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David Amabilino

@damabilino.bsky.social
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Research professor at Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (CSIC), sustainable materials, chirality and supramolecular chemistry. Group and other stuff, own views here. orcid.org/0000-0003-1674-8462

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New ICTA-UAB research: Catalonia Can Thrive Without Economic Growth www.miragenews.com/research-cat...
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Research: Catalonia Can Thrive Without Economic Growth
With an unprecedented level of detail, an ICTA-UAB report describes the policies required to put a post-growth transition into practice in Catalonia
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icmabCSIC @icmabcsic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Bona Diada Nacional de Catalunya a tothom!
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We have a problem, climate change is far too far down!! (it affects everything else) Which probably shows education should be top priority.
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Paasha Mahdavi @paashamahdavi.com · 27/08/2026
👉 Wanna know what the worst energy policy in the world is? In an op-ed for @science.org, @profmichaelross.bsky.social and I talk about the dangers of fossil fuel subsidies during a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate the transition away from oil and gas. www.science.org/eprint/8VEX5...
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The worst energy policy in the world
The Iran war could serve as a turning point in accelerating the global transition away from fossil fuels: Every additional day that oil and gas prices are high and future supplies are uncertain, wind ...
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A/Prof Sam Stehbens PhD (She/Her) @samstehbens.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If you havent seen this SciComms account,it is worth it! here she talks about #Ziess
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Abhik Ghosh @abhikghosh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Major insight into the homochirality of narwhal tusks: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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The narwhal tusk assembles its macroscopic helix from building blocks with opposing twists - Nature Communications
Narwhal tusks are macroscopically helical and chiral. This structure originates from left- and right-handed helices of tusk nanostructural components. The double helix creates a straight, mechanically...
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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🌊🔵Ever wondered why the ocean isn't just one blue? ⁠ ⁠ Ocean color first behaves like a mirror of the sky. But it also has a filter, created by the organisms living in it.⁠ ⁠ 🔬👩‍🔬🤿Our ICTA-UAB researcher, Athina Nikolitsa Kekelou shares some insights into how ocean color works.
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Joachim Frank @joachim123.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Academic freedom measured across the world -- A Swedish project. Look where we are.
A world map of academic freedom measured across the world -- A Swedish project.  The USA is shown with 0.4 on a scale from 0 to 1.  For comparison, Canada is 0.85, Ireland 0.92.
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CSIC @csic.es · 17/07/2026
📖 La revista #CSIC Investiga conmemora los 40 años de los 4 institutos de materiales del Consejo INMA ICMAB ICMM ICMS 🌍Muestra los avances de estos centros en los principales desafíos globales del siglo XXI: salud, tecnologías digitales, energía y medio ambiente 👉 tiny.cc/azv6101
Portada de CSIC Investiga: frasco con polvo violeta granuloso y la palabra vertical "MATERIALES".
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
See our latest work in open access : Supramolecular alignment through one-step simultaneous and synergic blade coating and small molecule interface adsorption in organic solar cell fabrication pubs.rsc.org/el/article/d...
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The obscenity continues These corporations are screwing us and screwing the planet, and no government has the balls or the backbone to act against them They need to be eviscerated and the money used for the common good www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 05/08/2026
The 18th International conference on #MaterialsChemistry #MC18 is your chance to present and discuss the latest science, network and build new research collaborations ➡️ rsc.li/mc18
18th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC18). 12-15 July 2027 in Cardiff, UK. Save the date
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires – cartoon
Firefighters in France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before a fresh heatwave begins in the middle of the week
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Department of Physics at the University of Oxford @oxfordphysics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The 1951 Festival Pattern Group transformed X-ray crystallography—including Dorothy Hodgkin’s insulin diagrams—into modern manufacturing designs, blending post-war science and art into innovative national progress.
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Beilstein-Institut @beilstein-institut.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
From simple starting materials to complex target molecules – discover the latest breakthroughs in efficiency at the Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium 🧪 📍 Limburg, Germany 📅 October 6–8, 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/27b57xtn #BeilsteinOnePot2026  @svetlanatsogoeva.bsky.social
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 15/06/2026
A new report from the Royal Society of Chemistry reveals that socioeconomic background is still a major force that can constrain chemistry students and influence their educational experiences, career aspirations & progression. @frankbriggs.bsky.social @rsc.org www.chemistryworld.com/news/socioec...
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Socioeconomic background still holding back students in chemistry, RSC report finds
Access is only the first step to making the chemical sciences inclusive
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icmabCSIC @icmabcsic.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🎉In order to properly celebrate our 40th anniversary, we did a video about our history, where we talk about the past, the present, and most importantly, the future! @CSIC @CSICCat 💻Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFrD...
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40th anniversary of the ICMAB
YouTube video by ICMAB-CSIC
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CSIC @csic.es · 01/06/2026
📢 #FOTCIENCIA inaugura su exposición en #Murcia 📷La 21 edición de esta iniciativa del #CSIC y #FECYT presenta una muestra con 28 fotografías seleccionadas por su valor artístico y contenido científico   📍Museo de la Ciencia y el Agua  🗓️Hasta el 10 de julio 👉 tiny.cc/9nd4101
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IN²UB @in2ub.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
📢 RECORDEU 📝 30 de maig teniu una interessant proposta Vermut de Nanociència #divulgació #OutreachIN2UB @nanodialogos.bsky.social 📍 Centre Cívic Vil·la Urània (Barcelona) Cal inscriure’s ✍ www.ub.edu/in2ub/ca/ver...
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Vermut de Nanociència - Activitats de divulgació científica a Vil.la Urània - IN²UB
Dies: 30/05/2026 i 06/06/2026 Hora: De 11 a 12.30 h Ciència a la fresca! Deixem els laboratoris per un moment i portem la ciència a la terrassa: dos dissabtes pel matí i quatre veus expertes que ens a...
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 20/05/2026
Leaders across chemistry in higher education shared their universities’ strategies to limit environmental impact. www.chemistryworld.com/news/handboo...
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Handbook of practical advice will help chemistry departments reduce environmental impact, save money
Collection of real-life examples aims to balance environmental and financial concerns
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Yesterday, 56 of our fab colleagues at the Physics & Astronomy dept in Nottingham, received “at risk of redundancy” letters. The Uni is planning to reduce the size of the Physics dept by almost a third.🧪⚛️🔭 Sign this petition to show them your support ✍️: nottinghamphysics.github.io/Open_Letter/
Petition statement

