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Stuart Batten @sbattenresearch.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#BigBucky has come out from hibernation again for today’s #MonashOpenDay. #BraggYourPattern

David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

G’day #Calgary — your turn after #Melbourne 2023! 🤠 Still flying the #IUCr2023 Melbourne colours, now with a Calgary white-hat upgrade. On my way to @iucr2026.bsky.social! Whether the hat actually makes it onto the plane… we’ll see. 😄 #IUCr2026 #crystallography #Synchrotrons

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Diamond Light Source @diamondlightsource.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Registration for Diamond's annual Serial Crystallography Workshop is now open! The workshop will cover the basics of serial crystallography and training on how to run experiments at Diamond. 📅 22-23 September 📍 Diamond 🎟️ Free ⏳ Apply by 17:00, Sunday 16 August Apply here 👉 bit.ly/44W0Lkw

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Diamond Light Source @diamondlightsource.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It was a pleasure to host Julia Lopez MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, at Diamond earlier today.

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Diamond Light Source @diamondlightsource.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It was wonderful to welcome Didcot and Wantage MP Olly Glover to Diamond earlier today and showcase how AI is supporting innovation in science and the research sector.

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Diamond Light Source @diamondlightsource.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Congratulations to Diamond's Mark Warren part of the winning team behind the @rsc.org Dalton Horizon Prize, recognised for their transformative approach to the synthesis, stabilisation and catalytic application of highly reactive transition metal complexes 👏 Read more 👉 bit.ly/4pyppkB

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“Máquinas maiores que campos de futebol para observar máquinas moleculares mil milhões de vezes mais pequenas.” Com Carlos Fiolhais e @davidmarcal.bsky.social: proteínas, sincrotrões e IA. www.publico.pt/2026/07/27/c...

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“We use machines larger than football fields to observe molecular machines a billion times smaller than a metre.” With Carlos Fiolhais and @davidmarcal.bsky.social on the Público-backed Mais Lento do que a Luz to talk proteins, synchrotrons, & collaborative science: www.publico.pt/2026/07/27/c...

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

⏰ 2 weeks left to apply for the 2026 CCP4-BCA Protein Crystallography Summer School (6–11 Sep, Norwich, UK). Invaluable lectures, hands-on tutorials and networking is waiting for you ☺️ 📅 Applications close 19 June www.jic.ac.uk/event/ccp4-b... #Crystallography #CCP4

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Diamond Light Source @diamondlightsource.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Congratulations to Senior Beamline Scientist at I04, David Aragao for receiving a Fellowship from @rsb.org.uk!👏 He has been recognised for his contribution to the biological sciences throughout his career and at Diamond. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4tzmaKv

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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 02/04/2026

Watching butterflies slows time - so why not take a break and notice their beauty 🦋 You can also let us know when you’ve seen a butterfly on the #SignsOfSpring survey: www.field-studies-council.org/signs-of-spr... In partnership with @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social #CitizenScienceMonth

Two polaroid style photos - one of a holly blue butterfly, the other of a yellow brimstone butterfly

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ITQB NOVA @itqbnova.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

David Aragão (@aragaod.bsky.social), ITQB NOVA alumnus, has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (@rsb.org.uk). 🗣️ "ITQB NOVA gave me the rigour and scientific mindset that allowed me to evolve towards instrumentation science on a global scale." Congrats! Read more: shorturl.at/RpU7P

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Advanced Photon Source @advancedphoton.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Thirty-one years ago today the original APS saw its first light. From one beam in 1995, the APS has grown into one of the world's premier X-ray light sources. We're grateful for the support of the APS users for all of these years, and we look forward to the discoveries that are still to come.

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

BCA BSG Winter Meeting 2025! Theme: "New Advances and Future Directions in Structural Biology" 🗓️ 12th Dec 2025, University of Oxford Poster session + prizes! (Talk deadline: 28th Nov) Register: www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/product-cata... #StructuralBiology #bsgwinter2025 #Crystallography

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Registration fee to attend the Structural Biology Meeting 2025, to be held at the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building in Oxford, on Friday 12th December 2025

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

An absolute blast from the past at the LOAD ZX Spectrum Museum in #Cantanhede! A must-see for 80s computing fans. They even repair old Spectrums and are looking for new models for their display! Info: loadzx.com/en/ #zxspectrum #loadmuseum #portugal #spectrum #1980s #oldcomputers #retrogaming

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Our @diamondlightsource.bsky.social Amy Thompson teaching scaling, merging and multi crystal data reduction at the #ccp4 #workshop #york #summerschool #crystallography

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Dublin, you were once mine, and I've never forgotten. Just a fleeting hello from the clouds today, but I promise to return. Always, a little bit yours. #dublin

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Futebol Clube @futebolclub10.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

GOL DO BENFICA ⚽️ Andreas Schjelderup 🅰️ Fredrik Aursnes 🇵🇹 Benfica 1x0 Bayern München 🇩🇪 🏆 #FIFAClubWorldCup

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

In a recent speech on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, I spoke about the crucial role local councillors played in improving plans for over 4,000 homes at Valley Park in Didcot — securing better healthcare provision and active travel links. This is exactly why local voices matter.

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Cracking start to the day! After the daily 45 min beamline tango, our fastest 500Hz test run with whisper-thin transmission (1.5 MGy) and tight 20µm vertical beam just spat out ISa~40 and inner shell Rmeas of 2.7%. Fingers crossed the samples play nice too! 🙏 #MX #Crystallography #Science"

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

George #Sheldrick (1942-2025) took the natural sciences courses in maths, physics and chemistry. He specialized in the latter, attracted by #structuralchemistry and the cutting-edge methods being developed in #Cambridge. @crystallography.org.uk #crystallography journals.iucr.org/a/issues/202...

