EYCN Podcast - Chemistry To Your Ears · European Young Chemists' Network

IUPAC Top 10 Emerging Technologies

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A member of Thailand's royal family showcased IUPAC's top 10 technologies to demonstrate chemistry's role in solving global challenges.

The interview opens with institutional context. The host introduces Javier Garcia Martinez as a past president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, serving from January 2022 through December 2023. His path gets a careful setup: Alicante, doctoral work, research time at Caltech, UC Berkeley, and MIT, then a return to inorganic chemistry. It is a polite, prepared conversation, but not stiff. The host keeps the questions moving, and Garcia Martinez uses chemistry, AI, energy, and health examples to make the Top 10 list sound like something working chemists might actually use. AI gets the clearest treatment. He separates AlphaFold2 from conversational tools that let researchers ask plain-language questions about experiments. That distinction does real work in the episode. The practical example is a chemist asking about iron supported on titania, partial oxidation, main results, and possible next experimental directions. This is more than search. The draw is a more natural back-and-forth, especially for chemists who do not code or build algorithms themselves. The list then widens. Asked about earlier trends, Garcia Martinez groups recent chemistry work into broad pillars instead of chasing one fashionable theme. Energy comes first, with clean energy, green fuels, and green hydrogen. Health follows through biochemistry, enzymes, and new drugs. Digital technologies, including AI, make up the third pillar. The close invites listeners in, pointing to the 2023 IUPAC Top 10, the 2024 nomination form, the March 30 deadline, and a follow-up built around community questions.

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A steady guide to how chemistry's next tools are being framed and prioritized.

Javier Garcia Martinez uses IUPAC's annual top 10 emerging technologies in chemistry list to map where the field seems to be heading. The piece keeps its footing as it moves through AI, energy, health, and digital technology, treating chemistry as a practical discipline rather…

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