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Centrosymmetric crystal displays chiral optical responses previously believed to be impossible Crystal with perfect symmetry around its centre surprises scientists with its asymmetric response to light

‘Within the inorganic crystal community there’s been a strong sentiment that you cannot have chiroptical effects under centrosymmetry,’ says Roel Tempelaar, a researcher at Northwestern University. New research on crystalline lithium cobalt selenium oxide challenges that. #ChemSky

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Come and find me at #WATOC2025 at the @rsc.org booth 🥳

I'm representing @pccp.rsc.org and my colleagues from @chemicalscience.rsc.org and @digital-discovery.rsc.org will join me tomorrow! #chemsky

Come and chat #compchem and grab a freebie while you're here! 🧪

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Most energetic molecule ever made is stable – in liquid nitrogen Nitrogen allotrope releases double the energy of the most powerful chemical explosives

The most energetic molecule ever, and only the second ever neutral nitrogen molecule, hexanitrogen, has been isolated and characterised by researchers in Germany. #ChemSky

First-generation graduate chemists face challenges throughout their entire academic lifetime Study highlights need for mentorship and more inclusive networks

23% of first-generation students said they felt like impostors, compared to just 2% of non-first-generation students. They were less likely to be invited to summer lab placements and less likely to report having family support.

Very excited to be representing @chemicalscience.rsc.org at the 6th ERC Grantees Conference in Porvoo, Finland!

Nobel prize winner @feringalab.bsky.social is kicking us off and I’m telling myself not to be starstruck!

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It’s wonderful to see so many personal reflections from the community!

@callyhaynes.bsky.social was my day-to-day supervisor when I started my PhD and I also adore Larissa and Marion so the narrative here is very close to my heart!

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Take two polls to help Iupac define molecular machines An Iupac committee wants your input to guide its recommendations for key terms in the field

The 2016 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded 'for the design and synthesis of molecular machines'. Ironically, we do not know exactly what constitutes a molecular machine. With the ultimate goal of unifying definitions and standardising terminology, Iupac needs your help!
#ChemSky #ScienceSky

Molecular machines won a Nobel prize nine years ago, but we still can’t decide what one is World authority on chemistry nomenclature aims to clean up molecular machine terminology

Ambiguities in chemical nomenclature can lead to misinterpretations that impact everything from data integration and intellectual property disputes to regulatory compliance and product safety. That's why Iupac is working to standardise the definitions of a molecular machine, and you can help!

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PCCP and @digital-discovery.rsc.org are delighted to be providing poster prizes at EuChemS CompChem 2025 this September! Submit your oral and poster abstracts by 30 April for a chance to present your work at this excellent conference! Find out more at www.eucompchem2025.unina.it

Check out this week’s #ChemSciPicks from Gerard Roelfes (@roelfesgroup.bsky.social, @stratinghinst.bsky.social) et al.!

‘Genetically Encoded 3-Aminotyrosine as Catalytic Residue in a Designer Friedel-Crafts Alkylase’

Read it here for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

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That’s awesome, congratulations! To be fair, you’ve been throwing out some crazy structures so not unexpected ;)

Check out this week’s #ChemSciPicks from Travis Dudding, Adam Huczyński and Thomas Lectka et al.!

‘A Highly Selective C-H Bond Fluorination Unlocks Conformational Reporting in a Complex Natural Product Derivative’

Read it here for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

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Chemical Science is excited to announce this year’s Chemical Science symposium, on the topic of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics!

Alongside celebrating 15 years of the journal, the winner of our first Chemical Science Lectureship will be presenting their […]

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YES! Then you actually get a good idea of the real scope of a reaction!

Check out our coverage of this exciting research here: www.chemistryworld.com/news/ball-mi...

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Check out this week's #ChemSciPicks from Rui Hao. The team based at Southern University of Science and Technology, China, report a new approach for constructing stable water-air nanointerfaces using FIB-fabricated Janus nanopore electrodes. Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Chemical reaction results in ‘remarkable’ swirling patterns on germanium surface Beautiful designs were discovered by accident

After accidentally leaving a sample out overnight, University of California researchers found that their germanium wafer now featured a ‘stunning’ series of microscopic patterns.
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Eleven chemists who have been honoured with a blue plaque Celebrating the link between historic figures and the buildings they lived and worked in

From Michael Faraday to Rosalind Franklin, here are 11 chemists who have had their contributions to science honoured with the erection of a blue plaque on the building where they lived and worked. #ChemSky

I really enjoyed reading this #ChemSciPicks! Congratulations to Garcés-Pineda, Galan-Mascaros and coworkers! #ChemSky

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After a lot of behind the scenes work the Royal Society of Chemistry journals are now on Bluesky! Posting will commence soon!

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Ahead of International Women's Day 2025, we are delighted to share with you our collection which celebrates some of the fantastic work in our journal in 2024/2025 led by women researchers across the world👩‍🔬🧪

Read the collection here👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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Howdy #Chemsky!

Be sure to submit your ionic liquids/porous materials work to Zhenzhen Yang at Green Chemistry!

Awesome to see that Green Chemistry - the first journal I ever worked on - is going from strength to strength! 💚 #greenchemistry

My summer is *sorted* :D

What better way could you want for clearing your sinuses?

I had no idea that #RSCPoster would be so crazy (but wonderful!)! Keep it coming, #Chemsky!