Nico Bruns
@bruns-lab.bsky.social
Professor of Sustainable Functional Polymers at Technical University of Darmstadt. All views are my own.
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If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
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They say grad students start to resemble their chemicals.
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They say grad students start to resemble their chemicals.
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
Early Halloween lunch in our group! Pumpkin soup, cucumber bats, scary chocolates, some spiders and a lovely bunch of people! @tuda.bsky.social @andreabelluati.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Early Halloween lunch in our group! Pumpkin soup, cucumber bats, scary chocolates, some spiders and a lovely bunch of people! @tuda.bsky.social @andreabelluati.bsky.social
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Our latest Adolphe Merkle Institute activities report is now available! Check it out here to learn more about our 🧪 #research, 💡 #innovation, and #outreach activities at AMI bit.ly/4mV1vNj @unifr.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Our latest Adolphe Merkle Institute activities report is now available! Check it out here to learn more about our 🧪 #research, 💡 #innovation, and #outreach activities at AMI bit.ly/4mV1vNj @unifr.bsky.social
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We are #hiring:
#Postdoc in #Interfaces & Protective Layers for Room–Temperature #Sodium–Sulfur #Batteries
tinyurl.com/4436zr4v
Deadline: 15 Nov.
#BatteryResearch #GermanyJobs #PostdocJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #CareersInScience
#Postdoc in #Interfaces & Protective Layers for Room–Temperature #Sodium–Sulfur #Batteries
tinyurl.com/4436zr4v
Deadline: 15 Nov.
#BatteryResearch #GermanyJobs #PostdocJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #CareersInScience
Postdoctoral Position (m/f/d) in Interfaces and Protective Layers for Room–Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries
jobs.mpikg.mpg.de
October 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We are #hiring:
#Postdoc in #Interfaces & Protective Layers for Room–Temperature #Sodium–Sulfur #Batteries
tinyurl.com/4436zr4v
Deadline: 15 Nov.
#BatteryResearch #GermanyJobs #PostdocJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #CareersInScience
#Postdoc in #Interfaces & Protective Layers for Room–Temperature #Sodium–Sulfur #Batteries
tinyurl.com/4436zr4v
Deadline: 15 Nov.
#BatteryResearch #GermanyJobs #PostdocJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #CareersInScience
This is a paper by Eleonora Ornati and Iiulia Ushakova that I am really proud of. Who would have thought that the well-known Glucose Oxidase is up for some surprises, i.e., that it initiates radical polymerizations without the need for initiators or activation by light!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Glucose Oxidase Initiates Radical Polymerizations by Direct Electron Transfer to Monomers
Glucose oxidase (GOx) is a widely used and studied enzyme, yet it continues to surprise with previously unknown activities. We report GOx to initiate radical polymerizations of acrylamides and methacr...
pubs.acs.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is a paper by Eleonora Ornati and Iiulia Ushakova that I am really proud of. Who would have thought that the well-known Glucose Oxidase is up for some surprises, i.e., that it initiates radical polymerizations without the need for initiators or activation by light!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Very happy to see version 2.0 of our advanced GROMOS tutorials out in LiveCoMS today! It shows how we can keep a tutorial up to date with the latest developments, but without having to start from scratch. A big ‘thank you’ to all co-authors for their work!
#compchem
#compchem
Interested in biomolecular simulation?
The latest article by Lier et al describes advanced tutorials for the GROMOS software, including free energy calculations, enhanced sampling and neural network potentials with SchNetPack! #compchem
livecomsjournal.org/index.php/li...
The latest article by Lier et al describes advanced tutorials for the GROMOS software, including free energy calculations, enhanced sampling and neural network potentials with SchNetPack! #compchem
livecomsjournal.org/index.php/li...
September 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Very happy to see version 2.0 of our advanced GROMOS tutorials out in LiveCoMS today! It shows how we can keep a tutorial up to date with the latest developments, but without having to start from scratch. A big ‘thank you’ to all co-authors for their work!
#compchem
#compchem
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RFK Jr.’s claim that Tylenol causes autism has no backing
Genetic factors are far more likely to influence a child’s later diagnosis. cen.acs.org/policy/RFK-J... #chemsky 🧪
Genetic factors are far more likely to influence a child’s later diagnosis. cen.acs.org/policy/RFK-J... #chemsky 🧪
RFK Jr.’s claim that Tylenol causes autism has no backing
Genetic factors are far more likely to influence a child’s later diagnosis
cen.acs.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
RFK Jr.’s claim that Tylenol causes autism has no backing
Genetic factors are far more likely to influence a child’s later diagnosis. cen.acs.org/policy/RFK-J... #chemsky 🧪
Genetic factors are far more likely to influence a child’s later diagnosis. cen.acs.org/policy/RFK-J... #chemsky 🧪
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We are seeking an Associate or Senior Editor to join the Nature Nanotechnology team within Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com
Closing Date: October 12th, 2025 - Candidates will be considered as they apply.
