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Celebrating our 15th year in 2025! 🌐 Website: rsc.li/chemscience
Celebrating our 15th year in 2025! 🌐 Website: rsc.li/chemscience
🎁 It’s Day 8 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Graphendofullerene: a novel molecular two-dimensional ferromagnet” by José J. Baldoví et al. from the Universitat de València!
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December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🎁 It’s Day 8 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Graphendofullerene: a novel molecular two-dimensional ferromagnet” by José J. Baldoví et al. from the Universitat de València!
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🎁 It’s Day 7 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Umpolung of Covalent Organic Framework Towards High-Performance Cathodic Sodium Ions Storage” by Chun-Sing Lee and Qichun Zhang et al.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎁 It’s Day 7 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Umpolung of Covalent Organic Framework Towards High-Performance Cathodic Sodium Ions Storage” by Chun-Sing Lee and Qichun Zhang et al.
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Don't miss Ken-ichi Sakai et al's recent article
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'Harnessing inhomogeneous π-aggregates: a new path to optical modulation in methyl salicylate-based solvent-free liquids'
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'Harnessing inhomogeneous π-aggregates: a new path to optical modulation in methyl salicylate-based solvent-free liquids'
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December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don't miss Ken-ichi Sakai et al's recent article
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'Harnessing inhomogeneous π-aggregates: a new path to optical modulation in methyl salicylate-based solvent-free liquids'
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'Harnessing inhomogeneous π-aggregates: a new path to optical modulation in methyl salicylate-based solvent-free liquids'
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'One-pot synthesis of sequence-controlled macromonomers via living anionic addition reaction and subsequent acyclic diene metathesis polymerization' by Takashi Ishizone et al.
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'One-pot synthesis of sequence-controlled macromonomers via living anionic addition reaction and subsequent acyclic diene metathesis polymerization' by Takashi Ishizone et al.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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'One-pot synthesis of sequence-controlled macromonomers via living anionic addition reaction and subsequent acyclic diene metathesis polymerization' by Takashi Ishizone et al.
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'One-pot synthesis of sequence-controlled macromonomers via living anionic addition reaction and subsequent acyclic diene metathesis polymerization' by Takashi Ishizone et al.
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🎁 It’s Day 6 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Cu(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective and Stereospecific Borylative Annulation of Cyclic 1,3-Dione-Tethered 1,3-Enynes” by Rambabu Chegondi et al.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎁 It’s Day 6 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Cu(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective and Stereospecific Borylative Annulation of Cyclic 1,3-Dione-Tethered 1,3-Enynes” by Rambabu Chegondi et al.
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Don't miss Andreas Brunschweiger et al's recent article
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'Aggregation of DNA oligomers with a neutral polymer facilitates DNA solubilization in organic solvents for DNA-encoded chemistry'
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'Aggregation of DNA oligomers with a neutral polymer facilitates DNA solubilization in organic solvents for DNA-encoded chemistry'
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don't miss Andreas Brunschweiger et al's recent article
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'Aggregation of DNA oligomers with a neutral polymer facilitates DNA solubilization in organic solvents for DNA-encoded chemistry'
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'Aggregation of DNA oligomers with a neutral polymer facilitates DNA solubilization in organic solvents for DNA-encoded chemistry'
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Issue 46 is here! #ChemSciCovers
Our front cover this week features Yubin Zhou, Lian He et al 🤩
'Reprogramming chemically induced dimerization systems with genetically encoded nanobodies'
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Our front cover this week features Yubin Zhou, Lian He et al 🤩
'Reprogramming chemically induced dimerization systems with genetically encoded nanobodies'
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December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Issue 46 is here! #ChemSciCovers
Our front cover this week features Yubin Zhou, Lian He et al 🤩
'Reprogramming chemically induced dimerization systems with genetically encoded nanobodies'
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Our front cover this week features Yubin Zhou, Lian He et al 🤩
'Reprogramming chemically induced dimerization systems with genetically encoded nanobodies'
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🎁 It’s Day 5 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Molecular-level insight into the multiple mechanistic pathways in iron-catalysed alkene dimerisation” by Jennifer A. Garden and Stephen P. Thomas et al.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🎁 It’s Day 5 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Molecular-level insight into the multiple mechanistic pathways in iron-catalysed alkene dimerisation” by Jennifer A. Garden and Stephen P. Thomas et al.
