & salt!
✅ Robust, functional membranes!
🚫No solvents needed!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
@acspublications.bsky.social @acsgci.bsky.social
Optimization of Polyelectrolyte Coacervate Membranes via Aqueous Phase Separation
Polymeric membranes fabricated via the nonsolvent-induced phase separation process rely heavily on toxic aprotic organic solvents, like N-methyl-pyrrolidine (NMP) and dimethylformamide. We suggest tha...
pubs.acs.org
December 19, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Proud of Joe for leading this mega article in ACS AM&I (& provisional patent)!
Membranes formed via AQUEOUS phase separation:
✅Charged polymers, water & salt!
✅ Robust, functional membranes!
🚫No solvents needed!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
@acspublications.bsky.social @acsgci.bsky.social
Membranes formed via AQUEOUS phase separation:
✅Charged polymers, water & salt!
✅ Robust, functional membranes!
🚫No solvents needed!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
@acspublications.bsky.social @acsgci.bsky.social
🌫️🧪 Dust and water make more air pollution than thought
Dusty particles with nitrate coatings help form secondary organic aerosols (SOA) even in larger dust particles.
Dust-driven SOA may account for up to 74% of total SOA in key regions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/nsr/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧬
Dusty particles with nitrate coatings help form secondary organic aerosols (SOA) even in larger dust particles.
Dust-driven SOA may account for up to 74% of total SOA in key regions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/nsr/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧬
Aqueous-phase secondary organic aerosol formation on mineral dust
Aged dust particles serve as a medium for producing approximately 28% of aqueous-phase secondary organic aerosol (aqSOA) on supermicron dust over land.
doi.org
June 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🌫️🧪 Dust and water make more air pollution than thought
Dusty particles with nitrate coatings help form secondary organic aerosols (SOA) even in larger dust particles.
Dust-driven SOA may account for up to 74% of total SOA in key regions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/nsr/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧬
Dusty particles with nitrate coatings help form secondary organic aerosols (SOA) even in larger dust particles.
Dust-driven SOA may account for up to 74% of total SOA in key regions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/nsr/...
#SciComm #AirQuality 🧬
Our last paper just accepted @jfaustus.bsky.social
@roysocchem.bsky.social
A theoretical study on the environmental oxidation of fenpyrazamine fungicide initiated by hydroxyl radical in the aqueous phase - now published in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
@roysocchem.bsky.social
A theoretical study on the environmental oxidation of fenpyrazamine fungicide initiated by hydroxyl radical in the aqueous phase - now published in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
A theoretical study on the environmental oxidation of fenpyrazamine fungicide initiated by hydroxyl radical in the aqueous phase
Fenpyrazamine (FPA) is a widely used fungicide in agriculture to control fungal diseases, but its environmental degradation by oxidants and the formation of potential degradation products remain unexp...
pubs.rsc.org
December 19, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Our last paper just accepted @jfaustus.bsky.social
@roysocchem.bsky.social
A theoretical study on the environmental oxidation of fenpyrazamine fungicide initiated by hydroxyl radical in the aqueous phase - now published in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
@roysocchem.bsky.social
A theoretical study on the environmental oxidation of fenpyrazamine fungicide initiated by hydroxyl radical in the aqueous phase - now published in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Our perspective charts the potential of water as a programmable reaction medium using compatible catalysts, EDA complexes, engineered micelles and microdroplets.
Aqueous-phase organic photochemistry: Distinct modes and interfaces
#ChemSky #photochemistry #watersoluble
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Aqueous-phase organic photochemistry: Distinct modes and interfaces
#ChemSky #photochemistry #watersoluble
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
April 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Our perspective charts the potential of water as a programmable reaction medium using compatible catalysts, EDA complexes, engineered micelles and microdroplets.
Aqueous-phase organic photochemistry: Distinct modes and interfaces
#ChemSky #photochemistry #watersoluble
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Aqueous-phase organic photochemistry: Distinct modes and interfaces
#ChemSky #photochemistry #watersoluble
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Wait, it lets you collect carboxylic acid? What phase of matter is it? Is it in aqueous solution? I might need to draft and Angry Letter.
September 20, 2023 at 4:44 AM
Wait, it lets you collect carboxylic acid? What phase of matter is it? Is it in aqueous solution? I might need to draft and Angry Letter.
