New strategy uses a ring-like structure to "pull" on a mechanophore with a tailored force

Modulating the Reactivity of Force-Sensitive Molecules

Monitoring Player Motion in Basketball Using a Nanogenerator
Wearable sensor can recognize movements of basketball players and help to improve training

2nd International Meeting on Wetting and Carbon Neutralization (IMWCN 2025)
Covering research on wetting, new technologies in functional surfaces/coatings, and advanced materials for solutions to the global Net Zero challenges

Magnetized Droplet Chains in Liquid Crystals
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

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