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Kerstin Neuhaus
@microtopico.bsky.social
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(she/her) Former mineralogist disguising as materials scientist, specialized in AFM & solid state ionics (zinc batteries), loves 🌋 & planetology, MinCup, Foodie, Mama of two.
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Kerstin Neuhaus @microtopico.bsky.social · Aug 24
After months of intensive collaboration, I am thrilled to present our latest #paper: a review of zinc-based rechargeable #battery technologies and a techno-economic analysis of the various battery types. Many thanks to my co-authors for the excellent collaboration. #battchat
doi.org/10.1002/aenm...
Competitive Rechargeable Zinc Batteries for Energy Storage
Growing energy demands and the associated increase in renewable energy production require robust, sustainable, and cost-effective energy storage, in particular for large-scale stationary applications...
doi.org
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sesmith.lol
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social
DYK: Women have earned the majority of doctoral degrees awarded by American universities each year since 2009.

First women to earn a PhD in the US?

Helen Magill White. Her PhD was in Greek from Boston University, 1877. She was born #OTD in 1853. @bostonu.bsky.social

#education #highered #academia
Black-and-white portrait of Helen Magill White. The pioneering American scholar—who in 1877 became the first woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D.—appears as a young woman with dark hair styled in an elegant updo secured with a decorative comb. She wears a high-necked Victorian dress with a lace collar and striped bodice, with a serious gaze.
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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waiterich.bsky.social
A little pet peeve. It’s not exactly that tropical rainforests have “gone from being allies in the fight against climate breakdown to being part of the problem.” Forests lose carbon when people cut them (or via fire) and gain carbon when trees grow. It’s that the losing is outweighing the gaining.
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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miob1781.bsky.social
Geschafft! Die #Bdk der Grünen hat gerade den Homöopathie-Antrag unverändert angenommen. Das heißt, wir Grünen fordern, dass gesetzliche Krankenkassen nicht mehr die Kosten für Globuli übernehmen. 🥳🎉

Ein starkes Zeichen für die Wissenschaft! 🌻💚
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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vickyveritas.bsky.social
Twinned crystals of andalusite (chiastolite) are shown below. Chiastolite is a variety of andalusite that contains black particles of graphite arranged in geometric patterns. More at the comment.

⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐
nadwgab.bsky.social Nadine, Hunter of Rocks 💎 @nadwgab.bsky.social · 3d
331 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Andalusite:
- An aluminosilicate mineral
- A polymorph of kyanite and sillimanite
- A common low grade metamorphic mineral
- Used in the production of high temperature ceramics
- Named after Andalusia in Spain #minerals
Twin crystals of andalusite (variety chiastolite) in a grey mica schist. The crystals are beige and look like flowers with four petals. A cut and polished slice. From Bimbowrie, South Australia. Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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peterjelinek.bsky.social
Wenn es stimmt, was gleich auf der Pressekonferenz der Regierung gesagt wird, wurde das Aufweichen des Verbrenner-Aus 2035 für das Festhalten an der Rente verdealt.

Von beidem das Schlechteste genommen und alles auf Kosten der nächsten Generationen.

Glückwunsch 🤦
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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amreibahr.bsky.social
German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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owejessen.de
Comic vs. Wirklichkeit
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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astrodicticum.bsky.social
Der Marsmond Phobos hat einen gewaltigen Krater. Benannt ist er nach einer Frau, die für die Entdeckung des Mondes mitverantwortlich war und noch viel mehr entdecken hätte können. Wer sie war, erfahrt ihr in der neuen Folge der Sternengeschichten: sternengeschichten.podigee.io/679-sterneng...
Sternengeschichten Folge 679: Angeline Stickney und ihr Krater
STERNENGESCHICHTEN LIVE TOUR in D und Ö: Tickets unter https://sternengeschichten.live Der Marsmond Phobos hat einen gewaltigen Krater. Benannt ist er nach einer Frau, die für die Entdeckung des Mon...
sternengeschichten.podigee.io
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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florianaigner.at
Wenn ein Eisenbahnwaggon 434 Grad Celsius hat, wie heiß war er dann vor einem halben Jahr? Anlässlich dieses Postings von @sasastanisic.bsky.social bin ich auf etwas Verrücktes gestoßen, worüber ich noch nie nachgedacht hatte: Sogar unendliche Temperatur kühlt in endlicher Zeit aus. (Thread)
Posting von Sasa Stanisic: In meinem Bahnwaggon sind es 434 Grad Celsius. Ich glaube, das ist einfach der gleiche Waggon wie dieses Jahr im Juli als da 1620 Grad Celsius waren, der ist noch nicht ganz abgekühlt.
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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xkcd.com
Fifteen Years