Multilevel stimulus-responsive smart organic afterglow materials beyond crystal limitations: Aqueous-phase dual emission afterglow and upconversion afterglow under ultra-wide range excitation
Multilevel stimulus-responsive smart organic afterglow materials beyond crystal limitations: Aqueous-phase dual emission afterglow and upconversion afterglow under ultra-wide range excitation
doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...
April 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Multilevel stimulus-responsive smart organic afterglow materials beyond crystal limitations: Aqueous-phase dual emission afterglow and upconversion afterglow under ultra-wide range excitation
Calling on all RNA lovers! We are searching for phase-lock tubes to separate organic and aqueous phases during phenol:chloroform extractions of RNA because QIAGEN has discontinued the MaXtract tubes that we used to use. All input will be gratefully received! @doragrbavac.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Calling on all RNA lovers! We are searching for phase-lock tubes to separate organic and aqueous phases during phenol:chloroform extractions of RNA because QIAGEN has discontinued the MaXtract tubes that we used to use. All input will be gratefully received! @doragrbavac.bsky.social
Medikamentenfreies Nasenspray blockiert und neutralisiert Viren und Bakterien
In präklinischen Studien bot das Spray nahezu 100 % Schutz vor Atemwegsinfektionen durch #COVID19, #Grippe, #RSV, Adeno und viele andere Viren und Bakterien, die in die Nase eingeatmet werden.
#Coronavirus
In präklinischen Studien bot das Spray nahezu 100 % Schutz vor Atemwegsinfektionen durch #COVID19, #Grippe, #RSV, Adeno und viele andere Viren und Bakterien, die in die Nase eingeatmet werden.
#Coronavirus
September 26, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Medikamentenfreies Nasenspray blockiert und neutralisiert Viren und Bakterien
In präklinischen Studien bot das Spray nahezu 100 % Schutz vor Atemwegsinfektionen durch #COVID19, #Grippe, #RSV, Adeno und viele andere Viren und Bakterien, die in die Nase eingeatmet werden.
#Coronavirus
In präklinischen Studien bot das Spray nahezu 100 % Schutz vor Atemwegsinfektionen durch #COVID19, #Grippe, #RSV, Adeno und viele andere Viren und Bakterien, die in die Nase eingeatmet werden.
#Coronavirus
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Chemist: The cup is approx. 50% aqueous phase and 50% gas phase consisting mostly of N₂ and O₂
Cat: The cup needs to be on the floor
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Chemist: The cup is approx. 50% aqueous phase and 50% gas phase consisting mostly of N₂ and O₂
Cat: The cup needs to be on the floor
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Planetary Scientist: the cup was formed by a giant impact
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Planetary Scientist: the cup was formed by a giant impact
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Astronomer: the cup is half water and half dark water.
🧪🔭🌌⭐️🪐
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Astronomer: the cup is half water and half dark water.
🧪🔭🌌⭐️🪐
September 3, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Chemist: The cup is approx. 50% aqueous phase and 50% gas phase consisting mostly of N₂ and O₂
Cat: The cup needs to be on the floor
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Chemist: The cup is approx. 50% aqueous phase and 50% gas phase consisting mostly of N₂ and O₂
Cat: The cup needs to be on the floor
My friend, Professor Al-Abadleh, or Hind as I called her, had the office next to me for 6 months when she was a Fulbright Fellow at UCI. She was a wonderful person. I loved chatting with her about aqueous-phase transition metal chemistry and life. www.wlu.ca/news/spotlig...
Laurier mourns the passing of Hind Al-Abadleh
Wilfrid Laurier University mourns the passing of Hind Al-Abadleh, a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for almost 20 years.
www.wlu.ca
January 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My friend, Professor Al-Abadleh, or Hind as I called her, had the office next to me for 6 months when she was a Fulbright Fellow at UCI. She was a wonderful person. I loved chatting with her about aqueous-phase transition metal chemistry and life. www.wlu.ca/news/spotlig...
L'article en question.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Intense alteration on early Mars revealed by high-aluminum rocks at Jezero crater - Communications Earth & Environment
Aqueous alteration followed by dehydration and dispersion into Jezero crater is indicated by the identification of kaolinite or halloysite, spinel and a dehydrated Al-rich phase in spectroscopic obser...
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
L'article en question.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...