Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This country was one person's vote away this morning from putting any birthright citizen in danger of being deported tomorrow. We are so much closer to the abyss than we think. Man oh man. 415192854459
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsDarren Broom @darrenbroom.bsky.social · 06/05/2026New preprint on arXiv: "Building a physics-aware AI ecosystem for solid-state hydrogen storage materials"arxiv.orgBuilding a physics-aware AI ecosystem for solid-state hydrogen storage materialsHydrogen storage remains a central bottleneck for scalable hydrogen energy systems due to the multiscale and coupled nature of the thermodynamics, kinetics, and microstructural evolution of hydrogen s... 021
Reposted by Nicholas Wilkinsbeetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Four years ago today, I posted my first beetle moses comic 526307868
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsNature @nature.com · 19/03/2026Mathematician Gerd Faltings showed that arithmetic equations have a finite number of solutions, winning one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics go.nature.com/4duZO8cgo.nature.comMathematician who reshaped number theory wins prestigious Abel prizeMathematician Gerd Faltings showed that arithmetic equations have a finite number of solutions. 0296
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This is now in print in Chemical Engineering Journal! We demonstrated the benefits of using a laminate-bed adsorbent contactor (over the traditional packed-bed) in pressure-vacuum swing adsorption processes using CALF-20. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comPilot-scale demonstration of a laminate-based CALF-20 rapid cycle pressure-vacuum swing adsorption process for carbon captureA pilot-scale rapid-cycle pressure-vacuum swing adsorption (PVSA) process study was conducted using the metal-organic framework (MOF) CALF-20 in struc… 031
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsManish @manishearth.bsky.social · 16/02/2026given the existence of skeleton and luge, i postulate the existence of two other, yet to be discovered, winter olympic sports 481094249
Reposted by Nicholas Wilkinsonion person @junlper.beer · 14/02/2026keep it shut down until 2029 816016526
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 04/02/2026This webinar has just begun! Join us at: www.youtube.com/live/zVB3N7Z...youtube.comIAS Webinar 7.1, Benjamin Claessens: 4th February, 1400 UTCYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 000
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Benjamin Claessens on the measurement of heat of adsorption via microcalorimetry. Time: Feb. 4, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 010
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position, Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next. 693251396007
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/01/2026The GoFundMe for Renee Good’s wife and son has blown past $130,000, and from what I can tell, the vast majority of those donations are under $500. An amazing swell of grassroots support for this family gofund.me/8b7c8cf8agofund.meDonate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie WeissPlease support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son 9739256
Reposted by Nicholas Wilkinsbobbybroccole.bsky.social @bobbybroccole.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Meet Mayor Ford Part 1 of my new documentary series is out now. You can watch it early access on Nebula! nebula.tv/videos/bobby... 6466
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsMOF Papers @mofpapers.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Pilot-Scale Demonstration of a Laminate-Based CALF-20 Rapid Cycle Pressure-Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process for Carbon Capture dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-z… 031
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 11/12/2025In this (not yet peer-reviewed) preprint, we demonstrate the benefits of using a laminate-bed adsorbent contactor (over the traditional packed-bed) in pressure-vacuum swing adsorption processes. doi.org/10.26434/che...doi.orgPilot-Scale Demonstration of a Laminate-Based CALF-20 Rapid Cycle Pressure-Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process for Carbon CaptureA pilot-scale rapid-cycle pressure-vacuum swing adsorption (PVSA) process study was conducted using the metal-organic framework (MOF) CALF-20 in structured laminate and packed beds for dry carbon capt... 110
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Our new coadsorption model is in print! Do you have a type-1 CO2 isotherm and a type-2 or -3 H2O isotherm for your DAC system? Try the Dual-site BET (DSBET) coadsorption model detailed below! It is able to predict both nonideal competitive and cooperative coadsorption. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...pubs.acs.orgAn Explicit Dual-Site BET Isotherm Model for the Prediction of Nonideal Competitive and Cooperative Adsorption EquilibriumA dual-site extension is proposed to the previously derived ideal adsorbed solution theory analytical solution for two coadsorbing single-site BET isotherms. The proposed dual-site BET (DSBET) isother... 241
