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Chemistry's Hot Topics: Explore Highly Read Articles in October 2026

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lossy blue, green, and purple spheres linked by translucent bonds in a crystal lattice, with glowing electron orbitals on a dark blue background.

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Geometric frustration arising from the shape of right bipyramidal nanoparticles directs their assembly into a discrete, quasi-spherical superstructure containing 130 particles. From an ACS Nano journal cover, Volume 20, Issue 34.

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Illustration of a complex crystalline molecular structure with red, yellow, green, and gray atoms and lightning bolts crossing a dark teal stormy sky.

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Colorful rendering of crystalline molecular structures surrounded by glowing, spinning particles against a red-and-blue cosmic background.

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A cropped image from a JACS journal cover, depicting A pyrrolidine dimer adsorbed on a Cu(100) surface operates as an energy-efficient, multilevel molecular switch.

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JACS Cover artwork: Nanoarchitectonics enhances the limited charge-transfer dynamics of semiconductor lattices through integration with the archaeal purple membrane, which performs vectorial charge transport under light irradiation.

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A cropped image from a JACS journal cover. The cover art visualizes a methodology to introduce structural order into hydrocarbon polymers.

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3D illustration of a glowing gold tetrahedral molecular structure floating in a star‑filled, cosmic background, with smaller similar molecules surrounding it.

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Abstract scientific illustration showing clusters of purple spherical particles embedded in a field of smaller blue spheres, with glowing lines and bubbles suggesting molecular interactions or energy transfer.

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Cover art depicting a glowing cellular structure at the center of branching molecular networks, illuminated by a vertical beam of light, with chemical symbols such as NAD⁺ and H scattered throughout the scene, representing biochemical energy.

A transparent prism casting a rainbow gradient on a dark surface, with a molecular structure made of clear spheres and rods arranged in a chain pattern beneath the colorful light.

Colorful molecular chains surrounding a swirling blue vortex, representing dynamic chemical reactions or molecular energy transfer

A digital rendering of a molecular structure featuring a prism of visible light hitting it from the top.

The N-iodo Hammick intermediate, an N-heterocyclic carbene featuring σ/σ* frontier orbitals, adds molecular hydrogen at cryogenic temperatures in a matrix of solid neon, producing pyridinium iodide.

A library of carbonate-bearing ionizable lipids is developed for formulating lipid nanoparticles capable of delivering mRNA to the spleen following intravenous administration, effectively transfecting splenic natural killer (NK) cells.

A futuristic robotic insect with transparent wings and a blue light, positioned atop a high-tech surface with circuit patterns.

David Armstrong

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An artistic rendering of a nickel catalyst bearing a bifunctional ligand, encased in lightning to represent its electrochemical activation. Surrounding it, colorful proton sources direct identical substrates toward distinct outcomes, highlighting the power of acid choice in steering reactivity

A digital image depicting the solid–liquid interface of a palladium nanoparticle during reactions of hydrogen and oxygen to hydrogen peroxide in water. The nanoparticle is covered with organic residue, which promotes the catalysis. 

Abstract visualization of interconnected atoms in vibrant colors, illustrating complex molecular structures.

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