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    This collection encourages submissions related to hydrogen evolution catalysis, particularly where hydrogen gas is the primary product. This is a cross-journal partnership between the Energy Materials team at Nature Communications with Communications Chemistry, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials, and Scientific Reports. We seek studies covering a range of perspectives including materials design & development, catalytic performance, or underlying mechanistic understanding. Other works focused on potential applications and large-scale demonstration of hydrogen evolution are also welcome.

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    The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key technology to combat global climate issues. By utilizing renewable energy, we can convert greenhouse gases into value-added commodity chemicals. While there has been a growing number of CO2 research in recent years, there are still many unanswered fundamental questions and engineering challenges. With this collection, we encourage scientists from different academic backgrounds to explore these remaining challenges in the CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction and provide a forum for the CO2 community to share their latest research results. We welcome all submission of original research articles, reviews and perspectives related to the theme of CO2 electrocatalytic reduction.

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    Electrochemical interfaces are complex reaction fields of mass transport and charge transfer. They are the centerpiece of energy storage and conversion devices — such as batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells, or electrolyzers — as well as electrochemical syntheses. This Guest Edited Collection brings together the latest works on electrochemical interfaces.

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    Supramolecular polymers have emerged as an exciting class of materials over the last three decades. This Collection aims to highlight recent progress in the field of supramolecular polymers, including strategies and mechanisms for their controlled polymerization, approaches to characterization and modelling, study of their physical and mechanical properties, and demonstration of their potential applications.

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    This Collection aims to bring together cutting-edge research and innovative solutions addressing the resilience and performance of batteries under extreme conditions.

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    This Collection aims to bring together the latest progress in the synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of covalently bonded nanomaterials fabricated by the on-surface synthesis approach, as well as highlighting advances in the synthesis of coordination polymers, macrocycles and other compounds obtained on surfaces.

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    This Guest Edited Collection aims to bring together research focused on polymeric transformations mediated by organocatalysts, primarily focusing on organomediated polymeric transformations, but also other sustainable catalysts such as work on biocatalytic polymerizations and work using earth abundant sustainable metals, as well as new perspectives on the depolymerization of polymers synthesized by the above or related methodologies.

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    To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Editors of Communications Chemistry are pleased to launch a Collection celebrating women in chemistry, showcasing excellent research from women corresponding authors who have recently published in the journal. The Collection also includes articles focused on promoting gender equity in STEM.

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    This cross-journal collection is dedicated to the development and application of automation tools (software and hardware) for chemistry and materials science, curated by Editors from Nature Communications, Communications Chemistry, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials and Scientific Reports.

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    This Collection presents the latest progress in the synthesis, characterization, functionalization, self-assembly, and applications of atomically-precise nanomaterials.

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    The Editors and Editorial Board of Communications Chemistry are pleased to launch an Editors’ Highlights Collection featuring some of their favourite articles published in the journal in 2023.

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    Development of advanced systems and materials for triplet harvesting holds great promise for many applications. This Collection aims to bring together research from different areas of triplet-harvesting systems and materials.

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