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/...

The nomination window for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship is still open! Be sure to submit your nominations before 31st January! Find out more on our blog

📢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/

Check out this article in Materials Advances which investigates the signature of half-metallicity and pressure-induced physical properties of cubic A=Si, Ge, SnCrO3 multiferroic by DFT calculation

Check out 'Melt, mix, and glow: emulsion-based fabrication of polyphenylsilsesquioxane microspheres with embedded hydrophobic fluorophores' by Guido Kickelbick et al. featured on the inside front cover of Materials Advances issue 21 🔗doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

Featured on the front cover of issue 11, check out 'Super-rapid bacterial inactivation by Cu3+-ion-dominant films formed via UV irradiation of Cu2+ complex precursor films with amine ligands' by Hsiang-Jung Wu et al. published in Materials Advances! 🔗doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

This article reports the first sulfur-fused heterocyclic thioketone luminogen, which consists of a donor–acceptor structure Read the full article in #MaterialsAdvances here 👇

Join us in welcoming Professor Martyn McLachlan as the new Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Materials Advances blogs.rsc.org/jm/2025/11/1...

Using few-layered MoS2 and PEDOT:PSS, Partha Kumbhakar et al. aim to introduce a polymer nanocomposite film for soft actuator applications under NIR light stimuli Discover their full article here 👇 doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

Smart nanoclusters deliver doxorubicin precisely to cancer cells—safer, stronger, targeted! Explore the full article in #MaterialsAdvances now 🔎

Read now in #MaterialsAdvances! Computational modelling reveals that bulk SnS exhibits faster K+ diffusion, while bulk SnS2 offers more thermodynamically favourable K+ storage. In SnS/SnS2 heterostructures, K+ migration perpendicular to the interface is the slowest process.

Have you read this article in #MaterialsAdvances? 'A multilayered supramolecular chelate of diclofenac-appended AgI-hydrazide as an efficient anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and nanometal dispersing material, in comparison to analogous ZnII-hydrazide'

Read our featured back cover for #MaterialsAdvances issue 20 here! 'Quantifying fungal growth in 3D: an ergosterol-based method to distinguish growth modes' by Natalie Nussbaum, Peter Fischer et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

Check out this publication by Mario J. Muñoz-Batista et al.! This review discusses recent advances in the selective production of aldehydes, emphasizing the photo-oxidation of alcohols using g-C3N4-based materials as a green and efficient alternative.

Featured on the inside front cover of issue 20 of #MaterialsAdvances! 'Topographical modification of titanium using diatom biosilica to promote human mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation' by Stefania R. Cicco et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

Check out this article in #MaterialsAdvances! This study uses high-energy X-ray diffraction, NMR and Raman to unravel Nb connectivity in alkali-aluminosilicate glasses Explore the full article here 👇

Are you working on supercapacitors? Materials Advances and Journal of Materials Chemistry A would love to receive your work as part of the themed collection "Supercapacitors for a sustainable energy future"! Find out more on out open calls page ⬇️ www.rsc.org/publishi... @jmaterchem.rsc.org

Check out the front cover of issue 20 of #MaterialsAdvances! 'Layer-by-layer growth of graphene oxide multilayers using robust interlayer linking chemistry. 1. Zr-bisphosphates' by G. J. Blanchard et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

Check out this article by Hemen Kalita et al. in Materials Advances! Exciting work is reported with DC plasma-treated MoS2, enabling highly selective NH3 sensing at room temperature

🎉We’ve updated our Popular Advances collection! Check out these well received #OpenAccess papers for free today at rsc.li/MA_2025_popul...#OpenAccess

Have you read this article on the development of an innovative piezoresistive sensor integrated into face masks to monitor respiratory patterns wirelessly? This technology can improve real-time respiratory health monitoring, especially outside clinical settings 🔎

Have you read this article by @nnagasti.bsky.social et al.? Oxygen vacancies generated in CeO2 significantly reduced the overpotential for evolution of hydrogen and oxygen by electrocatalytic water splitting

The Materials Advances themed collection on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolysers is still accepting submissions! Go to www.rsc.org/publishi... to find out more.

Nominations for the 2026 Biomaterials Science Lectureship are now open! 🏆 Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/bm/2025/10/2...

We're now accepting nominations for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship! This award celebrates an early-career scientist making waves in the polymer field. Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/10/2...

Have you read this article in #MaterialsAdvances? 'Strategies for balancing safety in oxadiazole tetrazole derivatives: the role of the oxime group' Explore the full article here 🔎

@jmaterchem.rsc.org B, @biomatersci.rsc.org and @materialsadvances.rsc.org were proud to sponsor best poster awards at the SupraLife Final International Conference at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, from 29 Sept to 3 October. @marianacarreira.bsky.social blogs.rsc.org/jm/2025/10/1...

