I'm so excited that this is out! Huge congrats to Steve and co, especially Daniil and Anton! We clearly show that cation vacancies enable anion oxidation using Steve's clever set of materials based on LiTiS2 and Li2TiS3. Vacancy = space and S nb states. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Prof. Josef Michl, world-renowned Czech chemist. Prof. Michl led research groups at @IOCBPrague and, from 1991, at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Prof. Michl was a distinguished figure in the field of chemistry with an extremely wide range of professional interests in which he achieved significant results and worldwide renown. He excelled as both a theoretician and an experimentalist, devoted to macromolecular chemistry, photochemistry, molecular electronics, research towards the development of efficient solar cells, and the creation of molecular "building blocks" enabling, for example, the creation of nanorotors and nanomotors. "He was one of the few true geniuses I have had the honor to meet,” says Prof. @konvalinka_jan, director of @IOCBPrague. “He mastered several world languages, had extensive knowledge of history and culture, and a deep understanding of the natural sciences. The science he did was not only brilliant but also beautiful, playful, and witty. Besides that, and above all, he was a kind and generous man. We will miss him dearly." Dr. Zdeněk Havlas, Vice President of @CzechAcademy and a long-time friend and colleague of Josef Michl, responded to the news of his passing: "The passing of Prof. Michl is a great loss both professionally and personally. He knew everything there was to know about chemistry and science in general. It was a joy to discuss with him. For the past 20 years, I traveled to Boulder annually for a month, not because of a lack of computing technology, but for discussions about work and life in general. This often took place while enjoying a plum cake, which he loved and which I baked for him at their home." uochb.cz/en/news/610/josef-m…

Congratulations to Professor @Maxwell_Robb on achieving tenure at @caltech! 🎉🥂

Upcoming O-I-M Seminar - Maxwell J. Robb, California Institute of Technology - April 12th @ 3:00 pm in WIL 110. His talk is titled MOLECULAR DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR MECHANOCHEMICALLY ACTIVE POLYMERS