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In memory of George Sheldrick.

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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

This is truly wonderful... The gems of science history, ethical and intellectual depths surrounding the incredible character of Kathleen Lonsdale, so beautifully condensed in just above 10'. Absolutely worth watching for anyone, and a must if her name sounds new to any chemist. #womeninScience

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British Crystallographic Association @crystallography.org.uk · 16/04/2025

Congratulations to Wojtek Stawski, winner of the 2025 CCDC CCG prize.

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Struggling with #Chemical #Crystallography refinement including anisotropy and other challenges? Check the videos by winner of the early career prize at the #BCASpring meeting @crystallography.org.uk on his YouTube youtube.com/@wojtekstaws... Well done Wojtek !

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Wojtek Stawski

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Martin Walsh @walshdls.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Participants in the annual serial crystallography workshop for graduates student some funded by our @wellcometrust.bsky.social PhD program have got homework to do in the evening time …. @diamondlightsource.bsky.social @instruct-eric.bsky.social

legobox set of I24 which accordi g to google is the worlds best tuneable microfocus mx beamline in the world

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British Crystallographic Association @crystallography.org.uk · 15/04/2025

This year's Lonsdale prize lecture opens #BCA25 and is delivered by Emma McCabe on Strategies and consequences of breaking inversion symmetry. See crystallography.org.uk/prizes for the history of this lecture

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Celebrating #IWD2025 ! You are important, today we celebrate you! 🥂🙌🎓🎇

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Gabby Budziszewski @gabbygrowsxtals.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Happy National Protein Day! Even though I've been a protein crystallographer for ~5 years now, it never ceases to blow my mind that these intricate little molecular machines can form beautiful crystals that are useful for #structure determination!

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

1/5: It was a privilege to speak in the #Ukraine debate to mark the 3rd Anniversary of the invasion by Russia. Here I highlight the generosity of those in the Didcot and Wantage constituency who have welcomed refugees...

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

H5N1 confirmed in more cats as probe into raw pet food widens www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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H5N1 confirmed in more cats as probe into raw pet food widens

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Eleanor @elamanor.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Okay I've whipped up a preliminary starter pack for crystals and crystallography. Still in the process of searching and adding, please repost and let me know who else in the world of crystals is on bsky! go.bsky.app/Cpx2Ppu

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Title: #Marriage proposal in snow dome" another of my protein crystallisation trials at #CSIRO #CSIROC3 circa December 2013 #ozxtals #crystallisation #crystallography #proteins #LCP

Protein crystallisation attempt using lipid cubic phase showing heavy protein precipitate but making a shape that looks two persons with one on his knees proposing.

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Science is also made by people and these make organizations that outlive them. For those interested in the boundary between documentaries, history and science #BushCrystallographers #SCANZ #crystallography #diffraction #braggslaw @iucrdata.iucr.org @iucr2026.bsky.social @iucrjournals.bsky.social

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Structural Biology Communications @actacrystf.iucr.org · 12/12/2024

This article is a contribution to a focused issue of Acta Cryst F on empowering education through structural genomics, highlighting the contributions of early-career authors. Pictured: early-career authors Aruesha Srivastava, Aryana Nair, Omolara C. O. Dawson and Raymond Gao.

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Structural Biology Communications @actacrystf.iucr.org · 16/12/2024

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ESRF @esrf.fr · 04/01/2025

It is with profound sadness that the ESRF mourns the passing of Professor Sine Larsen, former ESRF Director of Research for Life Sciences from 2003 to 2009, Professor Emerita at the University of Copenhagen and President of IUCr from 2008 to 2014. www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

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Structural Biology @actacrystd.iucr.org · 08/01/2025

Also don't forget that we have #openaccess Proceedings of the CCP4 Study Weekend going all the way back to 1998! Take a look at the whole collection at journals.iucr.org/d/services/c...

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Sagar Batra @batrasagar.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Kicking off 2025 at the CCP4 Study Weekend! Enjoying an insightful morning talk by David Aragao on optimizing targeted dose, flux, beam size, and more to achieve well-diffracting crystals. #CCP4SW

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It's been an honour to serve as the Didcot & Wantage MP, & I look forward to continuing to work hard in 2025! My very best wishes to you & your families for a happy, safe & healthy New Year. As I am moving away from X, future updates will be on here and Facebook: www.facebook.com/OllyGloverLD

Happy New Year 2025 greeting, with background of fireworks

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

1/2 Debating the #BBC funding; I spoke of the importance of securing funding in a way that takes into accounts those on lower incomes, & it needs to remain accessible & independent. There's been mistakes & crises but the BBC has provided excellent drama, education, & journalism

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

A Forgetful Dilemma A funny moment and interaction with Google Gemini, one of the large language models that brings AI to our lives. #AI #machinelearning #largelanguagemodels #dilemma #forgetting

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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

"Since the early 1980s, there’s been a noticeable increase in market concentration and a decline in business dynamism, we found. This period aligns with the 1981 introduction of the R&D tax credit, a component of President Ronald Reagan’s sweeping Economic Recovery Tax Act."

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The Innovation Paradox

Increased R&D spending isn’t necessarily boosting US productivity as industrial giants focus on defending their turf

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David Aragão 🔶 @aragaod.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Attachment styles are patterns of how we relate to others in close relationships. These patterns are formed in early childhood based on our experiences with our primary caregivers. They influence how we behave in relationships as adults, affecting our trust, intimacy, and emotional regulation.

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