Urgent short communications of outstanding significance from across the chemical sciences. Email: chemcomm-rsc@rsc.org Published by @rsc.org 🌐 Website: rsc.li/chemcomm-journalhttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mw6e5r4nhc25#OnTheCover of issue 74! "Memristive electron transport of anhydrous {Mo154}-ring polyoxometalate in nanojunctions" by Yuma Kondo, Takuya Matsumoto & co. Read the #OpenAccess communication here 👉 https://pubs.rsc.org/cc/article/doi/10.1039/d6cc02518h/1296357/Memristive-electron-transport-of-anhydrous-Mo15423 Sep 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6e5r4nhc25https://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mva6dnmuos2n#OnTheCover of issue 70! "11,11′-Biindeno[2,1-a]azulenylidenes: potassium tert-butoxide-promoted homocoupling of 11H-indeno[2,1-a]azulenes and their optical properties" by Taku Shoji & co. Read the #OpenAccess communication here 👉 https://pubs.rsc.org/cc/article/doi/10.1039/d6cc04334h/1294301/11-11-Biindeno-2-1-a-azulenylidenes-potassium-tert11 Sep 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva6dnmuos2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mszrgs4re22iFeatured #OnTheCover of issue 63... "Supramolecular polymers based on molecular recognition of bisporphyrin clefts" by Takeharu Haino, Naoyuki Hisano and Takehiro Hirao Read the #OpenAccess review here 👉 https://pubs.rsc.org/cc/article/doi/10.1039/d6cc02170k/1263042/Supramolecular-polymers-based-on-molecular14 Aug 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszrgs4re22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3msurkp54w225We're pleased to welcome Professor Thomas J. Meade (Northwestern University) to the ChemComm Associate Editor team! His expertise spans bioinorganic coordination chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, molecular imaging, transcription factor inhibitors, and biosensors for DNA and protein detection.12 Aug 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3msurkp54w225https://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3msi4wl54r22mNominations are now open for the ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship, recognising an outstanding independent early-career researcher who is advancing the chemical sciences through their exceptional research. Anyone can nominate – make yours today https://www.rsc.org/standards-and-recognition/prizes/journal-lectureships/chemcomm-emerging-investigator-lectureship07 Aug 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi4wl54r22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3msdb6ubo6c23Don't miss "Toluene formation via acetylene-propyne cyclotrimerization on Ag(111)" by Nipun T. S. K. Dewage, Santu Biswas, E. Charles H. Sykes, Matthew M. Montemore and Dennis Meier As featured #OnTheCover of issue 60 Read the #OpenAccess communication here 👉 https://pubs.rsc.org/cc/article/62/60/14996/1283227/Toluene-formation-via-acetylene-propyne05 Aug 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdb6ubo6c23https://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3msdb3233is23Featured #OnTheCover of issue 60! "Switchable glycan probe enables pH-dependent activity modulation of UDP-glucose: glycoprotein glucosyltransferase through a responsive aglycone" by Mitsuaki Hirose, Kiichiro Totani & co. Read it here 👉 https://pubs.rsc.org/cc/article/62/60/14992/1272027/Switchable-glycan-probe-enables-pH-dependent05 Aug 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdb3233is23https://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mqtnxvjfn22oCongratulations again to Xiongyi! Find out more about his 2025 @chemcomm.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Lectureship award here: https://www.rsc.org/standards-and-recognition/prizes/winners/saurabh-chitnis-and-xiongyi-huang [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtnxvjfn22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mnz2yvg2kc2nIn case you missed it, be sure to read "Cold plasma deposited thin-film nanocomposites for heterogeneous thermocatalysis – concepts and progress" by Jacek Tyczkowski and Hanna Kierzkowska-Pawlak, illustrated by this wonderful author-supplied image!11 Jun 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz2yvg2kc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mlqdlvxp2s2vMembers of several @rsc.org Editorial teams including @chemcomm.rsc.org will be attending #x2026 in Toronto this month. You can find us at Booth 1014 between 24-26 May - do come and say hello to discuss publishing, share feedback, or learn more about our journals and books.13 May 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqdlvxp2s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mfqzqvsw4225We’re delighted to be able to announce Keary Engle (Scripps Research) and Garret Miyake (Colorado State University) as the joint winners of the 2025 #ChemSocRev Pioneering Investigator Lectureship! @nsfsuprcat.bsky.social https://blogs.rsc.org/cs/2026/02/26/announcing-keary-engle-and-garret-miyake-as-the-joint-winners-of-the-2025-chemsocrev-pioneering-investigator-lectureship/?doing_wp_cron=1772101560.554023981094360351562526 Feb 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqzqvsw4225https://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mfjziyuqrx2uDon't miss our recent themed collection on Advances in Computational Protein Design, Structural Biology, and Drug Discovery, guest edited by Aditya K. Padhi, Timir Tripathi and Seetharaman Jayaraman.23 Feb 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjziyuqrx2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mfbv2nqfxc2xHuge congratulations to Saurabh Chitnis @sschitnis.bsky.social (University of Victoria) and Xiongyi Huang (Johns Hopkins University), who we are delighted to name as the joint winners of the 2025 ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship!20 Feb 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbv2nqfxc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mev6ehvpm625Be sure to read "Protein–DNA interactions in disease and drug discovery" by Richa Mishra and Shandar Ahmad Featured on the back cover of issue 12! Read the full Feature Article here 👉 buff.ly/ihS0kC215 Feb 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mev6ehvpm625https://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3metfdcuydy2iDon't miss "Enzyme- and photo-gated polymerization using readily available enzyme-responsive fluorescent dyes" by Kanta Ogura, Masahiko Nakamoto and Michiya Matsusaki Featured #OnTheCover of issue 12 Read it here 👉 buff.ly/3AlJD0Z14 Feb 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3metfdcuydy2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3meqripagn226#OnTheCover of issue 12... "Design, synthesis and biological activity of potential retrometabolic polymyxins via thiol–ene chemistry" by Catherine Smith, Margaret A. Brimble, Paul W. R. Harris & co! Read the full communication here 👉 buff.ly/gEMYGwK13 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqripagn226https://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3meo5pzkyra2cFeatured on the back cover of issue 11! "Ratiometric hydrostatic pressure sensing in water via dual emissions of a water-soluble donor–acceptor–donor triad" by Tomoyuki Hamachi, Kotaro Matsumoto, Youhei Takeda and Gaku Fukuhara Read it here 👉 buff.ly/S7l59BY12 Feb 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo5pzkyra2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3meluxvpj552kDon't miss "Unconventional magnetism and residual entropy in La7Os3O18" by Ashley T. Brennan, Maximilian T. Pelly, Alexandra S. Gibbs and Andreas W. Rost As featured #OnTheCover of issue 11! Read it here 👉 buff.ly/dn7vDGt11 Feb 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3meluxvpj552khttps://bsky.app/profile/chemcomm.rsc.org/post/3mejcj5aifs2eWe’re excited to welcome Ellen Matson to the ChemComm Associate Editor team! A leader in inorganic & materials chemistry, Ellen’s work spans interfacial reactivity and electronic structure in energy storage and conversion. #InorganicChemistry #MaterialsChemistry #Electrochemistry #SustainableEnergy10 Feb 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:jwjo3rgkidthompx2mddhrng/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejcj5aifs2e