Prof Saiful Islam

Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. - James Baldwin

The first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first individual to be awarded two Nobel Prizes and still today the only individual with two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories: Marie Skłodowska Curie. Skłodowska Curie developed the term radioactivity, discovered the chemical elements polonium and radium and contributed to develop new cancer treatments. For her scientific dedication and remarkable breakthroughs, she was awarded the 1903 physics prize and the 1911 chemistry prize. Learn more: bit.ly/4qGyRS1 #InternationalWomensDay

Not long now for this #MATSUS26 @nanoGe_Conf conference in Barcelona. Looking forward to seeing friends/colleagues & to presenting our latest studies on perovskite solar cell materials. I'll also squeeze in a visit to my favourite Gaudi building: La Pedrera - Casa Milà.

We are in an unnecessary war that the public doesn’t want, without a clear purpose or endgame. How should the American people respond? Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-underlyi…

I knew where I was, but uncertain about the direction I was going near the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart. It was an excellent & enjoyable 70th birthday colloquium for Prof Joachim Maier. Final programme: lnkd.in/ehkzWfmE

For #InternationalWomensDay, we should celebrate the major achievements of #WomenInScience including these amazing women in chemistry. Superb graphics as always from Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics.

Who are the women that inspire you? On the eve of #InternationalWomensDay we're highlighting some of the extraordinary women who changed the world. Join us tomorrow when we celebrate more remarkable women.

This former ICE instructor reveals how the agency has changed its training program to carry out Trump’s cruel deportation agenda — even if it means trampling on our civil rights. Not another dime for this out-of-control agency.

🟢Join leading scientists at #HOPV26 to explore advances in perovskite,organic & hybrid solar cells & their integration into photoelectrochemical systems,through plenary talks & parallel sessions 📍Uppsala,Sweden 🗓️18-20 May 2026 🔗Send a poster abstract:nanoge.org/HOPV26/home

Learn Parenting with Carl Sagan.

It was a wonderful honour to be awarded an honorary doctorate by my alma mater today - all the more so because my fellow honorands were such lovely and brilliant people. Thank you @UniofOxford and @WilliamJHague. It was an unforgettable day. ox.ac.uk/news/2026-02-2…

Trump boasts that he's "kept all his promises, and much more." Baloney. Before he lies about them again in his State of the Union address, let's recount Trump's 10 biggest broken campaign promises.

This is what happens when the Secretary of HHS rejects science and adopts conspiracy theories. And, unless we stop it, epidemics could become much worse.

We’re proud to count on outstanding invited speakers at #HOPV26, bringing together leading scientists from around the world to shape the future of hybrid and organic photovoltaics. 📍 Uppsala, Sweden 🗓️ 18th–20th May 2026 🔗 Submit your abstract: nanoge.org/HOPV26/home#/s…

“I allow myself to hope that the world will emerge from its present troubles, that it will one day learn to give the direction of its affairs, not to cruel swindlers and scoundrels, but to men possessed of wisdom and courage. I see before me a shining vision: a world where none are hungry, where few are ill, where work is pleasant and not excessive, where kindly feeling is common, and where minds released from fear create delight for eye, ear and heart. Do not say this is impossible. It is not impossible. I do not say it can be done tomorrow, but I do say that it could be done within a thousand years, if only men would bend their minds to the achievement of the kind of happiness that should be distinctive of man.” — Bertrand Russell

🟠Delve at #MATSUS26 @nanoGe_Conf into precision synthesis and chemical control of colloidal nanocrystals for next-generation solar cells, LEDs & photodetectors (perovskites, II–VI, III–V, carbon dots) 📍Barcelona, Spain 📅23rd-27th March 2026 👉Register:nanoge.org/MATSUSSpring26…

🟠Explore at #MATSUS26 multiscale structural analysis of nanomaterials, from atoms to supramolecular assemblies, through advanced scattering, microscopy and spectroscopy techniques to link structure and properties 📍Barcelona, Spain 📅23-27 March 2026 👉nanoge.org/MATSUSSpring26…