We, the undersigned, call on the University of Nottingham to reverse its plans to impose compulsory redundancies on its staff in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

The University threatens to cut twenty members of staff out of the seventy one currently in the School. On 12 May, fifty six of those members of staff received letters notifying them that they were at risk of redundancy. This affects academic and technical staff at all levels, from Research Fellows to Professors.
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Dave Leigh @profdaveleigh.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Online petition and open letter to the University of Nottingham in response to its plans for redundancies in the School of Chemistry. nottinghamchemistry.github.io/Open_Letter/
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Save Nottingham Chemistry
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Morphologically chiral crystals from achiral dyes, made by Lizzie Killalea. Dedicated to the memory of Fraser Stoddart who loved stereochemistry, as we do. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Morphologically Chiral Crystals From Achiral Dyes
Twisted crystals with varied and beautiful morphology appear when grown from solution for a dye family—the diketopyrrolopyrroles whose structure is shown in the picture. The morphology depends on the...
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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Excited to co-organize the Beilstein Symposium “Designing Dynamic Matter – Frontiers in Supramolecular Systems”! Join the livestream to explore how supramolecular design enables synthetic cells, molecular machines, adaptive biomaterials & much more! #BeilsteinDesigningMatter2026 @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 01/05/2026
How can small shifts in lab practice create a long-lasting impact towards more sustainable chemistry? Read on as part of our sustainable labs collection: @rsc.org @emmapewsey.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/careers/sust...
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Sustainable laboratories: Best lab practice
How to encourage better environmental practices across a department and influence the next generation of researchers
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A good start to the week at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social beamline b23, looking at Mueller Matrix polarimetry of chiral films at this unique facility. These plots are like art!
A variety of line plots from a Mueller Matrix analysisnof a chiral organic film.
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 24/04/2026
As scientific data becomes increasingly complex, clearly interpreting & communicating findings is more vital than ever. In partnership with JMP Software we have two free workshops on 28-29 April, providing practical visual analytics training: #SponsoredPost www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/vis...
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Visualising data for scientific discovery
Turn complex data into clear insight through hands-on learning and expert guidance
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Joachim Frank @joachim123.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers
To Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, and all other publishers of America: We are standing on a precipice. At its simplest level, our job as …
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Fabienne Dumoulin @fabdumoulin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Anyone here having benchtop NMR in their lab? Any recommendations for the cheapest ones? from those happy with the cheapest ones?
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Beilstein-Institut @beilstein-institut.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
How do you map the "fragile" fibers of a supramolecular #hydrogel without breaking them? This study compares confocal microscopy (CLSM) & #cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) to find the perfect imaging balance. 👉 tinyurl.com/2ecdz6s6 #CryoSEM #BJNANO 💎🔓 @damabilino.bsky.social
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Supramolecular chemists, can you help me out? Who do you recognise in this photograph from 1994?
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 30/03/2026
Just a few weeks left to register for our free data visualisation workshops with JMP software Across the two webinars, experts will teach you the foundations of analytics and offer an introduction to more advanced techniques. #SponsoredPost www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/vis...
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Visualising data for scientific discovery
Turn complex data into clear insight through hands-on learning and expert guidance
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 27/03/2026
Read about the new potential researchers are finding for nitrile rubber, where single-use gloves need not be discarded but can instead present an exciting opportunity for upcycling with the help of chemistry. www.chemistryworld.com/news/modifie...
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Modified nitrile rubber gets new lease of life as carbon capture material
Two teams are exploring scaling up processes that could tackle the 800,000 tonnes of glove waste created every year
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨 Call for Papers: SMARTLOGIC Celebrating Tony Czarnik & A.P. de Silva—pioneers of molecular sensing and molecular logic. Submit your work on smart sensors, logic‑based systems, and molecular devices by 10 Sept 2026. #CallForPapers #Chemistry #MolecularSensors #MolecularLogic tinyurl.com/4rrwwjaa
