Surface first: sulfur lithiation in Li–S batteries Week 4 of Powering Possibilities from @energyadvances.rsc.org shows lithiation preferences on the surface of α-sulfur cathodes through quantum-chemical modelling. 🔗 Read full article https://rsc.li/49Hp8pJ #PoweringPossibilitie #ChemSky

Benzene turns 200! 🎉 We’re celebrating with a special research collection on carbon-based systems, aromaticity, and molecular innovation. 📢 Want to contribute?🔗 https://rsc.li/4oqDm2X #Faraday #CallForPapers #RoyalSocietyofChemistry #ChemSky

🧪 #TripleScience for all? The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Laura Daly weighs in on the challenges ahead in Schools Week. “Access shaped by postcode” is a risk unless teacher shortages & timetabling barriers are addressed. Read more: https://rsc.li/3Jpxurv #STEM #EducationPolicy #ChemSky #EduSky

Just under two weeks to go until we reveal this year’s Education Prize winners! On 18 November, we’ll celebrate outstanding contributions to chemistry education – will you join us? Keep your eyes peeled & share their stories on the day using #EducationPrizes https://rsc.li/47ql8sj #ChemSky

We understand you could be feeling underprepared or overwhelmed – RSC members and their partners can get the information they need on 11 November. Join the Chemists’ Community Fund, with Better with Money for a free webinar: https://rsc.li/4qmHlib #ChemSky #RSCCommFund

Do you want to learn about advancements in the design of cancer treatments? Join our expert guests Shaun R Stauffer & Hugo Matos Viana who will demonstrate their solution for PROTAC drug discovery: the QuicTPD™ ‘direct-to-biology’ platform. Register: https://rsc.li/43ul7B5 | @chemistryworld.com

How can chemistry, people & policy drive real change? Join us next Tuesday for ‘Chemical science, people & policy working together to make a difference’. Explore how collaboration helps science deliver benefits for society & the environment - register https://rsc.li/4qKg7Cs #ChemSky #ChemistryWeek

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Sustainable Food Technology has its first full set of metrics! They are testament to the incredible work going on in our community to find solutions to the biggest challenges in food production and processing. Explore our metrics > https://rsc.li/496PDot | #ChemSky | @susfoodtech.rsc.org#ChemSky

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📢 Don’t miss a beat during Chemistry Week! Next week, we will celebrate how 'Chemistry Takes Action' through everything from creativity & community to policy & professional practice. Join in, tag us & use #ChemistryWeek to show how you’re taking action with chemistry: https://rsc.li/47Vd4Qm #ChemSky

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Do you want to learn about the value of good data management? Join our guest speakers for the third ChemSpider webinar in a new series where they will share their thoughts about data management, what standards to follow & how to get everyone involved: https://rsc.li/4omff5y #ChemSky

Could you benefit from the first fully tuneable 90 MHz broadband benchtop NMR? Join our @chemistryworld.com webinar to hear from two speakers from Oxford Instruments who will demonstrate the X-Pulse 90, a new benchtop NMR that doesn’t compromise on performance: https://rsc.li/4qAudWQ #ChemSky

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🎃This Halloween – the treat 🍬 is science 🔬 From deadly venoms to life-saving medicines, discover how chemistry turns nature’s poisons into cures. 📘 Venoms to Drugs. Available from the Royal Society of Chemistry 👉 https://rsc.li/3LkMOpG #ChemSky #RSCBooks

When ions get mobile: uncovering the “bump” in perovskite solar cell J–V curves. Week 3️⃣ of Powering Possibilities dives into how mobile ions invert fields & impact PSC performance 🔗 https://rsc.li/4oiryQj @ees-journals.rsc.org #openaccess #ChemSky

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Teachers, our latest PD course is out now! Need to strengthen your subject knowledge of quantitative chemistry? ⭐ Learn at the time that suits your schedule ⭐ Three modules, spanning ages 11–18 Enrol now ➡️ https://rsc.li/49qyaHr #EduSky #iTeachChem

Will you be joining us to celebrate 200 years of benzene? Join us for our @chemistryworld.com webinar and walk through the history of its discovery and its impact on the chemical world. Register now: https://rsc.li/47J6iwV #ChemSky

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It’s almost time for Lab Innovations 2025! Don’t miss our theatre programme, full of engaging talks from renowned scientists. We’ll also be attending on stand F92 – so come and talk to us to get expert insight and support. Will we see you there?: https://rsc.li/4onZcUD #ChemSky #LabInnovations2025

Nominating someone for an RSC Prize? Here’s how to make sure your nomination does them justice. ▶️ https://rsc.li/3Jx4Vs3 #RSCPrizes #ChemSky

This EES article charts a bold new direction for carbon capture & utilisation. It places CO₂ electrolysis at the heart of Europe’s defossilisation strategy & highlights ways in which academia & industry can collaborate to close the carbon loop: https://rsc.li/47s6NdK @ees-journals.rsc.org #ChemSky

