Varun Chandrasekhar, Jian Ren Lu, Ingo Dierking, University of Manchester, explore how ferrofluids, when dispersed in liquid crystals, form unique droplet chains with magnetic functionality

Magnetized Droplet Chains in Liquid Crystals

Weekly Research News Challenge: New Disinfectants – Alkene Difunctionalization – Smart Medical Sensors
Answer three questions about last week's news to see how well you’re keeping up with the science world around you

13th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC 2025)
Addressing new challenges: International conference on the future of environmental catalysis

Technip Energies, Alterra, and Neste Offer Standardized Recycling Plants
The companies say they are offering a standardized technology to make plastic recycling more efficient and cost-effective

Bruno Scrosati (1937 – 2024)
Italian electrochemist and pioneer in lithium battery technology has passed away

French Conference on Catalysis (FCCat 2025)
Bringing together French and international catalysis communities to share their most advanced research

21st European Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry (ESFC)
International symposium for industrial and academic fluorine chemists to cover all topics related to fluorous technologies and fluorine chemistry

Weekly Research News Challenge: CO2 Capture – 3D-Printed Reaction Vessels – Alkene Cleaving
This week's quiz covers CO2 capture, a free 3D printing toolkit, and a new alkene-cleaving method. Test your knowledge with three questions on last week's top news

6th Euro-Asia Zeolite Conference (EAZC-2025)
Presenting the latest information in the field of zeolites

26th Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (EuCOMC 2025)
A discussion of the latest research results, developments, achievements and prospects in Organometallic Chemistry.