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Smart Molecules Call for Papers Smart Molecular Sensors and Logic Gate Technologies (SMARTLOGIC)
<em>Smart Molecules</em> is a journal publishing experimental and theoretical research on molecule-based functional systems that show response to external stimuli.
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 26/03/2026
Early career researchers or PhD students, could £500 develop your career? Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant can help you attend a scientific meeting and more. Check our website for new eligibility requirements and apply by 27 April: rsc.li/4svpmqq #ChemSky
Individuals in lab coats work on a computer. Text reads: "Royal Society of Chemistry. Researcher Development and Travel Grant. Apply for up to £500.
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 21/02/2026
Want to be in with a chance of becoming Chemistry World's science writer intern? Don't miss the chance to work with the team on everything from interviews and pitches, to helping put the magazine together before it goes to print. Apply before 22 February.
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Chemistry World Science Writer Intern
Circa: Salary - Salary Plan, 24,071.00 GBP Annual We are seeking an intern to work as a science writer for our flagship publication, Chemistry World. This is a paid, full-time role, lasting for eight…
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Congratulations to Flavia Pop @univangers.bsky.social @cnrs.fr , a former postdoc and present collaborator, for her habilitation! Seen here with Lizzie Killalea and Cristina Oliveras, both Doctoral graduates from my group, who joined the celebration.
Lizzie Killalea, David Amabilino, Flavia Pop and Cristina Oliveras in Lumomat Angers
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 19/02/2026
We've been hearing from a teacher growing a 2kg copper sulfate crystal www.chemistryworld.com/culture/how-.... Which led us to wonder what other record-breaking crystals are out there?
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What are some of the largest crystals in the world?
From copper sulfate to quartz we look at six of the biggest crystals out there
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
On the second train from Barcelona to Université d'Angers @univangers.bsky.social to see my friends and collaborators in @eur-lumomat.bsky.social
Trains at Paris Monparnasse station
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icmabCSIC @icmabcsic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New #ICMABResearch published in the Journal of Nanotechnology! 📌Visualizing nanostructures in supramolecular hydrogels: a correlative study using confocal and cryogenic scanning electron microscopy icmab.es/visualizing-... 📜Read the paper here: www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/artic...
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Into the night at line b23 at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social where we are using the unique Mueller Matrix Polarimetric imaging capacity to look at chiral organic films.
Inside laboratory at Diamond Light Source
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CSIC @csic.es · 07/02/2026
🏅 El #CSIC tiene abierta la convocatoria 2026 de los Premios Tesis Relevante, Medallas Margarita Salas y Premios María Moliner a la excelencia investigadora, el aprendizaje y la formación de nuevas generaciones 📅 Solicitudes hasta el 13 de febrero 👉 tiny.cc/7p7x001
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David Amabilino @damabilino.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Happy to be at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social at beamline b23 investigating #chiral films with imaging Mueller Matrix Polarimetry with Giulia Pancotti in the driving seat.
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 04/02/2026
Numerous Chemistry World interns have gone on to fulfilling careers in science communication. If you need any more proof, last year's paid intern Mason Wakley is now a CW science correspondent. Apply at the link – deadline 22 February!
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Royal Society of Chemistry hiring Chemistry World Science Writer Intern in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 12:48:56 PM. CircaSalary - Salary Plan, 24,071.00 GBP AnnualWe are seeking an intern to work as a science writer…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 01/02/2026
The survey is the first of its kind since 2019, providing ‘a new baseline for attitudes to science in a post-pandemic era’.
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Public values scientists but fewer feel informed about science, UK survey finds
Survey will provide government with insights on how the public perception of science could be improved
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icmabCSIC @icmabcsic.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
📢New seminar alert! Next Wednesday! 📌Hydrazone-Based Adaptive Materials 🗣️Ivan Aprahamian, Dartmouth College 📅Wednesday 28 January 2026 🕚11 AM icmab.es/hydrazone-ba...
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CSIC @csic.es · 17/01/2026
🌍 ¿Formas parte del #CSIC y te gustaría realizar una estancia en centros de Investigación, tecnológicos, museos o administraciones de Iberoamérica?  👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Consulta la convocatoria de ayudas de movilidad del #CSIC con la Fundación Carolina  ➡️ tiny.cc/pyox001
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo
Photograph from 1911 taken by Herbert Ponting whilst with Scott's Antarctic Expedition

