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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Another cover made for @rscbooks.rsc.org 'Dynamically Crosslinked Polymer Networks' 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

Blue and pink polymer chains connected by dark grey cross-linkers

Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Hot off the press! new #CoverArt for @kasperspedersen.bsky.social in this months Nature Chemistry (@natchem.nature.com) Magnetism masked by opposing moments. 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

a glowing orange cube structure showing the cubic molecular framework Cr(pyrazine)₃. Strong magnetic interactions run through the lattice, shown as blue magnetic field lines internally, while the material’s external magnetic signature almost disappears.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I've been super busy so the #AlphabetOfMolecules has paused at K but here is some more new #CoverArt for rscbooks.rsc.org : Electrochemical Insights into Bioinorganic systems🙂 🐡🧪⚗️🧶🧬💊 #Cinema4D #CompChemSky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Some more new #CoverArt for @rscbooks.rsc.org ...this one on Aggregation-induced Emission for Sensing Applications🙂 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #CompChemSky

2 small reaction vials in the centre. Molecules on the left are separate, those on the left are aggregated and glowing

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Time for K in the #AlphabetOfMolecules. I made a poll to choose between ketamine and kappa-casein, it came back 50:50! so I made both!! thanks to @jlauher.bsky.social and @drstevecohen.bsky.social for the suggestions. So we are on to L ... what would you'd like to see? 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #CompChemSky #cinema4D

a ball and stick ketamine molecule sat on a pile of white powder.

An alpha fold generated protein structure of kappa-casein model, AF-A0A0M4FJ17-F1-v6 ...rendered to look like cheese

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

‪Meanwhile, in #AlphabetOfMolecules news, I am still looking for a molecule, large or small beginning with the letter K. Send an Artist Interaction prompt (reply😂) to let me know something you have researched or have interest in and I'll make a pic🙂 Here's a short video of the story so far: 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This is Janus Kinase for J in the #AlphabetOfMolecules Suggested by @zeinabrekad.bsky.social. Took me a while to choose between all of the great suggestions but decided on the protein as it has been all small molecules so far! so anyone got a suggestion for the letter K please🙂 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #CompChemSky

Janus kinase complexed with cytokine receptor through a cell membrane. The sub-units of JAK are coloured as follows - FERM: orange, SH2: pink, pseudo-kinase: green, kinase: blue.
Cell membrane: beige
and underneath, out of focus, is the cytokine receptor: lilac, cytokine: yellow

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Some more new #CoverArt for @rscbooks.rsc.org ...this one on Applications of Neutron Scattering to Inorganic Materials🙂 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #CompChemSky

a particle approaching an ordered crystal material with 5 scattering paths shown on the other side.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

😂...it is difficult coming up with a molecule starting with the letter J!....also, I did capsaicin last time for C. any other thoughts for J?

a collection of chills' with a capseicin molecule at the front, carbon red, oxygen green, nitrogen yellow and hydrogen orange. With a scattering of chilli powder just underneath.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Time for the letter I in the #AlphabetOfMolecules. Thanks for the suggestion @floppleton.bsky.social 😀 Close up of inosine in the wobble position on the tRNA anticodon. It can form 3 wobble base pairs and is key to tRNA efficiency in protein synthesis. Any suggestions for J? 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Thanks for the suggestion... and I agree, insulin is a great one, but this was the letter I in the previous alphabet, here it is.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Histamine for the letter H in the #AlphabetOfMolecules suggested a while ago now by @meghanazad.bsky.social Anyone got a suggestion for the letter I? Imagine I am an AI prompt- lets call it an 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗜nteraction prompt!🙂Tell me what you'd like to see & I will make an image 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #compchemsky

Histamine molecule visualised as spacefilled spheres. Carbon purple, nitrogen blue, hydrogen white. Surrounded by bright flecks representing pollen or other allergens.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The next 3 in the 2025/26 #AlphabetOfMolecules. ...Moving forward you can contribute to the selections or just enjoy some colourful #SciArt .... E, F and G are: Estradiol, Fucosyllactose and Gamma-linolenic acid....H is coming soon... 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #compchemsky

Estradiol inside the estrogen receptor, with main binding amino acids as fluffy pink clouds and a few bits of ribbon structure just about visible. Carbon light pink, oxygen red, hydrogen white

2′-Fucosyllactose seen here bound inside the 2'-fucosyllactose and 3-fucosyllactose binding protein from Bifidobacterium longum infantis
Carbon: pale yellow, oxygen: pink, hydrogen: white. Ribbon structures in the background out of focus

Gamma linolenic acid, shown here as a ball and stick model with the carbons coloured/textured like oil supplement capsules (oxygen red and hydrogen white balls). Evening primrose seeds scattered on the floor underneath.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Planning to get back to building the 2025/26 #AlphabetOfMolecules. Here is a recap of where we got to, starting with the first 4. Moving forward you can contribute to the selections or just enjoy some colourful #SciArt . The 1st four are: ATP, β-carotene, chloroform and Diazepam 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #compchemsky

Adenosine triphosphate, with blurry molecule in the foreground which is ATP losing one of its phosphates to give ADP. Carbon: grey, oxygen: red, nitrogen: blue, hydrogen: white and phosphorous: fiery to represent the fuel nature of ATP

Beta carotene molecule, ball and stick structure visible within larger spheres, with carrots blurry in the background.