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 12/11/2025This webinar has just begun! Please join us on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/live/nnWIaEL...youtube.comIAS Webinar 6.11, Mauro Luberti: 12th November, 1400 UTCYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 000
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Mauro Luberti on adsorptive processes to recover oxygen in ozone generators. Time: Nov. 12, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 000
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsPaul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 13/10/2025MOFs are probably the greatest example of great engineering being acknowledged by the Nobel committee www.chemistryworld.com/news/2025-ch...chemistryworld.com2025 chemistry Nobel prize goes to the scientists behind metal–organic frameworksSusumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi take top prize for discovery and development of versatile materials with a huge surface area 2102
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsKatharine Sanderson @kms163.bsky.social · 08/10/2025the 2025 #Nobel prize in Chemistry for MOFs! Delighted to have dug into the potential of these amazing materials earlier this year www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWorld’s most porous sponges: intricate carbon-trapping powders hit the marketMetal-organic frameworks were the next big thing in chemistry when they were invented more than three decades ago. Now, these intriguing materials are becoming commercial tools for capturing carbon dioxide and harvesting water from the air. 01711
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 01/10/2025This is starting now! Please join us at the link below: youtube.com/live/rWxAqt3...youtube.comIAS Webinar 6.10, Maria Papathanasiou: 1st October, 1400 UTCYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 010
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Maria Papathanasiou on chromatography modelling approaches. Time: Oct. 1, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 010
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsRandall Snurr @randallsnurr.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Thanks to the audience for the great questions after my talk today! 011
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 03/09/2025This is now live! Please join us at: www.youtube.com/live/mKcKEXq...youtube.comIAS Webinar 6.9, Randall Snurr (Northwestern University)YouTube video by International Adsorption Society 120
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Randall Snurr on diffusion measurements in nanoporous materials using molecular simulations as part of our special series on the recent IUPAC report on diffusion. Time: Sept. 3, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 042
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsDavid @ddanaci.bsky.social · 30/07/2025For the final instalment this week, we have the presentation from Mohamad Moosavi, the co-winner of the 2025 Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Society. His talk was about machine learning discovery of sorbent materials. youtu.be/M0gA7d_y98oyoutu.beMachine Learning Discovery of Sorbent Materials by Mohamad MoosaviYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 011
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsDavid @ddanaci.bsky.social · 09/07/2025This week, we have the presentation from Lukas Bingel, who received the 2024 Award for Excellence in PhD Dissertation. His work was on mixture adsorption data and the IAST, but his presentation is on adsorption in flexible MOFs. youtu.be/XCtVQcsrkxkyoutu.beAdsorption in Flexible MOFs by Lukas BingelYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 121
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsDavid @ddanaci.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Last week, we had the presentation delivered by @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social, who received the 2023 Award for Excellence in PhD Dissertation. His work was on dynamic column breakthrough methods. youtu.be/70QGkIXZW9kyoutu.beDynamic Column Breakthrough Methods by Nicholas Stiles WilkinsYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 121
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsNature @nature.com · 09/07/2025This material was the next big thing three decades ago - has it finally found its purpose? go.nature.com/4lhjuxogo.nature.comWorld’s most porous sponges: intricate carbon-trapping powders hit the marketMetal-organic frameworks were the next big thing in chemistry when they were invented more than three decades ago. Now, these intriguing materials are becoming commercial tools for capturing carbon dioxide and harvesting water from the air. 0175
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 02/07/2025I received the 2023 International Adsorption Society Award for Excellence in the PhD Dissertation, and as part of the award I was invited to talk at the recent Fundamentals of Adsorption (FOA15) conference. The recording of the talk is now viewable on YouTube: youtu.be/70QGkIXZW9k?...youtu.beDynamic Column Breakthrough Methods by Nicholas Stiles WilkinsYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 110