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🎁 It’s Day 4 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap "Aqueous up-conversion organic phosphorescence and tunable dual emission in a single-molecular emitter" by Xiang Ma et al.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🎁 It’s Day 4 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap "Aqueous up-conversion organic phosphorescence and tunable dual emission in a single-molecular emitter" by Xiang Ma et al.
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🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“A bioorthogonal-catalytic artificial antigen-presenting cell for chemo- and immuno-therapy” by Xiaogang Qu et al. from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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“A bioorthogonal-catalytic artificial antigen-presenting cell for chemo- and immuno-therapy” by Xiaogang Qu et al. from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“A bioorthogonal-catalytic artificial antigen-presenting cell for chemo- and immuno-therapy” by Xiaogang Qu et al. from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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“A bioorthogonal-catalytic artificial antigen-presenting cell for chemo- and immuno-therapy” by Xiaogang Qu et al. from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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🎁 It's Day 3 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polymer Synthesis via Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization” by Brent Sumerlin et al. from the University of Florida, USA.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎁 It's Day 3 of ChemSci Advent! Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polymer Synthesis via Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization” by Brent Sumerlin et al. from the University of Florida, USA.
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📢 Our Chemical Science Pick of the Week for this week is "Addressing first cycle irreversible capacity in lithium-rich layered oxides by blending with delithiated active materials" by M. Rosa Palacin and Montse Casas-Cabanas et al.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 Our Chemical Science Pick of the Week for this week is "Addressing first cycle irreversible capacity in lithium-rich layered oxides by blending with delithiated active materials" by M. Rosa Palacin and Montse Casas-Cabanas et al.
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It's Day 2 of ChemSci Advent! 🎁 Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Mercapto-NSAIDs generate a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and hydrogen sulfide” by Harinath Chakrapani et al. Read it for free here: pubs.rsc.org/doi/D4S...
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's Day 2 of ChemSci Advent! 🎁 Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Mercapto-NSAIDs generate a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and hydrogen sulfide” by Harinath Chakrapani et al. Read it for free here: pubs.rsc.org/doi/D4S...
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Explainable Random Forest Predictions of Polyester Biodegradability Using High-Throughput Biodegradation Data” by Jonathan Hirst et al. from the University of Nottingham, UK.
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“Explainable Random Forest Predictions of Polyester Biodegradability Using High-Throughput Biodegradation Data” by Jonathan Hirst et al. from the University of Nottingham, UK.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Explainable Random Forest Predictions of Polyester Biodegradability Using High-Throughput Biodegradation Data” by Jonathan Hirst et al. from the University of Nottingham, UK.
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“Explainable Random Forest Predictions of Polyester Biodegradability Using High-Throughput Biodegradation Data” by Jonathan Hirst et al. from the University of Nottingham, UK.
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🎁 Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Synergistic engineering of ultraviolet metal-free crystals with exceptional birefringence via pyridine-derived dimers” by Jiachen Lu and Kang Min Ok from Sogang University!
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December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎁 Celebrate our 15th anniversary year with us and unwrap “Synergistic engineering of ultraviolet metal-free crystals with exceptional birefringence via pyridine-derived dimers” by Jiachen Lu and Kang Min Ok from Sogang University!
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The Chemical Science team welcomes Xianfeng Li from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China as an Associate Editor!
Professor Li will be handling research on electrochemical energy storage and batteries.
Professor Li will be handling research on electrochemical energy storage and batteries.