Do you want to learn about advancements in the design of cancer treatments? Join our expert guests Shaun R Stauffer and Hugo Matos Viana who will demonstrate their solution for PROTAC drug discovery: the QuicTPD™ ‘direct-to-biology’ platform: https://rsc.li/43ul7B5 | @chemistryworld.com #ChemSky

This Halloween, treat yourself to something that can boost your career all year round 🎃 No tricks! Applying for a professional award might sound daunting, but we’re here to guide you through every step. No matter your career stage or specialism: https://rsc.li/4naj5wX #ChemSky

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Don’t miss your chance to join policymakers and politicians at Science and the Parliament 2025 – spaces are booking up fast! Join colleagues from across the sector to discuss this year’s theme: environment, climate change and human health. Register now: rsc.li/parliament-event25 #ChemSky

Outstanding contributions take place every day across the chemical sciences. #RSCPrizes are your chance to recognise that work. Nominations are open now across a wide range of categories 👉 Make your nomination here: https://rsc.li/43w1Oaq #ChemSky

Researchers in next generation #batteries -- last few days to get together an abstract for the Faraday Discussion conference/journal.

Will you be joining us to celebrate 200 years of benzene? Join us for our @chemistryworld.com webinar and walk through the history of its discovery and its impact on the chemical world. Register now: https://rsc.li/3IYKUKS #ChemSky

Does heading toward retirement make you feel overwhelmed or underprepared? The Chemists’ Community Fund has partnered with Better with Money to provide a webinar designed for people who are starting to plan for retirement – join us on 11 November ➡️ https://rsc.li/4qmHlib #ChemSky #RSCCommFund

Week 2 in our Powering Possibilities series features an #openaccess review in EES Catalysis. It shows how interfacial water molecules actively shape electrocatalysis 👉 https://rsc.li/4ni6d8c @ees-journals.rsc.org#openaccess #ChemSky #Electrocatalysis #InterfacialWater #CatalystScience #PoweringPossibilities

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Next-generation solar cells must be smarter, cleaner & more adaptable. This highly cited EES review maps the future of all-perovskite tandem solar cells (APTSCs), a technology poised to redefine efficiency, sustainability & scalability in solar energy. Read it now ▶️ https://rsc.li/3JjEh5L #ChemSky

Do you want to learn new ways to improve data consistency with mass spectrometry? Join our @chemistryworld.com webinar, “Ion suppression correction and normalisation in metabolomics,” with expert guests, Felice de Jong and Karnakar Reddy Chitta. Register: https://rsc.li/4q3kBDQ #ChemSky

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China, Japan & South Korea hold 85% of global battery patents—widening the innovation gap. This EES paper explores the global race for EV battery dominance & strategic autonomy ➡️ https://rsc.li/4oy3wjZ #ChemSky #EVTech #BatteryInnovation

Want to discuss your materials for optoelectronics application research? There’s still time to join the discussion at our Faraday Discussion #FD_Optoelectron! Oral abstract deadline is now 27 October. Engage your community in what you’ve been working on: https://rsc.li/42JOzCQ #ChemSky

Don’t miss your chance to join policymakers & politicians at Science and the Parliament 2025 - spaces are booking up fast! Join colleagues from across the sector to discuss this year’s theme: environment, climate change & human health. Register by 5 November: rsc.li/parliament-event25 #ChemSky

We loved hosting #ISF2025 in September. If you would like your own work to feature in a specially curated collection of research that will continue the conference conversation, read our call for papers and submit your work for consideration ➡️ https://rsc.li/4ol8n7V #ChemSky

Our sustained professional development courses are back for spring 2026, covering crucial topics for every chemistry teacher. Each course provides four live, online sessions with our expert instructors, fully funded by the RSC: https://rsc.li/4oeAWno | #EduSky #SkyenceTeachers #iTeachChem #ChemSky

💫 Celebrate the festival of lights safely, and let the chemistry of joy shine bright! Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali filled with love, light, and laughter. #RSCIndia #ChemSky #Diwali2025

If you want to hear data standard success stories from leading experts, join the second webinar in our new ChemSpider series and hear how those stories further scientific advancement. Register now: https://rsc.li/48aa5UU #ChemSky

It’s almost time for @labinnovations 2025! Don’t miss our theatre programme, full of engaging talks from renowned scientists. We’ll also be attending on stand F92 – so come and talk to us to get expert insight and support. Will we see you there? https://rsc.li/3KR5du7 #Chemsky

Want to discover the chemistry of witchcraft through the ages? Join Michael Wink and Marion Gibson as they explore the history and real chemical roots of traditional witchcraft. Register: https://rsc.li/46AYZWk #ChemSky

Frankfurt Book Fair is an amazing event for the world of publishing, and a team from the Royal Society of Chemistry is attending. Visit us today at stand D48 – Hall 4.0 to learn about our books, journals and more. #JoinIn | Meet our team #ChemSky | #FBM25 | #RSCBooks