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Chemical Science@chemicalscience· 26d

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "Transient bis(carboranyl)boryl anions" by Caleb D. Martin, Bohak Yoon et al. from Baylor University. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· 26d

Professor Michele Ceriotti from EPFL will be speaking at the Chemical Science Symposium on the 29-30th October! His work focuses on atomistic-scale modeling of matter bridging quantum mechanics, statistical physics and machine learning. Register for the event here: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· 26d

📅 Chemical Science Associate Editor Jun Cheng invites colleagues to follow and participate in the upcoming RSC FIRST 2026: AI in Chemistry held on 19-21 November in Xiamen, China. For more information and to register 👉 https://rscfirst.org.cn

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· 27d

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "DeepMech: a machine learning framework for chemical reaction mechanism prediction" by Raghavan B. Sunoj et al. from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· 27d

✅This week’s Chemical Science Pick of the Week is “Phase-Dependent Responsiveness in Soft Porous Crystals Assembled from Flexible Metal-Organic Cages” by Professor Shuhei Furukawa et al. from Kyoto University. You can read for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· 28d

Professor Raghavan B Sunoj from IIT Bombay will be speaking at the Chemical Science Symposium on the 29-30th October! He will be talking about machine learning and generative-AI for chemical reaction development. Register for the event here: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· 29d

📈Trending in Chemical Science📈 "Black-box data: a new paradigm for biomedicine in the AI era" by Luca Naef and Michael Bronstein from Proxima Bio and the University of Oxford. ✨Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 12

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "A meta-linked benzoxazole-based wide-bandgap material for deep-blue electroluminescence and high-brightness, low-roll-off multicolor phosphorescent OLEDs" by Shanfeng Xue, Shi-Tong Zhang et al. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 11

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "Excited-state orbital angular momentum enables all-optical molecular spin coherence" by Ryan G. Hadt et al. from the California Institute of Technology. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 11

Professor Timothy Noël from the University of Amsterdam will be speaking at the Chemical Science Symposium on the 29-30th October! Register your interest here: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 10

Issue 26 is here! #ChemSciCovers Our front cover this week features 'Interrogating the synthetic likelihood of metal–organic frameworks: a digital discovery perspective' by Jianwen Jiang and Xiaoyu Wu 🤩 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 10

🔥 Popular in Chemical Science! "Enabling nondestructive observation of electrolyte composition in batteries with ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance" ❗ Battery casings become effectively transparent to ultrasensitive scans. Read for free: doi.org/10.1039/d5sc...

Illustrated schematic of a battery-analysis technique. A battery is shown with a cutaway view revealing electrolyte molecules inside. On the left, a compass-like symbol and the label “ZULF-NMR spectroscopy” represent ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance. Signals from the battery travel to an atomic magnetometer on the right. An inset spectrum compares experimental data (black line) with contributions from electrolyte solvent (blue) and electrolyte solute (orange), demonstrating that both components can be detected and quantified through the battery enclosure.

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 9

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "Enhanced and selective oxygen reduction by iron porphyrin with a biguanide residue in the second coordination sphere" by Abhishek Dey et al. from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 9

Professor Taylor Sparks from the University of Utah will be speaking at the Chemical Science Symposium on the 29-30th October! Register for the event here: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 9

Highly citing in Chemical Science! 📈 "Chemically-informed active learning enables data-efficient multi-objective optimization of self-healing polyurethanes" by Li Wang, Jinglai Zhang and colleagues. Read this study for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Schematic workflow illustrating chemically informed active learning for designing self-healing polyurethane materials. At the centre, a brain icon labelled “Chemically-Informed Active Learning” connects four stages in a circular loop: modelling, optimization, synthesis, and testing. Modelling uses minimal laboratory data to learn composition–property relationships. Optimization explores formulation space to identify promising candidates. Selected formulations are synthesized and represented by chemical structures and laboratory glassware. Testing evaluates the balance between mechanical performance and self-healing behaviour, shown with tensile-test specimen shapes and a balance scale. Results are fed back into the active-learning cycle to iteratively improve material design while reducing experimental effort.

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 8

Trending in Chemical Science: "Tuning the anisotropic facet of Cu2O single-crystals for photocarrier spatial segregation" by Dianyong Tang, Dianping Tang and colleagues. Read this highly citing work for free, here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Schematic illustration comparing electronic band structures and crystal facets in a semiconductor photocatalyst. The top row shows six band diagrams with conduction band (CB) and valence band (VB) levels in blue or yellow gradients. Electrons (e⁻) and holes (h⁺) are depicted separating across the bands, with oxygen (O₂, red diatomic molecule) and water (H₂O, red-and-white molecule) positioned between them to indicate surface redox reactions. Arrows show charge-carrier migration. The bottom row presents corresponding crystal morphologies transitioning from a blue cube labeled “{100}” through truncated polyhedral intermediate shapes to a yellow octahedron labeled “{111}”. Central polyhedral particles illustrate progressive facet evolution and spatial separation of electrons and holes. Colors distinguish different crystal facets and associated electronic properties.