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Chemical Science team welcomes Xianfeng Li from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China as an Associate Editor!
Professor Li will be handling research on electrochemical energy storage and batteries.
Professor Li will be handling research on electrochemical energy storage and batteries.
Don't miss Aisworika Mohanty and Vijay Pal Singh et al's recent article
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'An order of magnitude modulation of singlet fission rates in NDI cyclophanes by tuning inter-chromophoric electronic coupling'
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'An order of magnitude modulation of singlet fission rates in NDI cyclophanes by tuning inter-chromophoric electronic coupling'
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November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don't miss Aisworika Mohanty and Vijay Pal Singh et al's recent article
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'An order of magnitude modulation of singlet fission rates in NDI cyclophanes by tuning inter-chromophoric electronic coupling'
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'An order of magnitude modulation of singlet fission rates in NDI cyclophanes by tuning inter-chromophoric electronic coupling'
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'Chemoselective sulfonyl fluoride exchange (SuFEx)-induced macrocyclization of tyrosine-containing peptides in aqueous media' by Victor K. Outlaw et al.
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'Chemoselective sulfonyl fluoride exchange (SuFEx)-induced macrocyclization of tyrosine-containing peptides in aqueous media' by Victor K. Outlaw et al.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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'Chemoselective sulfonyl fluoride exchange (SuFEx)-induced macrocyclization of tyrosine-containing peptides in aqueous media' by Victor K. Outlaw et al.
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'Chemoselective sulfonyl fluoride exchange (SuFEx)-induced macrocyclization of tyrosine-containing peptides in aqueous media' by Victor K. Outlaw et al.
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Don't miss Zhan Li, Ximeng Chen et al's recent article
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'Interlayer-bridged dual-channel 2D MOF membranes for ultra-stable ion sieving in extreme environments'
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'Interlayer-bridged dual-channel 2D MOF membranes for ultra-stable ion sieving in extreme environments'
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November 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don't miss Zhan Li, Ximeng Chen et al's recent article
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'Interlayer-bridged dual-channel 2D MOF membranes for ultra-stable ion sieving in extreme environments'
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'Interlayer-bridged dual-channel 2D MOF membranes for ultra-stable ion sieving in extreme environments'
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Issue 45 is here! #ChemSciCovers
Our front cover this week features Grégory Nocton, Thomas Simler et al 🤩
'Room temperature dinitrogen cleavage and hydrogenation with organometallic complexes of uranium'
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Our front cover this week features Grégory Nocton, Thomas Simler et al 🤩
'Room temperature dinitrogen cleavage and hydrogenation with organometallic complexes of uranium'
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Issue 45 is here! #ChemSciCovers
Our front cover this week features Grégory Nocton, Thomas Simler et al 🤩
'Room temperature dinitrogen cleavage and hydrogenation with organometallic complexes of uranium'
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
Our front cover this week features Grégory Nocton, Thomas Simler et al 🤩
'Room temperature dinitrogen cleavage and hydrogenation with organometallic complexes of uranium'
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🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Mapping Proton and Carbon Dioxide Electrocatalytic Reductions at a Rh Complex by In Situ Spectroelectrochemical NMR” by J. Granwehr, N. Kaeffer, W. Leitner, et al.
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“Mapping Proton and Carbon Dioxide Electrocatalytic Reductions at a Rh Complex by In Situ Spectroelectrochemical NMR” by J. Granwehr, N. Kaeffer, W. Leitner, et al.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Mapping Proton and Carbon Dioxide Electrocatalytic Reductions at a Rh Complex by In Situ Spectroelectrochemical NMR” by J. Granwehr, N. Kaeffer, W. Leitner, et al.
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“Mapping Proton and Carbon Dioxide Electrocatalytic Reductions at a Rh Complex by In Situ Spectroelectrochemical NMR” by J. Granwehr, N. Kaeffer, W. Leitner, et al.