The monochrome photo is taken from within a cave. The walls of the cave are made of ice. The cave entrance is in the mid distance with two figures standing looking out towards a distant ship. Between them and the ship there is first a 'beach' of ice before the sea itself. The ship could be up to 800 metres away

What makes the photo so special is that where the figures are at the cave entrance there is a band of very white snow and ice (contrasting with the comparatively dark inside of the cave) that creates a stark framework in which the men and the ship are captured. It is made even more dramatic by the fact that the cave entrance is at least 30 metres high and is in the shape of a distorted elipse with the tail sloping off to the right at the top of the elipse

The photo being in monochrome in a largely white environment makes the photographers skill all the more laudable
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IN²UB @in2ub.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗟𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗮, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy) and IFG- KIT Karlsruhe, Germany, awarded with Nitti-Casassas Prize 👩‍🔬🏆(1st edition) will be with us on 📅 January 19th, 2026 at 12.00h 📍 Magna Room (@farmaciaub.bsky.social) @scq.iec.cat #SeminarsIN2UB www.ub.edu/in2ub/januar...
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January 19th, 2026 at 12.00h - Supramolecular luminescent assemblies: imaging and beyond… - IN²UB
IN²UB INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SEMINARS Supramolecular luminescent assemblies: imaging and beyond… By, Prof. Luisa de Cola, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy and IFG- KIT Karlsruhe, Germany. Award...
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