For more details👇
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/Spring...
Closing Date: October 12th, 2025 - Candidates will be considered as they apply.
For more details👇
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/Spring...
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Nanotechnology
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Nanotechnology Organisation: Nature Portfolio Location: New York or Madrid Application Deadline: October 12th, 2025 About Springer Nature Springer Nature ...
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September 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
We are seeking an Associate or Senior Editor to join the Nature Nanotechnology team within Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com
Closing Date: October 12th, 2025 - Candidates will be considered as they apply.
For more details👇
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/Spring...
Closing Date: October 12th, 2025 - Candidates will be considered as they apply.
For more details👇
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/de-DE/Spring...
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Amazing Life - Inspired Functional Assembly Workshop at Harbin Institute of Technology. Thank you so much for the invitation, Dietmar Appelhans and Xin Huang, it was great to listen and discuss with our Chinese colleagues!
September 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Amazing Life - Inspired Functional Assembly Workshop at Harbin Institute of Technology. Thank you so much for the invitation, Dietmar Appelhans and Xin Huang, it was great to listen and discuss with our Chinese colleagues!
With our lab course in macromolecular chemistry at @tuda.bsky.social, we had the exciting opportunity to visit one of the technologically most advanced recycling plant for #HDPE at PreZero Polymers GmbH. They recycle post-consumer HDPE into high quality recycled material, e.g. for shampoo bottles
September 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
With our lab course in macromolecular chemistry at @tuda.bsky.social, we had the exciting opportunity to visit one of the technologically most advanced recycling plant for #HDPE at PreZero Polymers GmbH. They recycle post-consumer HDPE into high quality recycled material, e.g. for shampoo bottles
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The 2025 call for #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships drew 17,058 applications worldwide.
A 64.6% increase from 2024, it's the most popular call in over four decades.
Excellence thrives where it is enabled, protected and shared — and Europe provides that environment.
→ europa.eu/!jcnGgP
#ChooseEurope
A 64.6% increase from 2024, it's the most popular call in over four decades.
Excellence thrives where it is enabled, protected and shared — and Europe provides that environment.
→ europa.eu/!jcnGgP
#ChooseEurope
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The 2025 call for #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships drew 17,058 applications worldwide.
A 64.6% increase from 2024, it's the most popular call in over four decades.
Excellence thrives where it is enabled, protected and shared — and Europe provides that environment.
→ europa.eu/!jcnGgP
#ChooseEurope
A 64.6% increase from 2024, it's the most popular call in over four decades.
Excellence thrives where it is enabled, protected and shared — and Europe provides that environment.
→ europa.eu/!jcnGgP
#ChooseEurope
Getting ready for my talk at bioinspired2025.ch, high above Lake Lucerne. What beautiful scenery!
August 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Getting ready for my talk at bioinspired2025.ch, high above Lake Lucerne. What beautiful scenery!
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Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.
July 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.
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Global Minds Initiative Germany: Federal Ministry of Research launches new programme to strengthen Germany as a science location together with the Humboldt Foundation, @dfg.de and @daadworldwide.bsky.social.
www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Research/...
www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Research/...
Global Minds Initiative Germany - BMBF
Our Global Minds Initiative Germany offers international research talent career prospects in the German science system. We will thereby lastingly strengthen the German and European Research Area.
www.bmftr.bund.de
July 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Global Minds Initiative Germany: Federal Ministry of Research launches new programme to strengthen Germany as a science location together with the Humboldt Foundation, @dfg.de and @daadworldwide.bsky.social.
www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Research/...
www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Research/...
