To celebrate International Women’s Day 2026, the RSC materials portfolio of journals has collated journal-specific collections showcasing a selection of articles published in 2025 led by women scientists around the world. Explore the Materials Horizons collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/...

Featured on the inside back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 4, 'A platform for the formation of uniform DNA condensate droplets using vibration-induced local vortices' by Hiroaki Suzuki et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

We're proud to sponsor awards at the 11th Conference on Quantum Information and Quantum Control, Aug. 17-21 in Toronto, with @pccp.rsc.org, @materialshorizons.rsc.org, @materialsadvances.rsc.org and Nanoscale Advances @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

Featured on the front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 4 is 'High-performance dynamic random access memory capacitor with an equivalent oxide thickness of 0.31 nm via stepwise cycling in Y-doped Hf 0.5Zr 0.5O 2 thin films' by Cheol Seong Hwang et al. Read it here 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Join us for our next Desktop Seminar on Biodegradable polymers, featuring Prof. Patrizio Raffa of @rug.nl! The webinar is on 10 March 2026 at 4pm GMT. Register for free here: rsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our next @materialshorizons.rsc.org Emerging Investigator is Ankan Dutta Chowdhury - find out more in our interview 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6MH... Read his Emerging Investigator article on a rapid Cu3N–Fe nanocube-based electrochemical sensor for cancer metabolites 👉 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Our @materialshorizons.rsc.org themed collection on #metamaterials is still accepting submissions until 10 April 2026. If you work in the area, consider submitting your next work to this collection - more info here 🔗 www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

Read 'Advancing electrospun nanofiber scaffolds for next-generation tissue engineering: from trend analysis to multifunctionalization and hybrid fabrication' by Xin Wang, Xin Zhao, Jingfeng Li et al featured on the inside back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 3 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Discover our latest @materialshorizons.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Dr Youfu Wang in this Editorial Interview 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH90145F And check out his Emerging Investigator article on bimetallic organic changes as theranostic nanoplatforms 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Check out 'Metabolic-switch macrophage cyborgs reverse atherosclerosis by photoacoustic-directed on-demand phenotype delivery' by Jinfeng Xu, Liqiang Zhou, Yingying Liu et al. featured on the front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 3 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH... #OpenAccess

Discover this @rsc.org #WorldCancerDay collection showcasing some of the most popular cancer research-related articles and reviews published in 2025 across RSC journals, including @materialshorizons.rsc.org 🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Discover "Thermoelectric energy conversion", a new themed collection published in @rsc.org Journal of Materials Chemistry A @jmaterchem.rsc.org and Nanoscale @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org Read the articles for FREE until 2 May 2026: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Join us next Thursday for another great Desktop Seminar, this time on Electron Transport in MOFs featuring @mirceadinca.bsky.social @princeton.edu and @profamo.bsky.social @virginiatech.bsky.social . #chemsky #webinar Register here: rsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You may have heard of microplastics but have you heard of nanoplastics? Check out this recent Focus article published in Materials Horizons by Editorial Board Chair Martina Stenzel on 'The dark matter in water, air and land: from microplastic to invisible nanoplastics' 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Check out this Review on 'Additive manufacturing of polymers and composites for applications in aerospace and aeronautics' by Francesca Aliberti, Liberata Guadagno et al., featured on the Outside Back Cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 2 👩‍🚀 👉https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01403D

Materials Horizons is delighted to sponsor the multifunctional materials GRC - if you're lucky enough to be attending, make sure you chat to our Deputy Editor Geraldine!👇 If you're not there, consider submitting to our themed collection on Metamaterials instead! www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

Featured on the front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 2, 'Generative inverse design for microstructure control in precursors for Li- and Mn-rich layered-oxide cathodes' by Keeyoung Jung, Inchul Park et al. Read the open access article here 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01850A

Send your latest work to @labonachip.rsc.org, @jmaterchem.rsc.org, @materialshorizons.rsc.org, @materialsadvances.rsc.org or @biomatersci.rsc.org before 30 June to feature in our themed collection on emerging bio-fabrication technologies for next-generation healthcare: www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

We are delighted to welcome Professor Stefano Carretta (University of Parma) to the Advisory Board of Materials Horizons. His research mainly focuses on theoretical modelling of quantum behaviour of magnetic molecules. 👏 Read Stefano's latest research in Materials Horizons:

Check out 'Physically programmed vegan leather emulating the mechanical and sensory characteristics of animal leather from once-discarded gluten' by Dongyeop Oh and team featured on the outside back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 1 2026 🌾 🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Featured on the inside back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 1 of 2026, 'Shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers by two-stage wavelength-selective photopolymerization' by Danqing Liu et al. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01907A

Featured on the inside front cover of Materials Horizons issue 1, read 'A water-recyclable, robust, and self-healing sugar-based supramolecular network enabled by Maillard-analogous initialization of polymerization' by Siyang Li, Tuck-Whye Wong, Tiefeng Li et al. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01828E

Check out this Review on 'Machine learning pipelines for the design of solid-state electrolytes' by Fengqi You et al. featured on the front cover of Materials Horizons issue 1 🤖 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01525A

New Focus Article out now in Materials Horizons by Martina Stenzel. Read the full article for free here: http://xlink.rsc.org...

