Fernando Gomollón-Bel
While I was doing my PhD in organic chemistry looking for new fungicides, I started collaborating on several projects in science communication. I organised Pint of Science festivals in pubs, and collaborated with several blogs, newspapers and magazines. For a moment there I even got to work on TV!
After a great experience as an intern in Chemistry World, I started a new challenge as a science communicator at ICIQ. But I love science too much, and a full time post in scicomm is not enough. Thanks to the very good friends I made in Cambridge, I sometimes freelance for the magazine with some cool articles and podcasts about chemistry.
Contact info
- Email:
- fer@gomobel.com
ResearchSurface chemistry discovery points way to cheaper water splitting
New experiments reveal the true mechanism of electrocatalysed oxygen evolution reaction
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Peptides self-assemble to support growth of artificial tumours
Cancer cells grown around bioengineered microfibres make an ideal model to test new chemotherapy drugs
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Mechanochemistry shakes up carbon capture with simple way to trap gas
When ground in a ball mill, solid lysine traps carbon dioxide in a quick and reversible manner
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Atoms in mixed-metal MOFs found to adopt predictable patterns
Multi-metallic materials could be encoded with instructions for synthesis or separation
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Rare trehalulose sugar found in stingless bee’s honey
Stingless bee honey could be beneficial for diabetes patients as our body digests trehalulose more slowly than sucrose
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Triple mechanochemistry mechanism might be a first for organic chemistry
Discovery of how molecular tuning influences mechanism could be used in self-healing polymers or in plastics that break down upon mechanical activation
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Macrocycles slide freely across carbon nanotubes
Simulations suggest macrocycles show superlubricity at room temperature
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Ultrasound makes nano-waves, generating ‘green’ radicals
Chemical engineers use high-frequency soundwaves to dissociate water without catalysts or electrolytes
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Laser carved copper catalysts unveil secrets of turning CO2 into fuels
Selectivity maps help identify optimal conditions to produce chemicals of choice
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Zooming into online vivas
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced academics to adopt a new model with some unexpected advantages
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Pushing praseodymium past its oxidation limits
Researchers isolate the first molecular species bearing praseodymium(IV), which could find applications in catalysis and new materials
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MOF delivers cancer drug candidate straight to mitochondria
New ‘Trojan horse’ strategy could reduce drug doses needed to kill cancer cells
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Hydrogen bonds are single atom nickel’s secret for carbon dioxide reduction
Computational calculations show that hydrogen atoms and charge capacity are behind nickel’s high activity and selectivity in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction
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Platinum makes PVC production greener and cheaper
A new single-atom catalyst could replace toxic mercury in the manufacture of vinyl chloride
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Chemists complete synthesis of molecule ‘at the limits of complexity’
Synthesis of canataxpropellane paves the way to biological studies
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Undergraduates in their element
Harnessing the history of tungsten to engage school students with the periodic table
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‘Ideal’ water splitting catalysts actually exist, simulations find
New computational model could accelerate the discovery of cheaper and more efficient catalysts
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Three centres, two electrons, but how many bonds?
Tweaking Lewis structures allows for a simplified and clearer representation of electron-deficient molecules
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Carbynes expand the possibilities of carbon–carbon double bonds
Chemists use novel monovalent carbon species to insert functionalities in the middle of double bonds
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Aluminium makes water-harvesting MOF 10 times thirstier
New MOF harvests up to 0.7 litres of water per day in the Mojave Desert – the driest place in North America
