RSC – Faraday Discuss. latest articles- More than ring-strain: revisiting the definition of enthalpy in ring-opening polymerization September 16, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00060B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Vincent Nieboer, Jakob Wohlert, Peter Olsén, Karin OdeliusThe enthalpy of polymerization does not equate to ring-strain, since conformational enthalpy is used to increase the system’s entropy.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, […]Vincent Nieboer
- Multicomponent and high-entropy materials: an overview September 8, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00110B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Brian CantorMulticomponent phase space is enormous and contains a vast number of complex new materials. Despite intensive investigation in the last decade and a half, however, we are only slowly making...The content of this […]Brian Cantor
- Mass-Resolved UV–Vis–GPC Mapping Diagnoses Catalyst Ageing in RCF Lignin Streams August 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00109A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Siyuan Gao, Raul Rinken, Robert Thomas Woodward, Jie Bao, Roberto RinaldiCatalyst stability is central to the viability of lignin-first biorefineries, yet conventional characterisation often fails to detect the subtle deactivation processes that govern product […]Siyuan Gao
- Optical responses from High Entropy Alloys : experimental results and perspectives August 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00086F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Alexandre Nomine, Alexander Solomonov, Juš Polanšek, Maxime Verges, Yann Battie, Stéphanie Bruyère, Jaafar Ghanbaja, Jean-François Pierson, Janez Zavašnik, M Feuerbacher, Uros Cvelbar, Thierry Belmonte, Valentin MilichkoHigh-entropy alloys (HEAs) combine five or more elements in […]Alexandre Nomine
- Interfaces at the nano scale: general discussion August 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,312-339DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90036K, DiscussionOliver Ayre, Thierry Azaïs, Natercia Barbosa, Henrik Birkedal, Sofia Ceseri, Virginie Chamard, Kanmani Chandra Rajan, Daniel M. Chevrier, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen Christensen, Liliana D'Alba, Yannicke Dauphin, Joseph Deering, Raffaella Demichelis, Julien Duboisset, Melinda Duer, Michael Elbaum, Reham Gonnah, Laurie Gower, Tilman A. Grünewald, Lothar Houben, Benazir Khurshid, Roland Kröger, Frédéric […]Oliver Ayre
- Optimising Descriptors to Correlate Stability of C- or N-doped High Entropy Alloys: A Combined DFT and Machine-Learning Regression Study August 26, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00107B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chih-Heng Lee, Jyh-Wei Lee, Hsin-Yi Tiffany ChenThe interstitial doping is a common approach to improve the mechanical or functional properties of high entropy alloys (HEA); their stability is usually predicted by some specific single […]Chih-Heng Lee
- Spiers Memorial Lecture: Organic, Physical & Polymer Aspects Pivotal in Lignin Valorization August 26, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00108K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nicolo Pajer, Claudia Crestini, D. S. ArgyropoulosThis article addresses current challenges in lignin chemistry by exploring four thematic areas. We begin by examining the major chemical transformations that occur in lignin and discuss the […]Nicolo Pajer
- Crystal nucleation in biominerals: general discussion August 20, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,166-191DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90035B, DiscussionOliver Ayre, Thierry Azaïs, Natercia Barbosa, Luca Bertinetti, Henrik Birkedal, Virginie Chamard, Daniel M. Chevrier, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen Christensen, Yannicke Dauphin, Mason N. Dean, Joseph Deering, Raffaella Demichelis, Melinda Duer, Michael Elbaum, Reham Gonnah, Laurie Gower, Tilman A. Grünewald, Lothar Houben, Ya-Lan Hsu, Roland Kröger, Frédéric Marin, Marc D. McKee, […]Oliver Ayre
- Connecting length scales: general discussion August 20, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,542-568DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90038G, DiscussionOliver Ayre, Sofia Ceseri, Virginie Chamard, Kanmani Chandra Rajan, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen Christensen, Yannicke Dauphin, Joseph Deering, Melinda Duer, Michael Elbaum, Laurie Gower, Tilman A. Grünewald, Lise Guichaoua, Lothar Houben, Benazir Khurshid, Roland Kröger, Franco Lizzi, Frédéric Marin, Marc D. McKee, Fabio Nudelman, Julia E. Parker, Emeline Raguin, Peter Rez, […]Oliver Ayre
- Interfaces at the micron scale: general discussion August 18, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,396-405DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90037A, DiscussionOliver Ayre, Luca Bertinetti, Virginie Chamard, Kanmani Chandra Rajan, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen Christensen, Mason N Dean, Michael Elbaum, Tilman A. Grünewald, Lise Guichaoua, Lothar Houben, Benazir Khurshid, Roland Kröger, Frédéric Marin, Marc D. McKee, Fabio Nudelman, Srinath Palakurthy, Natalie Reznikov, Peter Rez, Andre Rossi, Alexander TriccasThe content of this RSS […]Oliver Ayre
