Preston MacDougall

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#STEAM advocate and Master of the Atomic Domain (chemist) professing in the ‘Boro. My research profile on ResearchGate is here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Preston-Macdougall
An archive of 'Chemical Eye' commentaries that aired on WMOT public radio in Nashville-Murfreesboro is here: http://www.sitnews.us/MacDougall/list.html
You can find some with tootfinder!
La Ciencia Más Allá del Aula; "¡Las moléculas son bellas!"https://www.youtube.com/live/Wlp8sqUmQ18
On this day in 1890: William Lawrence Bragg was born, won 1915 #NobelPrize for pioneering x-ray crystallography #ThisDayIn Biotech
On this day in 2014: Nottingham University scientists report breakthrough in manufacturing technology to produce stem cells
Add France to the list.

One by one, U.S. allies are shutting their airspace to American military operations.
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/arch03312601.html
An exceptionally well-preserved iron-smelting workshop located in eastern Senegal provides detailed evidence of sub-Saharan African iron production dating back 2,400 years.
#Archaeology #Archaeometallurgy #Anthropology #sflorg
Tracking the footsteps of West Africa's prehistoric metalworkers

The discovery of a 2,400-year-old metalworking workshop in Senegal provides new insights into the history of iron production in Africa.

What a weird way of saying “Israel and America are maliciously destroying civic targets with no military relevance”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/middleeast/iran-university-campus-attacks-intl

Universities become new frontline as the US-Israel war against Iran escalates

Iranian universities and scientific research centers have come under a series of attacks in recent days, raising concerns that academic institutions are becoming a new frontline in the widening war.

CNN
Kremlin hotline: #Hungary colluded with russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó gave russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov strategic information on critical #EU issues theins.press/en/inv/290911

Kremlin hotline: Hungary collu...
Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks

A hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EU…

The Insider
Leaked calls showed Hungary’s FM Péter Szijjártó discussed EU sanctions relief with Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, including efforts to remove sanctioned individuals. The conversations indicated coordination and attempts to influence EU decisions on sanctions policy. #Hungary

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter #Szijjarto lobbied in the EU for the delisting of sanctioned Russians and businesses at the Kremlin's behest, according to a media investigation published on March 31.

https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-helped-lift-sanctions-on-oligarchs-entities-at-moscows-request-media-investigation-says/

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Hungary #Orban

Hungary lobbied against EU's Russia sanctions at Moscow's request, investigation says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, to help delist Gulbahor Ismailova, the sister of Russia oligarch Alisher Usmanov, according to the investigation.

The Kyiv Independent
BASF has opened the world's first production plant for 3D printed catalysts at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The X3D technology creates catalysts with optimised geometries that reduce pressure drop while increasing active surface area. One customer saved 100,000 USD per year in a sulfonation plant. https://www.3dnatives.com/en/basf-production-plant-3d-printed-catalysts-30032026/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #BASF #Chemistry
BASF Opens World’s First Production Plant for 3D-Printed Catalysts - 3Dnatives

BASF has started up its production plant for 3D printed catalysts - a world first. Learn about the operation here!

3Dnatives

RE: https://toad.social/@KimPerales/116321245071499340

The #FelonsCrusade in #Iran is going according to the non-existent plan. 🤷🏻‍♂️