RSC Mechanochemistry
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The first journal dedicated to the study of mechanochemistry, from fundamental to applied innovations.
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We are delighted to announce the newest member of the RSC Mechanochemistry Advisory Board Dr Matej Baláž!
Read the interview here: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Please join us in welcoming Matej!
Read the interview here: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Please join us in welcoming Matej!
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
We are delighted to announce the newest member of the RSC Mechanochemistry Advisory Board Dr Matej Baláž!
Read the interview here: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Please join us in welcoming Matej!
Read the interview here: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Please join us in welcoming Matej!
@guidokickelbick.bsky.social and co-authors develop a green, mechanochemical route to intercalate Na & Li into NASICON-type titanium phosphates. High alkali content, no solvents, low energy input. A step toward sustainable energy storage!
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December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
@guidokickelbick.bsky.social and co-authors develop a green, mechanochemical route to intercalate Na & Li into NASICON-type titanium phosphates. High alkali content, no solvents, low energy input. A step toward sustainable energy storage!
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#Mechanochemistry #EnergyStorage
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🎉 Registration for #RSCPoster 2026 is now OPEN!
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We are excited to announce that Professor Roman Boulatov, University of Liverpool, UK, has joined the RSC Mechanochemistry Advisory Board!
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We are excited to announce that Professor Roman Boulatov, University of Liverpool, UK, has joined the RSC Mechanochemistry Advisory Board!
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
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📢 Exciting news! #RSCPoster 2026 introduces a new Sustainable Science category - spotlighting research for greener tech, responsible resource use, and a sustainable future. We can’t wait to see your innovative work! #ChemSky
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📢 Exciting news! #RSCPoster 2026 introduces a new Sustainable Science category - spotlighting research for greener tech, responsible resource use, and a sustainable future. We can’t wait to see your innovative work! #ChemSky
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Professor Kenneth Lo (City University of Hong Kong) joins as the new External Organiser for #RSCPoster 2026!
His leadership will spark global collaboration, scientific discovery, and impactful conversations across the research community.
Stay tuned for updates — #ChemSky
His leadership will spark global collaboration, scientific discovery, and impactful conversations across the research community.
Stay tuned for updates — #ChemSky
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Professor Kenneth Lo (City University of Hong Kong) joins as the new External Organiser for #RSCPoster 2026!
His leadership will spark global collaboration, scientific discovery, and impactful conversations across the research community.
Stay tuned for updates — #ChemSky
His leadership will spark global collaboration, scientific discovery, and impactful conversations across the research community.
Stay tuned for updates — #ChemSky
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📢 Save the Date! We’re delighted to announce that #RSCPoster 2026 will take place on 3 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT.
Join researchers from around the world for a day of sharing, connecting, and celebrating scientific creativity across disciplines.
Mark your calendars — more details coming soon!
Join researchers from around the world for a day of sharing, connecting, and celebrating scientific creativity across disciplines.
Mark your calendars — more details coming soon!
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📢 Save the Date! We’re delighted to announce that #RSCPoster 2026 will take place on 3 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT.
Join researchers from around the world for a day of sharing, connecting, and celebrating scientific creativity across disciplines.
Mark your calendars — more details coming soon!
Join researchers from around the world for a day of sharing, connecting, and celebrating scientific creativity across disciplines.
Mark your calendars — more details coming soon!
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Judith A. Harrison, United States Naval Academy, has joined the RSC Mechanochemistry Advisory Board!
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Judith A. Harrison, United States Naval Academy, has joined the RSC Mechanochemistry Advisory Board!
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
Read more about it in our blog post: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/11/2...
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Outstanding contributions take place every day across the chemical sciences. #RSCPrizes are your chance to recognise that work.
Nominations are open now across a wide range of categories 👉 Make your nomination here: https://rsc.li/43w1Oaq
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Nominations are open now across a wide range of categories 👉 Make your nomination here: https://rsc.li/43w1Oaq
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October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Outstanding contributions take place every day across the chemical sciences. #RSCPrizes are your chance to recognise that work.
Nominations are open now across a wide range of categories 👉 Make your nomination here: https://rsc.li/43w1Oaq
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Nominations are open now across a wide range of categories 👉 Make your nomination here: https://rsc.li/43w1Oaq
#ChemSky
Did you present exciting new mechanochemistry research at the recent @incomeofficial.bsky.social conference? It is not too late to submit it to RSC Mechanochemistry and have it included in our themed collection.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Did you present exciting new mechanochemistry research at the recent @incomeofficial.bsky.social conference? It is not too late to submit it to RSC Mechanochemistry and have it included in our themed collection.
Submit your manuscript today: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rscmechanochem
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Our Executive Editor Laura Fisher will be visiting IIT Jodhpur, BITS Pilani and NIPER Mohali between 17-21st November.
