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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has released the results of the search for the 2023 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry. The goal of this project is to showcase the transformative value of chemistry and to inform the general public on the potential of the chemical sciences to foster the well-being of Society and the sustainability of our planet.  The Jury* - an international group of objective experts with a varied and broad range of expertise - reviewed and discussed the diverse pool of nominations of emerging technologies submitted by researchers from around the globe and selected the final top ten. These technologies are defined as scientific advances in between a discovery and a fully-commercialized idea, having outstanding potential to open new opportunities in chemistry, sustainability, and beyond. The 2023 finalists are (in alphabetical order):

- Artificial muscles

- Biological recycling of PET

- Chloride-mediated removal of ocean CO2

- Depolymerisation

- GPT language models in chemistry

- Low-sugar vaccination

- Phage therapy

- Photocatalytic hydrogen

- Synthetic electrochemistry

- Wearable sensors

The call for 2024 nominations has been extended until midnight on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. 

This project has been so successful that it has been repeated every year and has met its objective of giving visibility and recognition to the role of chemists and chemistry around the globe in solving Society's greatest challenges. 

Anyone who are interested in submitting a nomination and contribute to this important initiative. For more information click here. To access the nominations form, click here.