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsAlexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social · 19/06/2025"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked a magic 8 ball and it said the future is murky 5342
Reposted by Nicholas Wilkinsthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2025ICE is a criminal organization willfully carrying out illegal orders and the people of California are right to resist this. respect to the fighters and power to the people 155197584644
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsDarren Broom @darrenbroom.bsky.social · 29/05/2025"The future of hydrogen storage" I have written a short perspective article, providing an overview of various aspects of hydrogen storage. If you're interested, please take a look & let me know what you think. And pass it on to anyone else who may find it useful. #chemsky #hydrogenssrn.comThe future of hydrogen storageHydrogen is set to play a key role in a decarbonized future and it must always be stored, in one form or another. This can be as a pure liquid, a gas or absorbe 087
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Had an excellent poster session at #FOA15! Looking forward to the rest of the week. I have an award talk tomorrow at 11:00am (PT time) on my PhD thesis work, hoping to see you there! 051
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Made it to Porto to attend #FOA15! Looking forward to the week, please let me know if you’re in town 010
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Do you have a CO2 isotherm fitted to a single- or dual-site Langmuir isotherm and a H2O isotherm fitted to a BET or GAB isotherm? Then you may find the coadsorption model from our newest preprint useful! We explored the use of BET extended isotherm models for CCS separations: doi.org/10.26434/che...doi.orgAn explicit dual-site BET isotherm model for the prediction of nonideal competitive and cooperative adsorption equilibriumA dual-site extension is proposed to the previously derived ideal adsorbed solution theory analytical solution for two coadsorbing single-site BET isotherms. The proposed dual-site BET (DSBET) isother... 231
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 16/04/2025This has just begun! Please join us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/XcXyGJ7...youtube.comIAS Webinar 6.7, Stefano Brandani (The University of Edinburgh)YouTube video by International Adsorption Society 000
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Stefano Brandani on the zero-length column technique for diffusion measurement as part of our special series on the recent IUPAC report on diffusion. Time: April 16, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 020
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 09/04/2025This webinar has just begun! Please join us on YouTube (link below). 000
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Enzo Mangano on diffusion measurements using uptake techniques as part of our special series on the recent IUPAC report on diffusion. Time: April 9, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 010
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 26/03/2025This webinar has just begun! Please join us on YouTube at: bit.ly/iasyoutube 011
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Marc-Olivier Coppens on diffusion in mesoporous materials as part of our special series on the recent IUPAC report on diffusion. Time: March 26, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 000
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Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Mijndert Van der Spek on CO2/H2O coadsorption in chemisorbent systems. Time: March 12, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 000
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 26/02/2025This is now live! Please join us on YouTube at the link below: 000
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Roberto Mennitto on structured sorbents. Time: February 26, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 011
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 19/02/2025This has just begun! Please join us on YouTube at the link below 020
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Join us for the next #IASWebinar by Jörg Kärger on diffusion in nanoporous materials. It is the introduction webinar for our special series on the recent IUPAC report. Time: February 19, 1400 UTC YouTube: bit.ly/iasyoutube 032
Reposted by Nicholas WilkinsFX Coudert @nanoporous.net · 27/01/2025Latest review on Negative Gas Adsorption is now out in @chemsocrev.bsky.social, happy to be part of this exciting scientific story lead by @kaskel-stefan.bsky.social and @simonkrause.bsky.social ! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...pubs.rsc.orgNegative gas adsorption transitions and pressure amplification phenomena in porous frameworksNanoporous solids offer a wide range of functionalities for industrial, environmental, and energy applications. However, only a limited number of porous materials are responsive, i.e. the nanopore dyn... 1182
Nicholas Wilkins @wilkinsnicholas.bsky.social · 22/01/2025This webinar is now live! Please join us at: www.youtube.com/live/S_jkTK_...youtube.comIAS Webinar 6.1, Jade Wang: 22nd January, 1400 UTCYouTube video by International Adsorption Society 000