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 using renewable electricity is a promising strategy to produce sustainable fuels and chemical feedstocks. De Jongh et al. have designed sophisticated porous structures which allowed effective CO2 reduction while impeding the reduction of water

The open call for our Amorphous Materials themed collection is ongoing! Find out more about submitting to the collection on our open calls page ➡️www.rsc.org/publishi...

Contribute your work to this growing Materials Advances and Nanoscale Advances themed collection for Low dimensional materials for energy storage and conversion. Open for submissions until 15 March 2026!

Can we develop high-performance electronic textiles in an environmentally-friendly way? This article explores the effect of plasma pre-treatment to improve the electrical properties of textile fabrics coated with MXene @huddersfielduni.bsky.social

Read our featured back cover for #MaterialsAdvances issue 19 here! 'Asymmetry-driven irregular topological defects and hydrodynamic cavitation of tadpole particles in nematic liquid crystals' by Ying Bao, Xiao Li et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

Have you read this review by Sana Javaid et al. in Materials Advances exploring recent advances in polymer nanoencapsulation of essential oils for multi-functional textile finishing? Read the full review here 🔎

PCCP is delighted to to celebrate our 25th Anniversary with you with a collection of more than 100 insightful articles from the PCCP community #chemsky All papers are now online and free to access until 10th January 2026! Read the full collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Featured on the inside front cover of issue 19 of #MaterialsAdvances! 'Influence of the permittivity between fillers and binders on the properties of upside-down composites for recycling purposes' by Yang Bai et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...#MaterialsAdvances!

📢We are delighted to announce a #OpenCall for papers to the RSC cross-journal themed collection Celebrating 200 Years of Benzene, guest edited by Ben Feringa @feringalab.bsky.social & Nazario Martin! Find out more about the collection and how to submit here🔽 www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

Check out the RSC's collection for the Chemistry #Nobelprize, including "First transition series metal–organic frameworks: synthesis, properties and applications", by Prit Pal Singh & coauthors, published in @materialsadvances.rsc.org! Find the paper in the collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Have you read this work on the development of a logic OR-gate plasmonic #biosensor? It simultaneously detects harmful bacterial strains and disinfects #potablewater through #thermoplasmonic heating 💧

New articles have been added to the #MaterialsAdvances Popular Advances collection! Be sure to read these well-received materials science articles: pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...#MaterialsAdvances

🎉Check out the front cover of issue 19 of #MaterialsAdvances highlighting work from Ha M. Nguyen, Carlos Wexler et al. on 'Vacancy-induced modification of the electronic band structure of LiBO2 materials as cathode surface coatings for lithium-ion batteries' doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

Did you become a Principle Investigator in the last 3 years? We would love for you to submit to a special collection designed for those just starting out as group leaders! Find out more 👉blogs.rsc.org/ra/202...

In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells🏆 Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... #NobelPrize

We are still accepting papers for our themed collection on solution-processed perovskites and 2D materials for energy, optoelectronics, and computation devices! Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper on out blog➡️blogs.rsc.org/jm/202...

Read our featured back cover for #MaterialsAdvances issue 18 here! 'Natural dielectrics for organic field effect transistors: a study on resins derived from larch, spruce and Atlas cedar Pinaceae trees' by Mihai Irimia-Vladu et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

This Materials Advances article by R. Thamankar et al. explains the methodology to use Cs3Cu2I5 nanoparticles for fabrication of artificial synapses. The synaptic device can be used for fabrication of low energy consuming neuromorphic architecture for future applications.

Read this great paper in Materials Advances showcasing that novel Au/MIP nanozymes mimic enzymes for ultra-sensitive, specific, and robust assays - perfect for complex samples! #Nanozymes #Diagnostics #GoldNanoparticles

Check out the front cover of issue 18 of #MaterialsAdvances! 'The emergence of intrinsic chirality in copper and palladium chloride materials' by Daniel B. Straus et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5MA...

We're delighted to announce that Ankur Gupta has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Soft Matter Lectureship! This award honours an early-career researcher for their contributions to the soft matter field. Learn more about Ankur and his research on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/sm/2025/09/1...

The Materials Advances and JMCA "Advances in Sustainable Catalysis" themed collection is still accepting submissions! Go to blogs.rsc.org/jm/202... to find out more. @jmaterchem.rsc.org

Have you read this #MaterialsAdvances article? Tripod templates and incorporation of transition metals as metal centres significantly improve the electronic and thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions, making them promising candidates for thermoelectric applications