If you're available, please register and attend! For more information, scan the QR code in the images below 👇
If you're available, please register and attend! For more information, scan the QR code in the images below 👇
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Our Executive Editor Laura Fisher will be visiting IIT Jodhpur, BITS Pilani and NIPER Mohali between 17-21st November.
If you're available, please register and attend! For more information, scan the QR code in the images below 👇
If you're available, please register and attend! For more information, scan the QR code in the images below 👇
We are delighted to share that RSC Mechanochemistry Issue 6 has now been published. Featuring in this issue as part of our Moving Mechanochemistry Forward series is an overview of mechanochemical polymer synthesis and recycling by Advisory Board member Jeung Gon Kim 📢 buff.ly/plpIKZv
October 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We are delighted to share that RSC Mechanochemistry Issue 6 has now been published. Featuring in this issue as part of our Moving Mechanochemistry Forward series is an overview of mechanochemical polymer synthesis and recycling by Advisory Board member Jeung Gon Kim 📢 buff.ly/plpIKZv
Mechanochemistry offers a sustainable approach to Sonogashira reactions. James Mack, James Batteas and colleagues have studied the catalyst evolution and reusability in this process. Find out more about in their RSC Mechanochemistry publication here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Scratching beneath the surface: catalyst evolution and reusability in the direct mechanocatalytic Sonogashira reaction
We present a solvent-free Sonogashira coupling of various para-substituted aryl halides with terminal alkyne using a palladium catalyst and copper (0) co-catalyst under mechanochemical conditions. Thi...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Mechanochemistry offers a sustainable approach to Sonogashira reactions. James Mack, James Batteas and colleagues have studied the catalyst evolution and reusability in this process. Find out more about in their RSC Mechanochemistry publication here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Explore benzyne formations and reactions with amines under solvent-free conditions in a mixer mill in the latest RSC Mechanochemistry article of Carsten Bolm and colleagues at RWTH Aachen. Discover it for free: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Benzyne formations and reactions with amines under solvent-free conditions in a mixer mill
Under solventfree mechanochemical conditions, treatment of Kobayashi's o-trimethylsilylphenyl triflate with tetrabutyl-ammonium fluoride hydrate (TBAF·H2O) generates benzyne, which reacts with amines ...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Explore benzyne formations and reactions with amines under solvent-free conditions in a mixer mill in the latest RSC Mechanochemistry article of Carsten Bolm and colleagues at RWTH Aachen. Discover it for free: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Did you know the milling atmosphere has a significant effect on the mechanochemical synthesis of Pd–Cu supported catalysts for the semihydrogenation of acetylene in equimolar ethylene mixtures? Ferdi Schüth and colleagues studied this in their RSC Mechanochemistry paper: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Exploring milling atmosphere effects in mechanochemical synthesis of Pd–Cu supported catalysts for the semihydrogenation of acetylene in equimolar ethylene mixtures
Supported bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) have evolved as promising candidates for heterogeneous catalysis. Among various synthesis methods, ball milling has recently emerged as an effective approach f...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Did you know the milling atmosphere has a significant effect on the mechanochemical synthesis of Pd–Cu supported catalysts for the semihydrogenation of acetylene in equimolar ethylene mixtures? Ferdi Schüth and colleagues studied this in their RSC Mechanochemistry paper: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
🎉 RSC Mechanochemistry is now indexed in Web of Science! Discover our articles on mechanochemistry research in the database. 🌟
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September 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🎉 RSC Mechanochemistry is now indexed in Web of Science! Discover our articles on mechanochemistry research in the database. 🌟
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🎉 RSC Mechanochemistry is now indexed in Scopus! Discover our articles on mechanochemistry research in the database. 🌟
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September 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🎉 RSC Mechanochemistry is now indexed in Scopus! Discover our articles on mechanochemistry research in the database. 🌟
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⚙️ Mechanochemistry meets semiconductor science!
This study models how precursors transform under non-equilibrium conditions—and demonstrates it with the mechanochemical synthesis of PbTe, a key IV–VI semiconductor.
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This study models how precursors transform under non-equilibrium conditions—and demonstrates it with the mechanochemical synthesis of PbTe, a key IV–VI semiconductor.
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#Mechanochemistry #PbTe #MaterialsScience #GreenChemistry
Chemical models to map the transformation from precursors to semiconductor materials at non-equilibrium conditions
This work proposes the construction of chemical models based on the Gibbs composition triangle, which provides support for the proper interpretation of semiconductor synthesis under non-equilibrium…
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September 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
⚙️ Mechanochemistry meets semiconductor science!
This study models how precursors transform under non-equilibrium conditions—and demonstrates it with the mechanochemical synthesis of PbTe, a key IV–VI semiconductor.
