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Submit your research to our joint Special Issue focused on innovative research and reviews at the intersection of nanotechnology and advanced breeding for the development of climate-resilient crops. 🗓️Manuscript deadline: January 31, 2027 ➡️Details: Details: buff.ly/b9MsY6T

We’re delighted to be exhibiting at the #AIChE Annual Meeting, which highlights the best in industrial and chemical engineering research. 📅 Nov 8-10   📍 Booth 219 Learn more about our engineering portfolio: buff.ly/wkYPxak

Call for Papers: This Special Issue will be a collection of papers published by participants of the Asia Nano 2026 Conference, covering nanoscience and nanotechnology and their device applications. Submit your manuscript by December 31, 2026. Details: buff.ly/L5uan3O

'Exposure-Consistent Hydrogen Boundary Conditions Derived from Reactive Molecular Dynamics of Methane Decomposition on Nickel Surfaces' from ACS Applied Energy Materials is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/rE0mPqb

Read perspectives on open access publishing from prominent scientists in India on the occasion of International Open Access Week 2026! Explore more: buff.ly/kgoRJRk

'De Novo Design of a TROP-2-Targeting Peptide PET Tracer via AI-Guided Binding Interface Mimicry' from Bioconjugate Chemistry is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/J7m5d4R

This Collection offers editorials that define expectations for authors submitting to ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, providing guidance on how sustainability, novelty, and rigor should be demonstrated, helping authors align their work with the journal’s scope. 📖 Read now: buff.ly/GEVhqOZ

'Ag Precursor-Assisted 350 °C Growth of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells Based on a Three-Stage Process' from ACS Applied Energy Materials is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/ltP0nPR

We’re proud to announce that applications are now open for the Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Fall 2027 Lectureships & Awards. 🗓️ Deadline: December 2026 (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: buff.ly/CWRh5fJ

'Mechanical Flipping of [1]Rotaxanes Toughens Polymer Networks' from Journal of the American Chemical Society is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/1IAgxKf

Our collaborative work on Casimir forces using Magnetic fluids was recently featured on the cover of #NanoLetters. doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #UCDavisEngineering #photonics #Casimir @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @pubs.acs.org

Data, software, and web-based services are fundamental to progress in cheminformatics and molecular modeling. 📖 Read this JCIM editorial exploring the role of Application Notes in highlighting these valuable research resources: buff.ly/Xt87fug

For decades, CH₂Cl₂ has been viewed as a routine solvent. What happens when it becomes the reagent? Learn how this approach enables direct amide synthesis from carboxylic acids and amines under operationally simple conditions. Register today at buff.ly/DIoZMgl

'Recent Advances in Addition Copolymerization of Cyclobutenes' from Polymer Science & Technology is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/3r9w0m2

ACS on Campus is coming to The Oxford Science Park! Join us for an exciting day of learning, networking, and professional development. The event is open to all students and researchers studying the sciences, not just chemistry. Find out more: buff.ly/HvGWmgQ #chemsky

We’re proud to announce that applications are now open for the ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Early Career Award. 🗓️ Deadline: 1st December 2026 (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: buff.ly/xgnd58q

Save the Date! ACS on Campus is coming to the University of Warwick. Join us for an exciting day of learning, networking, and professional development. The event is open to all students and researchers studying the sciences, not just chemistry! Details: buff.ly/8Yzc2OM

'Realization of a Robust High-Efficiency n-Type Mg3(Sb, Bi)2/p-Type MgAgSb-Based Thermoelectric Power Generator for Harvesting Low-Grade Waste Heat' from ACS Applied Energy Materials is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/m5qpWOw

Open access helps research reach wider audiences, foster collaboration, and contribute to scientific progress. This Open Access Week 2026, ACS Publications highlights perspectives from researchers across India on the value and impact of open access. Explore more: buff.ly/kgoRJRk

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Nano Fall 2027 Lectureships & Awards. 🗓️ Deadline: 31st December 2026 (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: buff.ly/COnXqG5

'Potentially Lethal Concentrations of 6PPD-Quinone Occur in Endangered Species Act Listed Aquatic Habitats of Central California' from Environmental Science & Technology Letters is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/Xd0vU8i

We're proud to announce that applications are now open for the JCED Early Career Award. 🗓️ Deadline: 1st December 2026 (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: buff.ly/stnGjDz

How does open science help shape AI? Explore how publications, datasets, code, and metadata power AI, and discuss key issues including ethics, attribution, reproducibility, governance, and scientific impact. Learn more: buff.ly/QsFRyYK

'Thermal-Induced Morphological Evolution of Highly Ordered Gold Nanoarrays for Ultrasensitive Digital Biodetection' from ACS Nanoscience Au is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/TIYrG9Z

We are pleased to announce that we’re now accepting nominations for the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Awards. 🗓️ Deadline: 1st December 2026 (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: buff.ly/dswm0fI