Germany in 2025 (and no, it it not my University): "Die Sachbearbeitung (...) erfolgt durch ein elektronisches Verfahren. Daher ist es erforderlich, dass ausschließlich die unter Downloads eingestellten Formulare verwendet werden. Diese sind elektronisch auszufüllen, auszudrucken, zu unterschreiben
July 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Germany in 2025 (and no, it it not my University): "Die Sachbearbeitung (...) erfolgt durch ein elektronisches Verfahren. Daher ist es erforderlich, dass ausschließlich die unter Downloads eingestellten Formulare verwendet werden. Diese sind elektronisch auszufüllen, auszudrucken, zu unterschreiben
It is great to be back in Basel, where my independent academic career started many years ago under the mentorship of the late, great Wolfgang Meier. Now I am here for the #RepArtZymes Conference! @unibas.ch @tuda.bsky.social @metrazymes.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It is great to be back in Basel, where my independent academic career started many years ago under the mentorship of the late, great Wolfgang Meier. Now I am here for the #RepArtZymes Conference! @unibas.ch @tuda.bsky.social @metrazymes.bsky.social
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Thomas Ward and his group organized a fantastic conference on Repurposed and Artificial Enzymes #RepArtZymes in Basel. It included a super-inspiring talk by #Nobel laureate @francesarnold.bsky.social as well as poster and oral presentations by many of MetRaZymes PIs and PhD students.
June 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Thomas Ward and his group organized a fantastic conference on Repurposed and Artificial Enzymes #RepArtZymes in Basel. It included a super-inspiring talk by #Nobel laureate @francesarnold.bsky.social as well as poster and oral presentations by many of MetRaZymes PIs and PhD students.
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Today, Iuliia Ushakova presented her PhD project in the context of the @metrazymes.bsky.social program. Iuliia did the first part of her PhD at the
@bruns-lab.bsky.social, and now continues @bokuvienna.bsky.social ! Thanks to the @ec.europa.eu for making this possible.
@bruns-lab.bsky.social, and now continues @bokuvienna.bsky.social ! Thanks to the @ec.europa.eu for making this possible.
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Today, Iuliia Ushakova presented her PhD project in the context of the @metrazymes.bsky.social program. Iuliia did the first part of her PhD at the
@bruns-lab.bsky.social, and now continues @bokuvienna.bsky.social ! Thanks to the @ec.europa.eu for making this possible.
@bruns-lab.bsky.social, and now continues @bokuvienna.bsky.social ! Thanks to the @ec.europa.eu for making this possible.
Andrea on the big stage! Indeed,a very large lecture theater @epf2025.bsky.social!
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Andrea on the big stage! Indeed,a very large lecture theater @epf2025.bsky.social!
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And here is some science from
@metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: PI Prof. Nico Bruns @bruns-lab.bsky.social presenting enzymatic radical polymerizations!
@metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: PI Prof. Nico Bruns @bruns-lab.bsky.social presenting enzymatic radical polymerizations!
June 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
And here is some science from
@metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: PI Prof. Nico Bruns @bruns-lab.bsky.social presenting enzymatic radical polymerizations!
@metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: PI Prof. Nico Bruns @bruns-lab.bsky.social presenting enzymatic radical polymerizations!
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And here is some science from @metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: PI Prof. Joerg Tiller presenting work of his group on double network hydrogels!
June 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
And here is some science from @metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: PI Prof. Joerg Tiller presenting work of his group on double network hydrogels!
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And here is some science from @metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: Doctoral Candidate Qianxin Zhang from @tuda.bsky.social presenting his work on novel fluorescent polymers synthesized by enzymatic radical polymerizations on the big stage!
June 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
And here is some science from @metrazymes.bsky.social members at the European Polymer Congress @epf2025.bsky.social: Doctoral Candidate Qianxin Zhang from @tuda.bsky.social presenting his work on novel fluorescent polymers synthesized by enzymatic radical polymerizations on the big stage!
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Katja Loos @luzylein.bsky.social opening the @epf2025.bsky.social European Polymer Congress in Groningen. Katja is not only President of the European Polymer Federation, but also a PI in our MSCA Doctoral Network MetRaZymes @metrazymes.bsky.social. We proudly support the Congress!
June 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Katja Loos @luzylein.bsky.social opening the @epf2025.bsky.social European Polymer Congress in Groningen. Katja is not only President of the European Polymer Federation, but also a PI in our MSCA Doctoral Network MetRaZymes @metrazymes.bsky.social. We proudly support the Congress!
Talking about enzymatic radical polymerizations in and on cells as well as to create synthetic cells at #EPF2025 @epf2025.bsky.social in beautiful Groningen! What a fantastic gathering of the global polymer community! @metrazymes.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Talking about enzymatic radical polymerizations in and on cells as well as to create synthetic cells at #EPF2025 @epf2025.bsky.social in beautiful Groningen! What a fantastic gathering of the global polymer community! @metrazymes.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social