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#Mechanochemistry #PbTe #MaterialsScience #GreenChemistry
This study models how precursors transform under non-equilibrium conditions—and demonstrates it with the mechanochemical synthesis of PbTe, a key IV–VI semiconductor.
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#Mechanochemistry #PbTe #MaterialsScience #GreenChemistry
🧪 Plasmon-driven molecular jackhammers (MJHs) open and disassemble cell membranes mechanically—not via heat or ROS. A breakthrough in light-activated molecular machines for cancer therapy. C. Ayala-Orozco et al., Rice University
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Mechanism of plasmon-driven molecular jackhammers in mechanical opening and disassembly of membranes
Plasmon-driven molecular jackhammers (MJHs) are a type of molecular machine that converts photon energy into mechanical energy. Upon insertion into lipid bilayers followed by near-infrared light…
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September 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🧪 Plasmon-driven molecular jackhammers (MJHs) open and disassemble cell membranes mechanically—not via heat or ROS. A breakthrough in light-activated molecular machines for cancer therapy. C. Ayala-Orozco et al., Rice University
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🌏 Since launching in 2024, RSC Mechanochemistry has championed cutting-edge research on mechanical forces in chemistry in China. Thank you to our Chinese authors and readers for your vital contributions!
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Celebrating Mechanochemistry in China – RSC Mechanochemistry Blog
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September 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🌏 Since launching in 2024, RSC Mechanochemistry has championed cutting-edge research on mechanical forces in chemistry in China. Thank you to our Chinese authors and readers for your vital contributions!
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#Mechanochemistry #Chemistry #ChineseScience
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💥 McMurry reaction reimagined: solvent-free, scalable, and 97% efficient—mechanochemistry by B. Manji and co workers at IISER Kolkata leads the way.
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Mechanochemical McMurry reaction
In this study, a mechanochemical adaptation of the McMurry coupling reaction was developed to synthesize ethylenes using Zn/TiCl4/Et3N as reagents. Leveraging solvent-free ball-milling conditions,…
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September 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
💥 McMurry reaction reimagined: solvent-free, scalable, and 97% efficient—mechanochemistry by B. Manji and co workers at IISER Kolkata leads the way.
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🌿 Mechanochemistry-assisted aqueous two-phase extraction (MAATPE) enables high-efficiency, green isolation of juglone from Juglans mandshurica bark. By J. Xi and coworkers from Sichuan University.
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Mechanochemistry assisted aqueous two-phase extraction: an efficient technique to extract high-purity juglone from the bark of Juglans mandshurica
The bark of Juglans mandshurica (BJM) is a Chinese herbal medicine containing a variety of nutrients and pharmacologically active compounds. Juglone, one of the important active ingredients in BJM,…
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September 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🌿 Mechanochemistry-assisted aqueous two-phase extraction (MAATPE) enables high-efficiency, green isolation of juglone from Juglans mandshurica bark. By J. Xi and coworkers from Sichuan University.
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Congrats Matthieu for securing à poster prize at the INCOME 2025 @incomeofficial.bsky.social 👏👏👏 U R the best 👌 sponsored by @rscmechanochem.rsc.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Congrats Matthieu for securing à poster prize at the INCOME 2025 @incomeofficial.bsky.social 👏👏👏 U R the best 👌 sponsored by @rscmechanochem.rsc.org
Did you present some exciting new #mechanochemistry research at @incomeofficial.bsky.social but you are not sure where to publish it? RSC Mechanochemistry invites you to submit your manuscript to our #INCOME2025 themed collection! Find all information below. We look forward to your contribution!
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RSC Mechanochemistry
Advancing the impact of mechanochemistry from fundamental to applied innovations.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Did you present some exciting new #mechanochemistry research at @incomeofficial.bsky.social but you are not sure where to publish it? RSC Mechanochemistry invites you to submit your manuscript to our #INCOME2025 themed collection! Find all information below. We look forward to your contribution!
🧪 PFPE lubricants under pressure: New study from H. Zhang and co workers at Nagoya University shows shear, not heat, drives breakdown in HAMR tech — molecular dynamics reveal hidden stress pathways.
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ReaxFF molecular dynamics study of mechanochemical degradation of PFPE lubricants on DLC in heat-assisted magnetic recording
Understanding the degradation mechanisms of perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricants is critical for the reliability of Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) systems. In this study, we conducted ReaxFF…
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September 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🧪 PFPE lubricants under pressure: New study from H. Zhang and co workers at Nagoya University shows shear, not heat, drives breakdown in HAMR tech — molecular dynamics reveal hidden stress pathways.
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#Mechanochemistry #HAMR #MaterialsScience #OpenAccess
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