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Save the date! We're thrilled to announce the online #BeilsteinTalk with Professor Hideki Yorimitsu from #KyotoUniversity, 🇯🇵.

📅 Date: June 21, 2026 🕙 10–11 am CEST
💻 Format: Online (Free!)
💡 Topic: "Aromatic Metamorphosis: Skeletal Editing of Aromatic Rings"
🔗 https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/talks/organic-chemistry-aromatic-metamorphosis-skeletal-editing-of-aromatic-rings/?M=y

#ReactionEngineering #HeterocyclicChemistry #SyntheticOrganicChemistry #ChemicalEngineering #BeilsteinTalks

Gregor Kos 🇨🇦🇪🇺May 24

After a pleasant and productive train ride to #Toronto, #x2026 is about to start - the annual #Chemistry and #ChemicalEngineering conference (held together this year)

LeidenForce May 22

Can AI predict the thermodynamics of complex liquid mixtures without breaking the laws of physics?

Researchers developed HANNA, a machine learning model constrained by thermodynamics itself, improving predictions of phase equilibria and mixture behavior.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71430-y

#MachineLearning #Thermodynamics #ChemicalEngineering #AI #Physics

Thermodynamically consistent machine learning model for excess Gibbs energy - Nature Communications

This work introduces HANNA, a strictly consistent machine learning model for predicting phase equilibria and other thermodynamic properties of multi-component mixtures only from the molecular structure.

Nature

FOSSEE IIT Bombay May 15

🎉 Successfully conducted the webinar on **Introduction to Process Simulation using DWSIM** in collaboration with The Institution of Engineers (India), South Gujarat Local Centre.

Participants explored the FOSSEE project, FLOSS initiatives, DWSIM tools, and a live process simulation demonstration.

Thank you to Mr. Priyam Nayak & all participants for making this session engaging & impactful.
#DWSIM #FOSSEE #IITBombay #OpenSource #ChemicalEngineering #ProcessSimulation #Webinar #SkillDevelopment

Scientific Frontline May 10

Poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) can achieve exceptionally high carbon dioxide (CO₂) adsorption rates when their counter anions are exchanged and inorganic salt impurities are strictly eliminated.
#MaterialsScience #ChemicalEngineering #EnvironmentalChemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ms05102601.html

New Material Technology Boasts High-Performance Carbon Dioxide Absorption

how purifying Poly(ionic liquid)s and increasing counter anion size boosts CO2 adsorption by 7x, advancing carbon capture technologies.

FOSSEE IIT Bombay May 5

Interested in process simulation using open-source tools?
Join our free webinar on DWSIM and learn how to simulate chemical processes without expensive software.
📅 09 May 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM IST
🔗 Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JuG8D_ajQ3CTFUEAzR2QXw#/registration

#DWSIM #OpenSource #ChemicalEngineering #FOSSEE #IITBombay #ProcessSimulation #Webinar

Scientific Frontline May 4

PoLARIS (Perovskite Laboratory for Autonomous Reaction Inference and Synthesis) is an autonomous, AI-driven microfluidic laboratory capable of rapidly synthesizing and optimizing chemically complex, lead-free light-emitting nanomaterials in a matter of hours.
#MaterialScience #Nanotechnology #ChemicalEngineering #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ms05042601.html

AI Lab Discovers Brighter Lead-Free Nanomaterials

PoLARIS, an autonomous AI-powered lab, rapidly navigated billions of chemical recipes to synthesize safer, lead-free nanomaterials in 12 hours.

Scientific Frontline May 1

A nanoreactor is a porous shell containing catalytically active nanoparticles; researchers have discovered that these microscopic reactors operate more efficiently when the flow of reactants into the inner space is slightly restricted rather than completely uninhibited.
#ChemicalEngineering #Nanotechnology #MaterialsScience #PhysicalChemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/chm05012601.html

New Nanoreactor Design Rule Improves Catalysis by Balancing Transport and Kinetics

Tohoku University researchers reveal a new nanoreactor design rule: slightly restricting reactant transport boosts catalytic efficiency and cuts costs

Scientific Frontline Apr 30

When a gene is transcribed, it creates physical ripples along the DNA strand that can either activate or suppress neighboring genes. The physical ordering and arrangement of these genes, known as "gene syntax," directly dictates how their structural interactions couple their expression.
#SyntheticBiology #Biophysics #Genetics #ChemicalEngineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/sybi04302601.html

Gene circuits reshape DNA folding and affect how genes are expressed

Discover how gene syntax and physical DNA folding changes, like supercoiling, allow scientists to biophysically control synthetic gene circuits.

Scientific Frontline Apr 27

A rapid, energy-efficient, water-based chemical extraction method designed to recover critical minerals—such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese—from spent lithium-ion batteries.
#MaterialScience #ChemicalEngineering #Chemistry #Hydrometallurgy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/chm04272601.html

Scientists at Rice pioneer faster, greener method to recycle lithium-ion batteries

A global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge