Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 09/04/2026It's about time. #Hungary #Trump #Orban edition.cnn.com/2026/04/09/e...edition.cnn.comTrump could soon lose his best friend in Europe | CNNThe Trump administration says “Hungary’s success is our success.” Why? 000
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 12/03/20264 enzymes team up in a cascade fashion to convert (waste) glycerol into (high value) l-erythrulose in high final concentration. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #chemsuschem @chemistryeurope.bsky.socialchemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.coml‐Erythrulose Synthesis From Glycerol by a Multienzymatic Cascade Reaction4 enzymes team up in a cascade fashion to convert (waste) glycerol into (high value) l-erythrulose in high final concentration. 053
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Chem & Bio Engineering (@pubs.acs.org) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes significant advances in all aspects of chemical and biological engineering. pubs.acs.org/journal/cbeh... 130
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 12/08/2025New paper out! Ethanol dehydration with aerosol-made mesoporous aluminosilicates featuring dispersed active sites www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comEthanol dehydration with aerosol-made mesoporous aluminosilicates featuring dispersed active sitesAmorphous aluminosilicates are known for their excellent performance in (bio)ethanol dehydration for ethylene production. Several studies showed that … 050
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Please note that fathers are NOT allowed to change diapers 030
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 28/06/2025#courage Big crowds gather in Hungarian capital to defy ban on Budapest Pride www.cnn.com/2025/06/28/e... #orban #Hungary #pridecnn.comBig crowds gather in Hungarian capital to defy ban on Budapest Pride | CNNBeneath a blaze of rainbow flags and amid roars of defiance, big crowds gathered in the Hungarian capital Budapest for the city’s 30th annual Pride march – an event that, this year, is unfolding as bo... 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 23/06/2025The lab in the spotlight today (MOOC in the making) 000
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 14/05/2025pro tip: never mark your draft file (paper, report, thesis) as "final". Especially not when you send it to supervisor/collaborators for feedback ;-) 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) was employed to synthesize Ti-modified SiO₂ in a single step, serving as the support for Ru-based catalysts in CO₂ methanation reactions => www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comA combined DFT-Experimental study on FSP-made Ru/Ti-SiO2 catalysts for CO2 methanationFlame spray pyrolysis (FSP) was employed to synthesize Ti-modified SiO₂ in a single step, serving as the support for Ru-based catalysts in CO₂ methana… 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Body of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian detention returned by Moscow with signs of torture and with missing organs edition.cnn.com/2025/04/30/e...edition.cnn.comBody of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian detention returned by Moscow with signs of torture | CNNThe body of a young Ukrainian woman who died in Russian captivity after being held incommunicado for many months was returned to Ukraine with several organs removed and showing signs of torture, Ukrai... 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Un avenir sombre pour les universités francophones Plus de 2.000 membres du corps universitaire signant une carte blanche et, disent-ils « s’unissent pour sauver la recherche, l’enseignement et la prospérité ». www.lesoir.be/671749/artic...lesoir.beUn avenir sombre pour les universités francophonesPlus de 2.000 membres du corps universitaire signant une carte blanche et, disent-ils « s’unissent pour sauver la recherche, l’enseignement et la prospérité ». 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Now out: CuO-CeO2 composite catalysts prepared in one-step, using a mild aerosol process, and featuring outstanding activity in the total oxidation of air pollutants. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comSpray-made porous CuO-CeO2 microspheres rival precious metal catalysts for the low-temperature oxidation of air pollutantsEnvironmental constraints regarding the abatement of toxic gaseous pollutants such as carbon monoxide and various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) de… 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Proposition: on n'organise pas les examens/délibés/diplomations cette année. (les conducteurs de train bloquent le rail, les bagagistes bloquent les aéroports, les agriculteurs bloquent les autoroutes,... et nous on se fait plumer tranquillement?) www.rtbf.be/article/des-...rtbf.beDes pensions rabotées de 30 à 40% pour les professeurs d’université - RTBF ActusCe professeur d’université donne cours dans le domaine du recyclage des matériaux. Il a 62 ans. Il est proche de la... 020
Reposted by Damien DebeckerGuillaume Lobet @guillaumelobet.bsky.social · 22/04/2025🧪🌱💡 #joboffer #plantscijob #postdoc Exciting opportunity to join our #ERC funded #DROOGHT project at the UCLouvain in #Belgium We are looking for a 2-year #postdoc to work on the development of a new #multiscale #root #modelling pipeline. #wheat #drought #root ➡️ bit.ly/postdoc_droo... 0106
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Waste to Value => Glycerol, a low value bio-based platform chemical, can be directly converted (in high yields!) to high value rare sugar L-erythrulose, using a multi-enzyme cascade reaction. chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... #preprint #chemrxiv 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 01/04/2025ISGC 2025, 12-16 may. The world rendez-vous in sustainable chemistry ! Scientific program is now online. www.isgc-symposium.comisgc-symposium.comISGCThe International Symposium on Green Chemistry 052
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Mind blowing, really youtu.be/hZMmp-suK4o?... #Adolescence #netflixyoutu.beMaking-of ADOLESCENCE : 4 épisodes en 4 plans-séquencesYouTube video by Netflix France 000
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Asymmetric Synthesis of Enantiopure Amines Using Membrane-Immobilized Transaminase Article link copied! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...pubs.acs.orgCrystallization-Assisted Asymmetric Synthesis of Enantiopure Amines Using Membrane-Immobilized TransaminaseThe production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) requires enantiopure chiral amines, for which greener synthesis processes are needed. Transaminases (TAs) are enzymes that catalyze the enant... 011
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 17/03/2025#Trump has fired scientists who monitor the #ocean. It comes at the worst possible time www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/c...cnn.comTrump has fired scientists who monitor the ocean. It comes at the worst possible time | CNNOne of NOAA’s most critical roles is to observe the oceans, which are currently undergoing a period of rapid and largely unexplained change. 000
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Call for applications for a Junior Professor chair at Université de Poitiers "Reaction mechanisms in catalytic processes" www.univ-poitiers.fr/wp-content/u...univ-poitiers.fr 011
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 09/03/2025ChemCatChem: from Europe for the World (Announcing the new Editorial and Early Career Advisory Boards)scholar.google.com 020
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 08/03/2025International Conference on Green & Sustainable Chemistry June 1-5, 2025 – Budapest, Hungaryicgsc2025.mke.org 020
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Call for Papers in Chem & Bio Engineering: Synthetic Biology—Enabling Technologies and Practical Applications axial.acs.org/chemical-eng....axial.acs.orgCall for Papers: Synthetic Biology—Enabling Technologies and Practical Applications | ACS Publications Chemistry BlogThis Virtual Special Issue from Chem & Bio Engineering will showcase leading research in the field of synthetic biology. Submit your manuscript by September 30, 2025. 010
Reposted by Damien DebeckerChemical Society Reviews @chemsocrev.rsc.org · 28/02/2025Hello #ChemSky community! We're now on bluesky @chemsocrev.rsc.org 💙 Be sure to follow us for top reviews by leading researchers from across the chemical sciences 👩🔬👨🔬 0176
Reposted by Damien DebeckerChemComm @chemcomm.rsc.org · 28/02/2025You can find other @rsc.org journals including @chemsocrev.rsc.org and @chemicalscience.rsc.org in this handy starter pack. go.bsky.app/QAaTTZ3 0197
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Au plus les personnes utilisent l’IA générative dans leur travail, moins elles feront preuve d’esprit critique et au moins elles sollicitent leurs capacités d’analyse. Cela peut "entraîner la détérioration de facultés cognitives qui devraient être préservées". www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio...francetvinfo.frLe recours systématique à l’intelligence artificielle générative détériorerait les facultés cognitives permettant l’esprit critiqueUne étude conduite par Microsoft et l'Université Carnegie Mellon pointe les effets sur le cerveau d'une délégation à une IA générative de tâches d'analyse de connaissances. 000
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 04/02/2025New review out "Progress in advanced MOF-derived materials for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #MOFsciencedirect.comProgress in advanced MOF-derived materials for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutantsTechnology advancement has led to significant environmental pollution causing adverse effects to the environment and human health. To mitigate this, m… 000
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 28/01/2025New review, out as a preprint: "Enzyme-membrane-reactors: recent trends and applications for the production of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical building-blocks" chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... @chemrxiv.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Damien DebeckerEscape-X FR @fr.escape-x.org · 22/01/2025Bonjour! Vous avez embarqué sur Hello Quitte X, et nous vous en remercions. Comme nous l’avons expliqué lors de la soirée #HelloQuitteX du lundi #20Janvier, nous ne sommes pas encore passés à la phase 2 (activation de la reconnexion). 1/6 21306145
Reposted by Damien DebeckerAdam Clancy @clancylab.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Free RSC conference for Nanoscience PhDs and PDRAs this April in London - it will be a great chance to give your first talk or start building collaborations which can last your whole career Please send an abstract, share & join us! Register here: www.rsc.org/events/detai... #chemsky #nanosky #RSC 003
Reposted by Damien DebeckerBenLee @benlee0711.bsky.social · 21/01/2025🤔 Musk is a child of Apartheid wealth. Musk didn't invent Tesla, he bought it. Musk didn't invent Spacex, he bought it. Musk didn't invent Starlink, he bought it. Musk didn't invent "X," he bought it. Musk didn't invent Trump, he bought him. 221242285
Reposted by Damien DebeckerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Can Musk lose influence if politicians, institutions and media leave X? Yes, answers mathematician @chavalarias.bsky.social “We are the ones who give Elon Musk his power. We can take it away from him” www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...liberation.frDavid Chavalarias : «C’est nous qui donnons son pouvoir à Elon Musk. On peut le lui retirer»Un collectif porté par le mathématicien David Chavalarias a mis au point «HelloQuitteX», une plateforme pour claquer collectivement la porte du réseau social X (ex-Twitter) le 20 janvier sans perdre s... 32969277
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Plenary and Keynote speakers for the next International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC). Honored to be included in this prestigious line-up! 141
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Excited to start serving as a Chair of ChemCatChem's Editorial Board, together with Deryn Fogg (Ottawa), Anhui Lu (Dalian), and Jennifer Strunk (Munich)! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.comChemCatChem: Editorial BoardChemCatChem is a catalysis journal covering the whole spectrum of catalytic chemistry, including homogeneous, heterogeneous, chemo- and biocatalysis. 010
Reposted by Damien DebeckerDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 13/01/2025If RFK Jr. is confirmed. @donttreadonkids.bsky.social 29088872461
Reposted by Damien DebeckerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/01/2025More than 60 universities and higher education institutions in Germany have announced their departure from X In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable” www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...aa.com.trOver 60 German universities quit social media platform XPlatform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı 983598805
Reposted by Damien DebeckerThe PhD Place - Academic Community @thephdplace.bsky.social · 19/12/2024A perfect thesis is never finished and a finished thesis is never perfect 3305
Reposted by Damien DebeckerChemRxiv Bot @chemrxivbot.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Promotional effect of Ti on mesoporous silica-supported Ru catalysts for CO2 methanation Authors: Plaifa Hongmanorom, Valentin Smeets, Aurélien Neraud, Ales Styskalik, Piyasan Praserthdam, Christophe Copéret, Damien Debecker DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-l2lht 032
Reposted by Damien DebeckerRoli Roberts @roliroberts.bsky.social · 16/12/2024IT'S OFFICIAL! From today, @plos.org and its journals are no longer posting on Twitter/X. If you want to carry on hearing about great science in our journal, follow @plosbiology.org on Bluesky here: bsky.app/profile/plos... 131090305
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Be careful not to handicap our universities through inappropriate pension reform. 👇 sign here chng.it/65hxXR24Txchng.itSignez la pétitionPensioenhervorming: Universiteiten alert/ Réforme des pensions: Attention aux universités 010
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 16/12/2024New preprint alert: "Promotional effect of Ti on mesoporous silica-supported Ru catalysts for CO2 methanation" chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... #CO2 #methanation #chemsky #preprint @chemrxiv.bsky.socialchemrxiv.orgPromotional effect of Ti on mesoporous silica-supported Ru catalysts for CO2 methanationUnderstanding the role of metal promoter in CO2 methanation is essential for advancing catalyst design and developing efficient methanation catalysts. Herein, a series of mesoporous Ti-promoted silica... 030
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Wrapped up last lecture for this semester (end of 2024 was hectic).media.tenor.coma man in a wet suit is holding a carabiner and a watch that says prime video on itALT: a man in a wet suit is holding a carabiner and a watch that says prime video on it 050
Reposted by Damien DebeckerChemistry Europe @chemistryeurope.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Hello world: we're happy to be on BlueSky now, too! Stay tuned as we're getting set up here for the #ChemSky community - more to follow soon! 23613
Damien Debecker @deuxbeck.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Save the date: #RSCPoster is back! The event brings together the global chemistry community to network with colleagues across the world and at every career stage, share their research and engage in scientific debate. lnkd.in/d_zvjWD 1124