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Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
microtopico.bsky.social
The morning started well. First the spectacular sunrise and now a morning rainbow directly above our new HI MS building.
Hopefully, we find the research equivalent of a pot of gold when WE start working there next year @fz-juelich.de! 👩‍🔬🔋🪫
Very faint rainbow in a grey sky above the construction site of the new HI MS building. Rainbow above the chemistry buildings at the Naturwissenschaftlicher Campus of Uni Münster.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
microtopico.bsky.social
Sunrise in our way to work 🥰 Have a nice day 🌞
A photograph taken from the car. There is a long road with a bus . In the background is a very red and pink sunrise.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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victinibcn.bsky.social
A supposed dormant volcano erupts in Ethiopia after being inactive for at least 12.000 years.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/hayl...
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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andersonmineral.bsky.social
The answer to this Guess the Gem is spinel!! This one was part of the Treasury of Saint-Denis in France. #GuessTheGem #GeoscienceBluesky ⚒️🧪💎
andersonmineral.bsky.social Erika Anderson @andersonmineral.bsky.social · 4d
Guess the Gem time!! What mineral do you think this gem is? Hint: in the past gems of this mineral were called rubies, though now the term refers to corundum. #GuessTheGem #GeoscienceBluesky ⚒️🧪💎
A pink oval cabochons mounted on a metal rod on a grey shelf with a grey background. There are some fractures in it. At the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle.
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
microtopico.bsky.social
Collected a #TooGoodToGo bag from our local bakery again. One large bag with about 30 rolls, croissants and one bread for 7,50€! We shared with three other families and had a very nice dinner with antipasti and rolls.

#ChemistsWhoCook
A Brown paper bag filled with different rolls. Sesame roll with mango aioli and falafel with grilled peppers, grilled mushrooms and lentil salad as sides.
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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peterjelinek.bsky.social
Der Chef der Konservativen im EU-Parlament, Manfred Weber, hat erneut seine Fraktion dazu gebracht, zusammen mit den Rechtsextremen ein Gesetz abzuschwächen. Anders hätte er keine Mehrheit erhalten.

Mit dem bestehenden Gesetz sollten eigentlich Wälder weitwelt geschützt werden.

Unglaublich!
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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florianaigner.at
Kann man durch Hupen Autos auflösen? Das ist natürlich wieder mal eine physikalisch kompliziertere Frage als man auf den ersten Blick meinen könnte. Sehen wir uns das mal an. (Thread)
claudiazettel.bsky.social Claudia Zettel @claudiazettel.bsky.social · 3d
OK hear me out: Am Ring ist Stau wegen Sperren. Und die halbe Kolonne hupt ununterbrochen wie irre. Löst sich Blech durch Lärm auf? Ist meine Frage
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Geologic Core Sample

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Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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erikklemetti.bsky.social
We got volcano time! (New eruption just started at Kīlauea): www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
Eruption on November 25, 2025 at Kīlauea in Hawai'i.
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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thestarshipentity.bsky.social
Comet Lemmon and the Milky Way apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
What did Comet Lemmon look like when it was at its best? One example is pictured here, featuring three celestial spectacles all at different distances. The closest spectacle is the snowcapped Meili Mountains of the Himalayas in China.
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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erikklemetti.bsky.social
Campi Flegrei and Vesuvius in the Bay of Naples area are extremely hazardous. Millions of people live in or near restless volcanoes. Not sure if we're looking at a catastrophic eruption in our lifetime, but a repeat of 1538 Monte Nuovo would still be dramatic.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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catwithrocks.bsky.social
A last minute #MineralMonday for y'all! Some gorgeous cacoxenite from Alabama.
Golden yellow needles of cacoxenite forming little spikey balls. The specimen is from Calhoun County, Alabama.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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eumetsat-users.bsky.social
Some Meteosat views from of the ejections from the eruption of the Hayli Gubbi #volcano in Ethiopia, via @inorbitivan.bsky.social & Jochen Kerkmann
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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islieb.bsky.social
Der Comic besteht aus drei untereinander angeordneten Bildern. Es sind zwei Strichmännchen-Figuren zu sehen: eine männliche Figur links, deren Kopf vollständig von einem großen, schwarzen Zylinderhut bedeckt ist, und eine weibliche Figur rechts. Erstes Bild: Die Figur mit dem Hut erklärt: „Ich habe beschlossen, von nun an in der Gesellschaft immer einen Hut zu tragen.“ Die andere Figur lächelt sie an. Zweites Bild: Die weibliche Figur lacht und weist darauf hin: „Dein Hut rutscht dir über den Kopf, so kriegst du doch gar nicht mit, was um dich rum passiert!“ Der Hut bedeckt weiterhin den kompletten Kopf der linken Figur. Drittes Bild: Die Figur unter dem Hut antwortet trocken: „Das ist der Sinn.“ Die weibliche Figur schaut nun nachdenklich und denkt in einer Gedankenblase: „Ich brauche auch einen Hut!“
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM