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IUPAC Announces the 2020 Top Ten Emerging Technologies In Chemistry

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From the journal Chemistry International Volume 42 Issue 4

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IUPAC has released the results of its 2020 search for the Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry. The goal of this project is to showcase the value of Chemistry and to inform the general public as to how the chemical sciences contribute to the well-being of society and the sustainability of Planet Earth. Following the same guidance as it did last year, the jury identified emerging technology as one in between a new scientific discovery and a fully-commercialized technology, and one that has the capacity to open new opportunities in chemistry and beyond. The 2020 finalists are (in alphabetical order):

  1. Aggregation-induced emission

  2. Artificial intelligence

  3. Dual-ion batteries

  4. High-pressure inorganic chemistry

  5. Liquid gating technology

  6. Macromonomers for better plastic recycling

  7. Microbiome and bioactive compounds

  8. Nanosensors

  9. Rapid diagnostics for testing

  10. RNA vaccines

“The selected technologies will change our world for the better, making a more thoughtful use of our resources, favoring more efficient transformations, and providing more sustainable solutions in applications ranging from new materials and more efficient batteries to extremely precise sensors and personalized medicine” wrote Fernando Gomollón-Bel in a feature published is this issue Chemistry International (see page 3) outlining details of each of these technologies. The jury* was an international group of objective and unbiased experts who reviewed and discussed a pool of nominations, and ultimately selected the final top ten.

The first selection of Top Ten Emerging Technologies In Chemistry was released in 2019 as a special activity in honor of IUPAC’s 100th anniversary; the results were published in the April 2019 (Chem Int, 41(2), pp. 12-17, 2019; https://doi.org/10.1515/ci-2019-0203).

The next search for the Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry is on and the deadline for nomination is 31 March 2021. The search will be led again by Prof. Dr. Michael Droescher.

https://iupac.org/what-we-do/top-ten/

* The following comprised the panel of judges for the 2020 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry: Michael Droescher, Chair, (Treasurer and General Secretary of the German Association for the Advancement of Science and Medicine) Javier García-Martínez (Universidad de Alicante, Spain), Ray Kookana (CSIRO Land & Water, Australia), Ken Sakai (Kyushu University, Japan), and Bernard West (Life Sciences Ontario, Canada).

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ci-2020-0407

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