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 8

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "From cyclic diaryl λ3-bromanes/chloranes to polyfuntionalized biarylsilanes via aryne σ-bonds" by Joanna Wencel-Delord, Morgan Donnard et al. from Université de Strasbourg. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 8

This week's Chemical Science Pick of the Week is: "Multi-anion/cation engineering enables fast ion transport and stable interfaces in Zr-based halide electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries" by Yizhou Zhu, Yongyao Xia and Yonggang Wang. Read for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Graphical abstract illustrating a strategy for improving all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) through multi-anion and cation co-doping of an amorphous zirconium-based halide electrolyte. Oxygen (O²⁻), fluoride (F⁻), and aluminium (Al³⁺) dopants are shown entering a disordered electrolyte structure composed of coloured spheres. Arrows indicate two key benefits: enhanced Li⁺ transport and improved interfacial stability. On the right, a schematic ASSB cell with a lithium metal anode, solid electrolyte, and NCM cathode is shown, highlighting improved battery performance resulting from the co-doped electrolyte.

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 7

📈Trending in Chemical Science📈 "Addressing first cycle irreversible capacity in lithium-rich layered oxides by blending with delithiated active materials" by Montse Casas-Cabanas, M. Rosa Palacin et al. ✨Read for free, here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Comparison of voltage–capacity profiles for a lithium-rich oxide cathode with and without an FePO₄ additive. The left panel shows a standalone lithium-rich oxide electrode, where only 80% of lithium is recovered during cycling, highlighted by a red-shaded irreversible lithium-loss region and a red sad-face icon. The right panel shows lithium-rich oxide paired with FePO₄, which acts as a lithium reservoir (FePO₄ → LiFePO₄), increasing lithium reversibility to 97% and reducing lithium loss. Green shading indicates improved lithium recovery, and a smiley-face icon emphasizes the enhanced electrochemical performance. A yellow “Pick of the Week” badge is overlaid at the bottom centre.

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 3

Issue 25 is here! #ChemSciCovers Our front cover this week features 'Rethinking peptide developability with sequence-only models: interpretable screening of microplastic-binding peptides with gated query pooling' by Fengqi You and Guangyao Chen. 🤩 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 3

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science! 🔥 "Continually band-tunable bismuth oxyhalides BiOBr1−xIx as O2-evolving photocatalysts for visible-light-driven Z-scheme water splitting" by Hajime Suzuki, Ryu Abe et al. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 2

Professor Peter H. Seeberger from the Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces will be speaking at the Chemical Science Symposium on the 29-30th October! Register for the event here: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jul 1

Our Chemical Science Pick of the Week for this week is: "Mapping the crystallization landscape of rare earth MOFs: a high-throughput investigation of structure, kinetics, and selectivity" by Omar Farha et al. from Northwestern University. Read it here for free: pubs.rsc.org/doi/D5S...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jun 30

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "Surface tension measurements reveal charge-driven surfactant depletion in microdroplets approaching the Rayleigh limit" by Michael I. Jacobs et al. from Texas State University. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jun 29

📈 Trending in Chemical Science! “Rate and mechanism of thiolate deligation in Au25 nanoclusters via in operando electrochemical impedance spectroscopy” by Lior Sepunaru et al. from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jun 29

New research in Chemical Science! “Unraveling emission narrowing pathways in N-embedded polyaromatic systems via sequential π-interlocking for efficient electroluminescence” by Jun Yeob Lee, Rajendra Kumar Konidena et al. Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jun 28

Dr Jun Jiang will be speaking at the Chemical Science Symposium on the 29-30th October! This year's event is on the theme of digital chemistry in the age of AI and machine learning. Information on the event, as well as how to register or submit a poster abstract is here: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jun 27

📢 NEW #ChemSciCovers 'Recent efforts of vapour-phase strategies for EUV resist toward high- and hyper-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography' by Jiyoung Kim et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jun 26

Issue 24 is here! #ChemSciCovers Our front cover this week features 'Noble-metal-free π-stacked metal–organic nanosheets featuring unidirectional electron transport channels for highly efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction' by Junling Guo, Gonghua Hong et al. 🤩 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Chemical Science@chemicalscience· Jun 26

Fernanda Duarte will be speaking at the Chemical Science Symposium on the 29-30th October! This years event is on the theme of digital chemistry in the age of AI and machine learning. Information on the event, as well as how to register or submit a poster abstract is here: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026