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Crafting next-generation reaction containers out of mists of tiny particles
>Hi everyone! My name is Zhang Luokun, a master student of Advanced Functional Materials from the University of Glasgow. I am currently working as an intern in the Mehr research group. Two years ago, I came to Glasgow after finishing my undergraduate studies in China. For my program, I learnt the synthesis technology and characterisation…
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A sounding board for future chemistry: Sound Chemistry retrospect
>Earlier this month I organised my first research workshop. Why did it seem like a good idea; what were the main ideas behind the workshop; and how did it go? Let me share the answers to these questions while my memory is still fresh. Fellow scientist will be familiar with the perks of our job,…
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The “optimiser” paper: Mapping out a path between optimisation and discovery
>Our latest collaborative output with the Cronin group, codenamed “Chemputer Optimiser” is out in Nature Communications. Work on this paper started many years ago while I was still a post-doc in the Cronin group, and continued throughout the pandemic. As expected with an open-ended project like this, we had to stop many times and ask…