Combining force and interlocked molecules brings unusual effects in polymers! With @jamesormson.bsky.social, AS Duwez, CA Fustin, and teams we review force-driven processes in mechanically interlocked molecules and polymers. Now #openaccess in @chemsocrev.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/cs/article/d...

Thanks @ismsc2026.bsky.social team for an amazing time in sunny (!) Bordeaux! ☀️ @annagslater.bsky.social, our scientific committee and I look forward to welcoming you in the UK next year at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, for #ISMSC2027 organised by @rsc.org 🤩 www.rsc.org/events/find-...

21st International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ISMSC)

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ISMSC2026 conference@ismsc2026.bsky.social · 4w ago

Perfect ending to of the day. Rendez vous à Birmingham 2027 for next épisode…#ismsc2026

Even molecules enjoy a bubble bath 🫧 This new mechanophore can be activated in a common ultrasound bath, and doubles as a highly efficient force-controlled release platform! Great work by @tomasnicolas.bsky.social and Rob Nixon now in @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Weak Bond, Strong Response: Complete Activation and Efficient Cargo Release with a Furan/Acrylamide Mechanophore

Mechanophores are force-sensitive molecules that can be activated upon elongation with the help of actuating polymers. Mechanophores have been designed for various applications including force-sensing...

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Doing a PhD, differently 💡 PhD by Enterprise is our new four‑year doctoral programme combining world‑class research with hands‑on entrepreneurship training.

Congrats to Leigh grp members Valerie Bruyr & Dan Tetlow (neither on @bsky.app), consultants shorturl.at/2n5dQ for the new BBC Bitesize GCSE Chemistry series that's now live! www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gui... Featuring @bigmanny1.bsky.social (10 followers @bsky.app; TikTok+Insta >3.6M! 😂) Great job!🧪

Hi folks, I’m on the ballot for President of the @rsc.org. I’m standing because we live in post-truth times where respect for expertise & evidence can no longer be taken for granted. It’s time to push back. If that resonates, RSC members can vote here www.mi-vote.com/secure/rsc 🗳️🙏

Mentoring the next generation is one of the most rewarding aspects of the job, and I'm delighted to share the 2026 ACS Global Outstanding Student and Mentor Awards in Polymer Science and Engineering with former PhD student Lei Chen! pmsedivision.org/global-outst...

Supramolecular chemists, can you help me out? Who do you recognise in this photograph from 1994?

Excited to share our recent @jacs.acspublications.org Pulling a fluorinated 1,2-diazetidinone mechanophore through three arms activates two orthogonal mechanochemical pathways, quantitatively mapped using 19F NMR spectroscopy. bit.ly/40EHUZl #chemsky

Unveiling Orthogonal Mechanochemical Pathways via 19F NMR under a Three-Arm Pulling Strategy

Polymer mechanochemistry enables control over the chemical reactivity through defined force-loading geometries. However, in most mechanophores, force is transmitted through only two loading points, wh...

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Your PhD was funded by the EPSRC (CDT, DTP, iCASE...)? You want to explore something new? Then come and join us with the support of an EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowship. More information below. www.se.manchester.ac.uk/research/fel...

We are looking for two talented people to join us at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick as assistant professors. Permanent positions. 🧪🍎🥽 warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

Hello world 👋 My first post here on Bluesky Excited to share our review in Chemical Reviews’ special issue “Mechanochemistry and Strain” on Mechanochromic Mechanophores 🛠️🌈 bit.ly/3OajSCg A memorable experience to read, reflect on, and synthesize the incredible work from the community @pubs.acs.org

Mechanochromic Mechanophores

Mechanochemistry has emerged as a powerful strategy for controlling chemical reactivity and tuning material properties through applied force. Within this growing field, mechanochromic mechanophores ha...

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Come work with us at Nature Chemistry! We're hiring a locum editor to handle our chembio content in London or Pune.

Nature Chemistry@natchem.nature.com · 7mo ago

We're hiring! We're looking for a Locum Editor to cover our chemical biology/biochem. The role can be located in either our London or Pune offices. Planned start date is June 1st. Closing date for applications is Feb 2nd. #chemjobs #chemsky springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

In our first paper of 2026, @aliceieong.bsky.social puts NHC organocatalyst in action with mechanical force in ACS Catalysis! 🔨 NHC generated by milling a new betaine mechanophore to catalyse transesterification and polymerisation reactions. #chemsky @pubs.acs.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Force-Generated N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalyst

Controlling the life cycle of polymer materials, for example, by extending their useful lifetime and by accelerating their recycling, is crucial to ensure a better future. Such properties can be intro...