Check out our @materialshorizons.rsc.org most popular articles 2025 featuring some of the most cited, downloaded or shared articles and reviews from 2025 - congratulations to all featured authors! 👏 Free to read until 28 February 2026 📅 🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Send your latest work to @jmaterchem.rsc.org, @materialshorizons.rsc.org, @materialsadvances.rsc.org, @biomatersci.rsc.org or @labonachip.rsc.org before 30 June to feature in our themed collection on emerging bio-fabrication technologies for next-generation healthcare www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

Check out our latest @materialshorizons.rsc.org Community Board Pick written by @kostasparkatzidis.bsky.social summarising the recent method advance by Danqing Liu and team on shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers 🔗 blogs.rsc.org/mh/2025/12/1...

Have you seen this exciting and innovative @materialshorizons.rsc.org HOT article by Chaoji Chen, Hongbing Deng et al. on 'A zero-wastewater-discharge noncontact solar desalter for saline–alkali soil remediation and grain yield increase using brackish water'? Read it here👉 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Take a look at this recent Review article by Slawomir Boncel and colleagues. Read the Review here: http://xlink.rsc.org...

Showcased on the Back Cover of Materials Horizons Issue 24 is Janus metal-enabled tunable Schottky barriers in van der Waals contacts via interfacial polarization modulations by Liujian Qi, Shaojuan Li et al. Read their #OpenAccess Communication for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

On the Inside Back cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org Issue 24 is Physics-informed neural networks for programmable origami metamaterials with controlled deployment by Jinkyu Yang, Seunghwa Ryu et al. Read their Communication here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Signal propagation in reversible digital mechanics by Hilary A. Johnson et al. features on the front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org issue 24. Read their #OpenAccess communication for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

We are pleased to be accepting submissions to our Materials Horizons themed collection on #metamaterials with a deadline of 10 April 2026 - find out more and submit your latest research 👉https://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/calls-for-papers/materials-horizons-metamaterials

The Dark Matter in Water, Air and Land: From Microplastic to Invisible Nanoplastics by @materialshorizons.rsc.org Editorial Board Chair Martina Heide Stenzel is now online as an Accepted Manuscript. Read this #OpenAccess Focus article for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Check out this insightful @rsc.org interview to learn more about Materials Horizons Scientific Editor @echemratcliff.bsky.social's career to date and how her love of collaborative science has shaped her research today 💫 🔗 www.rsc.org/news/in-conv...

📢 Save the Date! We’re delighted to announce that #RSCPoster 2026 will take place on 3 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT. Join researchers from around the world for a day of sharing, connecting, and celebrating scientific creativity across disciplines. Mark your calendars — more details coming soon!

Find out more about our latest Emerging Investigator @julliannapanidi.bsky.social in this Editorial 🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/mh/d5mh90135a and read her Emerging Investigators publication 🔗https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/mh/d5mh01486g

Inside Front Cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org Issue 23 features Communication by Youn Soo Kim et al., titled Preserved elastic modulus and enhanced adhesion in long-term and thermally stable glycol gels via affine shrinkage upon water evaporation Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Artwork-like multicolor structural coloration via spatially patterned anodic aluminum oxide with uniform-cavity design by Soo-Hwan Jeong, Yun Seon Do et al. features on the Front Cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org Issue 23. Read this #OpenAccess Communication for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

@materialshorizons.rsc.org and @jmaterchem.rsc.org are delighted to support Symposium D5: 2D Layered Materials for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage at MatSus Spring Meeting 2026. The abstracts submission deadline for oral presentations is today! www.nanoge.org/MATSUSSpring...

In Issue 23, @materialshorizons.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Series features Professor Xiangyu Jiang, Beihang University, China Read our interview: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH... Read his article on ionic membranes: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH... Find out about the series: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

📢Nominations for the @rsc.org 2026 Prizes are now open and close on 14 January 2026 - consider making a nomination to our Horizon Prizes, Inclusion and Diversity Prize, Research & Innovation Prizes and Volunteer Recognition Prizes 💫 🔗https://www.rsc.org/standards-and-recognition/prizes/

ChemComm’s new 5-page limit is here! We’re giving authors more space for statements and references, while preserving the concise and accessible nature of our Communications. Read our updated guidelines: www.rsc.org/publishing/p...

Have you seen this Review on Engineering biomimetic bacteria membrane-coated nanoparticles: an emerging anti-infection platform by Raymond J. Turner, Gorka Orive, Aziz Maleki et al.? It features on the inside front cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org Issue 22. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Discover the Communication by Takuji Hatakeyama et al. Improving the TADF properties of deep-blue multiple-resonance emitters by strategic oxygen–sulfur replacement featured on the Front Cover of @materialshorizons.rsc.org Issue 22. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Welcoming Prof. Erin Ratcliff to the Materials Horizons Editorial Board 📢 Erin joins us as a Scientific Editor, helping to assess and advise on manuscripts at the initial assessment stage to maintain the high-quality standards of the journal. Find out more about Erin: www.rsc.org/people/erin-...

Take a look at this recent article by Federico Caporaletti, Simone Napolitano and colleagues. Read the full article here: http://xlink.rsc.org...

Have you read this HOT Open Access Communication in @materialshorizons.rsc.org: Oscillations in incident electric field enhances interfacial water evaporation by Saqlain Raza, Cong Yang, Xin Qian and Jun Liu? Read it here for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...

Check out this latest research by Gyorgy Szekely and colleagues. Read the full article for free: http://xlink.rsc.org...

Presenting @materialshorizons.rsc.org Issue 21 Emerging Investigator Dr Hua Bing Tao (chem.xmu.edu.cn/info/1265/10... or www.researchgate.net/scientific-c...). Read the editorial here: doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...