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🔥 HOT in Chemical Science!
“Observation of thermally activated intersystem crossing in room-temperature phosphorescence of weakly donor–acceptor–donor π-ternary molecules” by Qian Zhang, Zikai He, et al. (Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen).
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“Observation of thermally activated intersystem crossing in room-temperature phosphorescence of weakly donor–acceptor–donor π-ternary molecules” by Qian Zhang, Zikai He, et al. (Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen).
Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🔥 HOT in Chemical Science!
“Observation of thermally activated intersystem crossing in room-temperature phosphorescence of weakly donor–acceptor–donor π-ternary molecules” by Qian Zhang, Zikai He, et al. (Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen).
Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
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“Observation of thermally activated intersystem crossing in room-temperature phosphorescence of weakly donor–acceptor–donor π-ternary molecules” by Qian Zhang, Zikai He, et al. (Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen).
Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
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📢 This week's Chemical Science Pick of the Week is here!
"Heavy-Atom Effect Regulating Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Hybrid Metal Halide Glasses" by Zhifeng Shi et al. (Zhengzhou University)
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"Heavy-Atom Effect Regulating Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Hybrid Metal Halide Glasses" by Zhifeng Shi et al. (Zhengzhou University)
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![Composite scientific graphic showing luminescent glass behavior and related data. Top row: six circular glass samples transitioning from clear under UV light to glowing green after UV is turned off, over 2 seconds. Bottom left: molecular structure illustration of (BuTPP)₂MCl₂X₂ glass with labeled atoms and polyhedral units. Bottom right: line graph of photoluminescence (PL) lifetime (ms) versus atomic number of [MCl₂X₂]²⁻, ranging from 98 to 188. The graph shows a sharp decrease in PL lifetime from 600 ms to near zero, with regions labeled RTP (green) and STE (orange). A yellow badge reads “Pick of the Week.” Text below: “(BuTPP)₂MCl₂X₂ glass (M = Zn, Cd; X = Cl, Br, I).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ztf52qr22zoguidj6uprs6az/bafkreidjqwu3an3fgir7qp6civ5u274is2jy4d3zgvclscg3zfi6qosb74@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 This week's Chemical Science Pick of the Week is here!
"Heavy-Atom Effect Regulating Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Hybrid Metal Halide Glasses" by Zhifeng Shi et al. (Zhengzhou University)
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"Heavy-Atom Effect Regulating Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Hybrid Metal Halide Glasses" by Zhifeng Shi et al. (Zhengzhou University)
Read it here for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Covalently grafted MOP-on-MOF hybrid ionic-porous composite for efficient adsorption and catalysis” by Sujit K. Ghosh et al. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India.
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“Covalently grafted MOP-on-MOF hybrid ionic-porous composite for efficient adsorption and catalysis” by Sujit K. Ghosh et al. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Covalently grafted MOP-on-MOF hybrid ionic-porous composite for efficient adsorption and catalysis” by Sujit K. Ghosh et al. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India.
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“Covalently grafted MOP-on-MOF hybrid ionic-porous composite for efficient adsorption and catalysis” by Sujit K. Ghosh et al. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India.
Read it for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
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🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Graphene oxide/carbon nanotube reinforced PCM microcapsules with high thermal conductivity and high latent heat for thermal energy storage” by Shujiang Ding et al. from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
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“Graphene oxide/carbon nanotube reinforced PCM microcapsules with high thermal conductivity and high latent heat for thermal energy storage” by Shujiang Ding et al. from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science!
“Graphene oxide/carbon nanotube reinforced PCM microcapsules with high thermal conductivity and high latent heat for thermal energy storage” by Shujiang Ding et al. from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
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“Graphene oxide/carbon nanotube reinforced PCM microcapsules with high thermal conductivity and high latent heat for thermal energy storage” by Shujiang Ding et al. from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
Read it for free: pubs.rsc.org/doi/D5S...