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We're Hiring! If you are interested in a PDRA post with the Mehta group, please apply! @ox.ac.uk @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 8mo ago

Today, we make further steps in our renewed EU-UK strategic partnership. We have concluded the negotiations for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027. Bringing back Erasmus+ for our young people, opening the door to new shared experiences and lasting friendships.

Today, we make further steps in our renewed EU-UK strategic partnership. We have concluded the negotiations for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027. Bringing back Erasmus+ for our young people, opening the door to new shared experiences and lasting friendships.

Organelles do NOT have a single uniform pH. And if you think they must, because “protons diffuse fast,” this paper is for you. A thread on why that assumption is wrong; and what we found instead. 🧵 1/n

bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Organelles harbour pH gradients https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.12.694065v1

Prof Paul McGonigal @paul-mcgonigal.bsky.social receives the 2025 Bob Hay Lectureship 🏆 Congratulations, Paul! #MASC2025 #RSC_MASC

Congrats to Dr Simona Bianco (University of Glasgow) and Dr Jiarong Wu @jiarongwu.bsky.social (University of St Andrews/Universität Würzburg) who were awarded the 2025 RSC MASC Group PhD Thesis Award trophy 🏆 given in memory of John Fossey! #MASC2025 #RSC_MASC

Congratulations to Dr Ormson @jamesormson.bsky.social our newly minted PhD! Thank you Nick Evans and Simon Webb for examining.

Congratulations to Alice @aliceieong.bsky.social who is now known as Dr Ieong! Thank you Debbie Crawford @deborahcrawford.bsky.social and Michael James for examining!

Look if you had one ring with one Pd in it, and pull everything onto one thread in one moment. would you break it or just let it slip? Great work by @jamesormson.bsky.social and @tomasnicolas.bsky.social now in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social! #chemsky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Template‐Controlled Mechanochemical Dissociation of a Rotaxane

The presence or absence of the Pd template used in rotaxane formation selectively leads to two different mechanochemical dissociation pathways. The Pd maintains a smaller cavity size that favors diss....

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🚨(1/3) We are excited to announce that the 2025 MASC/WISC EDIA Award🏆 is to Dr Aisha Bismillah, King’s College, London, (@anbismillah.bsky.social) @rsc-masc.bsky.social mascgroup.co.uk/masc-wisc-ed... #ChemSky #SupramolecularChemistry #WomenInSTEM #MASC2025

Great work led by my colleague Michael James at the University of @manchester.ac.uk

Nature Synthesis@natsynth.nature.com · 9mo ago

Now online and open access: Article by Michael J. James & co-workers Reductive radical chain initiation through the thermal generation of carbon dioxide radical anion www.nature.com/articles/s44... #Chemsky

Now online and open access: Article by Michael J. James & co-workers Reductive radical chain initiation through the thermal generation of carbon dioxide radical anion www.nature.com/articles/s44... #Chemsky

Reductive radical chain initiation through the thermal generation of carbon dioxide radical anion - Nature Synthesis

Radical chain initiation strategies are fundamental to the synthesis of small molecule drugs and macromolecular materials. Here a general, thermally driven and scalable method for reductive initiation...

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📣 Announcement 📣 We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Supramolecular Chemistry Award 🏆 goes to Prof Dr Job Boekhoven from TU Munich. Congratulations, Job! @boekhovenlab.bsky.social Thanks @cellpress.bsky.social for generously sponsoring the award! (1/3)

📣 Announcement 📣 We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Bob Hay Lectureship 🏆 has been awarded to Prof Paul McGonigal “for his use of geometric and ionic frustration to engineer dynamic processes in functional molecules and materials." Congratulations, Paul! @paul-mcgonigal.bsky.social (1/2)

📣 Come and join us !

The University of Manchester@manchester.ac.uk · 10mo ago

Applications are now open for 200 new PhD Studentships and Fellowships. We're investing in early career researchers, in partnership with philanthropic support - to develop the next generation of research leaders. Share with someone you know! www.manchester.ac.uk/research/bic...

absolutely delighted to have been awarded one of these prizes! Thanks to the @leverhulme.ac.uk for their generous support, and congrats to all other prize winners!

Leverhulme Trust@leverhulme.ac.uk · 10mo ago

The Trust is thrilled to announce the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winners. Congratulations to this year’s cohort. Thirty extraordinary researchers from across a range of disciplines: leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025PLP