A chloroform molecule floating in the air, next to a skull and crossbones resting on a cloth...presumably the cloth used to administer the fatal dose of chloroform!

Diazepam, the background is human serum albumin with the key binding amino acids blurry and the rest of the protein as a fuzzy pink ribbon structure. Diazepam is a ball and stick model, carbon=black, nitrogen=blue, hydrogen=white, oxygen=red, chlorine=green.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Some more #CoverArt for @rscbooks.rsc.org ...this one on Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Drug Design 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #CompChemSky

2 head silhouettes with protein structures glowing inside. Between them a depiction of AI network architecture at the top and a small molecule with some protein helices under the arch

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Getting a bit more festive here with some baubles! #CoverArt for @rscbooks.rsc.org for a book about next-generation 2D nanomaterials 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

Three 2D nanomaterials, a carbon based sheet underneath and 2 variation of material representations above.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Been a bit busy recently but am back here now with some more #CoverArt for @rscbooks.rsc.org 'Emerging Metal Ion Hybrid Capacitors based on Nano Materials'🙂 🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

A red car perched on top of a 3D model of a capacitor connecting the anode and cathode. Showing ions moving in the central part with chemical structures on either side.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Hot off the press! new #CoverArt for @kasperspedersen.bsky.social Read the article here www.cell.com/chem/fulltex... Molecular alloying drives valence change in a van der Waals antiferromagnet 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

a molecular network showing the movement of electrons between the metal atoms and aromatic rings

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Some more #coverart for @rscbooks.rsc.org. Functional Layered Double Hydroxides. 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Happy Monday! Here is some more cover art for @rscbooks.rsc.org This one was for 'Sustainability in TIDES Chemistry' #coverart 💊🐡🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #Cinema4D #compchemsky

A protein structure rendered to look like vegetation. Moss for the helices and some leaves and then the amino acid side chains as thin sticks and balls

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Some more cover art for a book called 'Mulit-functional Electrocatalysts' @rscbooks.rsc.org #coverart 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

Positive and negatively charged nodes with field lines shown, atoms drawn to the respective charges and water molecules in the middle.

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Some more cover art, this time for a book on photo-functional materials for @rscbooks.rsc.org #coverart 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

The molecule on the left is being activated by a light beam, resulting in 2 bonds breaking forming the 2 molecules on the right hand side

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Some more #coverart for @rscbooks.rsc.org Nanocomposites as Catalysts in Organic Reactions 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

A selection of inorganic structures coming out of a volumetric flask to represent a variety of catalysts

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Some cover art for a book called 'Epigenetic Drug Discovery' @rscbooks.rsc.org #coverart 💊🐡🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #Cinema4D #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Some #coverart for @profdaveleigh.bsky.social et. al. in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social Novit. Check out the work here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🐡🧪⚗️ #Cinema4D #compchemsky

main image showing the spontaneous assembly of catenanes. With a collection of already assembled molecules round the bottom edge of the circle

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

G is for gamma linolenic acid, found in seed oils such as evening primrose .... a return to the 2025 #AlphabetofMolecules after a break to get some work done! thanks to @meghanazad.bsky.social‬ for the suggestion🙂 Anyone got a molecular suggestion for the letter H? 💊🐡🧪⚗️ #sciart #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

F is for 2′-Fucosyllactose in the 2025 #AlphabetofMolecules seen here bound inside the 2'-fucosyllactose and 3-fucosyllactose binding protein from Bifidobacterium longum infantis (6HUR.pdb). Ta for the suggestion @bridgetmcgann.medsky.social Thoughts for the letter G?? 💊🐡🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #compchemsky #Cinema4D

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

This is estradiol for E in the 2025 #AlphabetfMolecules, seen here bound inside the oestrogen receptor. Thanks for the suggestion @ydnew.bsky.social and @andimkennedy.bsky.social😄 pleasingly completed in 1 day😁 Now looking for a candidate for the letter F, any thoughts? 💊🐡🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #compchemsky #Cinema4D

Estradiol inside the oestrogen receptor, with main binding amino acids as fluffy pink clouds and a few bits of ribbon structure just about visible. Carbon light pink, oxygen red, hydrogen white

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Here is a recap on the first 4 in the 2025 #AlphabetOfMolecules, follow to see how it unfolds. You can contribute to the molecule selection list and find out which letters are hardest to find molecules for! or just enjoy some colourful #SciArt . New image weekly-ish....or sooner 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This is diazepam for D in the 2025 #AlphabetfMolecules, seen here bound to human serum albumin. Thanks all for the suggestions😊after much consideration I settled on this one by @drijackson.bsky.social Now looking for a candidate for the letter E, any thoughts? 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️🧶🧬 #sciart #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Here is chloroform, for the letter C in the 2025 #AlphabetOfMolecules. Thanks to Pauly G‬ ‪@thegibbs.bsky.social‬ for the suggestion. What shall I do for the letter D??? all suggestions welcome😀 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️ #sciart #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The letter B in the 2025 #AlphabetOfMolecules Thanks to ‪Nick Fisher‬ @nef.bsky.social for the suggestion of Beta-Carotene. Would anybody got a suggestion for the letter C?🙂 💊🐡🧫🧪⚗️ #sciart #compchemsky