'Diagnostics for Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses: Lassa Fever as an Example' from ACS Sensors is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/AIBephd

'Enantioselective Synthesis of Azahelicenes via Rh-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization of 6-Hydroxyisoquinoline Derivatives with Alkynes' from ACS Catalysis is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/BNTqSOm

We are pleased to announce that we’re now accepting nominations for the Analytical Chemistry Fall 2027 Lectureships & Awards. 🗓️ Deadline: 1st December 2026 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: buff.ly/U7q7D2r

'Electrochemical Platform for Automated Design-of-Experiment Optimization of Ni-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling Reactions' from JACS Au is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/G4at6rx

How does confinement shape chemical behavior? The articles in Inorganic Chemistry's new Special Issue examine how well-defined molecular environments can be engineered to direct reactivity and selectivity with high specificity. 📖 Read now: buff.ly/IuUrsoH

'Prediction of Phase Equilibria of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Organic Solvents with the SAFT-γ Mie Equation of State' from Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/pZfys5n

We are pleased to announce that Professor Michael J. MacCoss of the University of Washington School of Medicine, USA, has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Proteome Research. Read the announcement: buff.ly/ZDuTReX

Calling all researchers working on battery development! 🔋 🧪 Precision Chemistry’s upcoming Special Issue exploring Chemistry for the Future of Batteries is accepting manuscripts! Submit yours by November 30, 2026. Learn more: buff.ly/IG58UPa

We're now accepting nominations for the Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Fall 2027 Lectureships & Awards. 🗓️ Deadline: December 2026 (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 Learn more and submit your nomination: buff.ly/4wuaI4a

The first ASAPs from ACS ES&T Toxicology are now available. Led by founding Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Beate Escher, the journal advances research at the intersection of environmental science, toxicology, and health. Read the latest research in environmental toxicology: buff.ly/j4EA9iq

Call for papers: This Special Issue of ACS Materials Letters aims to showcase innovative approaches to the design and engineering of atomically dispersed electrocatalysts, and bridge the gap between model studies and device relevant conditions. Deadline: March 1, 2027 Details: buff.ly/n6jnv3d

'Syntheses and Structures of Solvent-Free bis(Trimethylsilyl)methyl Complexes of the Heavy Alkaline-Earth Metals' from Organometallics is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/qzYCtcI

'Chemical Synthesis of Acybolins Reveals Their Antiproliferative Activity' from The Journal of Organic Chemistry is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/QD4unNt

Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) is celebrating 60 years in publication! We asked Editor-in-Chief Julie B. Zimmerman (Yale University) to reflect on this milestone anniversary, share her editorial vision, and imagine what the future might hold for the journal. Read more: buff.ly/unZAMFx

Open science goes beyond journal articles. Discover how open data, methods, and transparent research practices improve reproducibility, build trust, and strengthen your scientific impact. Join us to learn practical steps you can apply today. Learn more: buff.ly/QsFRyYK

'Electron-Reservoir Multiple Bond in RhC– for Dinitrogen Cleavage' from JACS Au is an open access #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/Rqj958R

Can low-cost homemade systems remove airborne particles from classrooms? 🍃 📑 A study in ACS ES&T Air reports test results of DIY Corsi-Rosenthal Box air filters in university class sessions. The units reduced particulate matter by 61%... and did it quietly! ➡️ Read more: buff.ly/1mYo9GR

The ACS Applied Materials portfolio is seeking a new cohort of outstanding early-career researchers to help shape the future of our journals. 📆 Apply by November 30, 2026. Details: buff.ly/fagayIA

'At the Edge of Stability: the Unexpected Isolation of an f-Element Triphenylphosphine Complex' from Inorganic Chemistry is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/zmX74vz

'Self-Adaptive Thermal Regulator for Dynamic Heating and Cooling through Coupled Thermal Energy Storage and Solar Modulation' from ACS Applied Energy Materials is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/7kXU0hU

The APC waiver for Chem & Bio Engineering ends on December 31, 2026. Don’t miss the opportunity to reach a global audience, and enjoy an APC waiver upon being accepted after robust peer review. buff.ly/Op0TJFJ

'A Scalable Chiral Pool Platform from Anticopalic Acid for Divergent Syntheses of Marine Meroterpenoids' from Journal of Natural Products is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/a8Heoth

This Special Issue will explore the state of the art in the design, synthesis, characterization, advanced functionality, and application of smart hydrogels. Submit your manuscript by June 1, 2027. Learn more: buff.ly/EZzz2g9

Open Call for Nomination of Candidates - Energy & Fuels is now accepting nominations of candidates for the 2027 Energy & Fuels Rising Stars Special Issue. Submit your nomination by November 2, 2026. 💫 Learn more about eligibility: buff.ly/TYtKvTu

'Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on Neopentanol Pyrolysis' from The Journal of Physical Chemistry A is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/Av2Bhr0