- Characterising supramolecular gels: general discussion August 10, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 260,145-178DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90029H, DiscussionDave J. Adams, Herdeline Ann M. Ardoña, Simona Bianco, Vincent P. Conticello, Emily R. Draper, Katharina Edkins, Karen J. Edler, Alison A. Edwards, Edward H. Egelman, Demetra Giuri, Dimitra Katrantzi, Oxana Kotova, Retheesh Krishnan, King Hang Aaron Lau, Garry Laverty, Gareth O. Lloyd, Oliver Maguire, Silvia Marchesan, Libby Marshall, Bradley […]Dave J. Adams
- Using supramolecular gels: general discussion August 6, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 260,235-251DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90030A, DiscussionDave J. Adams, Herdeline Ann M. Ardona, Vincent P. Conticello, Katharina Edkins, Karen J. Edler, Alison A. Edwards, Demetra Giuri, Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, Oxana Kotova, Retheesh Krishnan, King Hang Aaron Lau, Garry Laverty, Gareth O. Lloyd, Oliver Maguire, Silvia Marchesan, Libby Marshall, Aline F. Miller, Bradley L. Nilsson, Mertcan Özel, Darrin […]Dave J. Adams
- Multicomponent systems: general discussion August 5, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 260,417-439DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90032H, DiscussionDave J. Adams, Vivien Andrieux, Simona Bianco, Vince P. Conticello, Emily R. Draper, Katharina Edkins, Edward H. Egelman, Demetra Giuri, Thorrfinnur Gunnlaugsson, Oxana Kotova, Retheesh Krishnan, Gareth O. Lloyd, Oliver Maguire, Timothy McCabe, Silvia Marchesan, Libby Marshall, Bradley L. Nilsson, Andrea M. Oyarzún Aravena, Darrin J. Pochan, Bart Jan Ravoo, […]Dave J. Adams
- Design of gelling systems: general discussion August 5, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 260,328-346DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90031J, DiscussionDave J. Adams, Vivien Andrieux, Simona Bianco, Vincent P. Conticello, Parthasarathi Dastidar, Emily R. Draper, Karen J. Edler, Alison A. Edwards, Demetra Giuri, Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, Loïc Jierry, Oxana Kotova, Retheesh Krishnan, Garry Laverty, Gareth O. Lloyd, Oliver Maguire, Libby Marshall, Aline F. Miller, Bradley L. Nilsson, Tomasz K. Piskorz, Darrin […]Dave J. Adams
- Concluding remarks: Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralization research July 28, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,569-582DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00106D, PaperFrédéric MarinThese four half-days of Faraday Discussions highlighted the wide range of physical techniques available to image the diversity and complexity of biominerals, in several natural models and in vitro systems.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryFrédéric Marin
- Post-polymerisation oxyfunctionalisation of styrene and butadiene-based (co-)polymers using a homogeneous manganese catalyst July 10, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00093A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Maartje Otten, Jeroen Hendriks, Nino Kalános, Arnaud Thevenon, Pieter C. A. BruijnincxWe demonstrate the oxyfunctionalisation of styrenic and rubbery (co-)polymers using a manganese-based homogeneous catalyst, MnTACN, a 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane ligand and hydrogen peroxide as a […]Maartje Otten
- The detection efficiency of low-dose cryo-4D STEM for biogenic crystals in frozen-hydrated samples June 29, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,269-285DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00027K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lothar Houben, Zohar Eyal, Dvir GurWe developed an analytical description and procedures for numerically calculating the low-dose detection limits for thin crystals embedded in a thick matrix, particularly relevant for cryo-electron microscopy experiments.The content of […]Lothar Houben
- Concluding remarks: Faraday Discussions on Advances in supramolecular gels June 23, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 260,440-464DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00100E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Thorfinnur GunnlaugssonThese concluding remarks summarise the Faraday Discussions that was held in Glasgow, Scotland, on advances in supramolecular gels, between the 30th of April and the 2nd of May 2025.The content of this RSS Feed […]Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
- Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralisation research June 18, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,9-10DOI: 10.1039/D5FD90025E, EditorialFabio Nudelman, Roland KrögerThe content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryFabio Nudelman
- Crystallisation in biomineral mollusc shell studied by 3D Bragg ptychography June 5, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, 261,192-211DOI: 10.1039/D5FD00020C, PaperTilman A. Grünewald, Peng Li, Julien Duboisset, Julius Nouet, Oier Bikondoa, Jeremie Vidal-Dupiol, Denis Saulnier, Manfred Burghammer, Virginie Chamard3D investigation of the crystalline properties of a mollusc shell biomineral evidences a strain–size relationship of the individual coherent domains.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryTilman A. Grünewald
- More than ring-strain: revisiting the definition of enthalpy in ring-opening polymerization September 16, 2025