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

.. DNA/RNA synthesis, a signalling molecule, chemical transport, fuel for muscle contractions .. Thank you all for the other great suggestions, it was a tough choice (I do feel that I may make an image for arsacyclopentadiene in the future too😂) So, what's next? who has got a suggestion for B?

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

It could be a small molecule, drug or other compound, medical or industrial, synthetic or from a plant, microbe or animal, it could be a protein. Some letters are more problematic than others!! *and I can't guarantee that it won't take longer than a week😂 These are the molecules selected last time.

26 images of molecules, one for each letter of the alphabet

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

This one is for Caffeinated Puppy @caliber404.bsky.social THC-P as requested. You got me on a quiet day wondering what to do with my time😆 Thank you for the distraction from my boredom😊 For anyone wondering, only difference from THC is a slightly longer tail 🧪⚗️🐡🌾 #CompChemSky #SciComm #CoverArt #c4d

a THC-P molecule. Carbon green, oxygen red, hydrogen light yellow with cannabis leaves. There are also some leaves floating in the background

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Good morning Bluesky! Here is a study of fructose 🧪⚗️🐡🌾 #CompChemSky #SciComm #CoverArt #c4d

D-fructose: carbon represented as green spheres looking a bit like Granny Smiths apples, oxygen red spheres and hydrogen slightly translucent and smaller white spheres

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I've been absent for a bit as busy with work but am back now with some more #chemistry #coverart😊🧪⚗️🐡#SciComm #c4d

an orange-ish sphere with short purple spikes that attract green spheres that bond together to create longer strands of a micelle

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Frivolous fluffy Friday😀. This is curcumin, the principal curcuminoid of Curcuma longa (turmeric)🧪⚗️🐡🌾 #CompChemSky #SciComm #CoverArt #c4d

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Bovine beta lactoglobulin angles, this is 2gj5.pdb. Showing an additional alternate site for the binding of vitamin D3. The most well known site is the first, enclosed one. The proposed second is more external, discussed here doi.org/10.1002/prot... 🧪⚗️🧶🧬🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #c4d

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Ergothioniene. An amino acid found in various organisms but only synthesized by a few, such as some mushrooms and certain bacteria. It is used as a dietary supplement but there is little evidence to support any proposed uses. 🧪⚗️🐡🍄 #CompChemSky #SciComm #CoverArt #c4d

an ergothioneine molecule on a tree trunk next to some shiitake mushrooms...with a ball and stick version faded into the dappled light from the tree leaves

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

NMDA receptor with xenon entering. Xenon acts as an antagonist and can be used as an anasthetic. 🧪⚗️🧶🧬🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #mograph #c4d

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A #molecularportrait of the benzodiazepine anxiety medication alprazolam, sold as Xanax. 🧪⚗️🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #CoverArt #c4d

Alprazolam molecule rendered a bit fuzzy round the edges. Carbon purple, nitrogen blue hydrogen white and chlorine a yellow-ish green

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

This is ibogaine, a psychoactive molecule found in various plants. This render was inspired by a guy called Dan Hoffman who makes tiny glass molecular structures. 🧪⚗️🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #c4d

Ibogaine molecule rendered to look like coloured glass. Atoms standard colours (carbon:black, hydrogen:white, oxygen:red and nitrogen:blue) the bonds have coloured twists inside

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This week went by fast! here's some adrenaline for your Friday evening 🧪⚗️🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #CoverArt #c4d

adrenaline molecule rendered in yellow with red 'go faster' stripes

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Vitamin B12 binding to to methionine synthase facilitating the transfer of CH3 from N5-MeTHF to homocysteine ➡️methionine, then perturbed by nitrous oxide, which has an adverse effect on the functioning of this enzyme. Made for Hamilton's Pharmacopeia on Vice TV 🧪⚗️ 🧶🧬🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #c4d

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Beta-lactoglobulin having a little wiggle. The main whey protein in the milk of many mammals (except humans). Seen here traversing various configurations determined using NMR (1dv9.pdb). Imagine it dancing to music of your choice😂. 🧪⚗️ 🧶🧬🐡 #c4d #CompChemSky #SciComm

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Anna Tanczos @scicommstudios.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Nicotine, reclining! This is such an insidious molecule, kinda sticks and is terribly hard habit to shake🧪⚗️🐡 #CompChemSky #SciComm #CoverArt #c4d #molecularportrait #molecularart

A nicotine molecule reclining on the word nicotine, with one of its atoms making the O. Carbon atoms smokey colour, Oxygen redd-ish pink, and hydrogen small metal spheres on sticks

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