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Yeng Ming Lam: New Editorial Board Member

03 Jun 2026
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We are delighted to introduce you to our new RSC Applied Interfaces Editorial Board member, Professor Yeng Ming Lam.

Yeng Ming LAM (FRSC) received her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 2001. She is currently a Professor and holds the President Chair in Materials Science and Engineering. Yeng Ming is also the Director of the Facility for Analysis, Characterization, Testing and Simulations (FACTS), a university facility for advanced characterization using electrons and X-ray since 2016. She was the Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), NTU, from Jan 2019 to Dec 2024.

 

Her research aims to understand and design novel nanostructured functional nanomaterials for application in sustainable energy, sustainable food production and also environment remediation.

 

She is the co-Chair of the governing board for International Symposium for Polymer Analysis and Characterization (ISPAC), USA. She held a concurrent Senior Scientist position in RWTH University in Aachen, Germany, between 2011 and 2014 and a concurrent Senior Scientist position in IMRE, A*Star, from 2010-2011. She was awarded the inauguration L’Oréal UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship and the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2009. In 2024, she was awarded the ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women (Senior Category, First Prize). In 2025, she was named Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders 2025 and is the current SEARCA Regional Professorial Chair 2025-2026. She was awarded American Chemical Society (ACS) Salute to Excellence Award and she is also the elected Academician of Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM) in 2025.

Discover Prof. Lam’s recent work

Unravelling the role of nanoparticle morphology during uptake and transport in eggplants
Lifei Xi, Yamin Wang, Alfiz Muhammad Qizwini, Yee Yan Tay, Chris Boothroyd and Yeng Ming Lam
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2026

 

Formamidinium-based Pb–Sn mixed-halide perovskite solar cells with near-optimal bandgap: FAPb1−xSnx(I0.8Br0.2)3
Yan Chen, Ying Fan Tay, Mingjie Li, Than Zaw Oo, Sing Yang Chiam, Yeng Ming Lam, Tze Chien Sum and Lydia Helena Wong
Nanoscale, 2025

 

Chemical origin of effective functionalization of single atom-MXene catalysts
See-eun Tae, Zhihao Yen, Yejin Kim, Mengyuan Zhang, Wenyu Luo, Qingyu Yan, Hyeonseo Jang, Byoung Gun Han, Yeng Ming Lam and Deok-Yong Cho
Nanoscale Adv., 2025

 

Please join us in welcoming Professor Lam to the RSC Applied Interfaces Editorial Board.

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Hear from our authors: Soumantika Jana, Debika Gogoi, Neha Patel, Bo-Yan Feng, Jeffrey Chi-Sheng Wu and Rakesh Kumar Sharma

03 Jun 2026
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RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we hear from Soumantika Jana, Debika Gogoi, Neha Patel, Bo-Yan Feng, Jeffrey Chi-Sheng Wu and Rakesh Kumar Sharma as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Bifunctional NaGdF4:Yb3+/Er3+ upconversion nanoparticles for efficient overall water splitting‘.

 

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Hear from our authors: Subhashree Mohanty, Bibekananda Marai and Sushanta Kumar Badamali

29 May 2026
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RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we hear from Subhashree Mohanty, Bibekananda Marai and Sushanta Kumar Badamali as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Solar light driven type-II heterojunction TiO2@ZIF-8 nanocomposite for sustainable chlorpyrifos detoxification: physicochemical insights, mineralization pathways and antibacterial performance‘.

 

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Hear from our authors: Anuradha Yadav, Manoj Kumar Singh and Chandra Sekhar Rout

29 May 2026
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RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we hear from Anuradha Yadav, Manoj Kumar Singh and Chandra Sekhar Rout as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Magnetic-field-induced enhanced electrochemical energy storage performance of nickel cobalt phosphide‘.

 

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Hear from our authors: Rindia M. Putri and Nadia Tuada Afnan

08 May 2026
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RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we hear from Rindia M. Putri and Nadia Tuada Afnan as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Biogenic transformation of marine diatoms into MFI-type aluminosilicate catalytic interfaces for selective etherification‘.

 

 

RSC Applied Interfaces – hear from our authors: Rindia M. Putri and Nadia Tuada Afnan

 

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Hear from our authors: David Muñoz-Rojas, Javier Frechilla and Alejandro Frechilla

28 Apr 2026
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RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we hear from David Muñoz-Rojas, Javier Frechilla and Alejandro Frechilla as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Laser annealing of transparent ZnO thin films: a route to improve electrical conductivity and oxygen sensing capabilities‘.

 

 

RSC Applied Interfaces – hear from our authors: D. Muñoz-Rojas, J. Frechilla and A. Frechilla

 

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Hear from our authors: Annabelle Hadley

23 Apr 2026
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RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we hear from Annabelle Hadley from Simon Fraser University, Canada, as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Fine-tuning the surface coverage of niobium oxide on platinum catalysts and its impact on the oxygen reduction reaction‘.

 

RSC Applied Interfaces – hear from our authors: Annabelle Hadley

 

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Meeting the Editors and Celebrating our Outstanding Reviewers at the Chinese Chemical Society Congress 2026!

22 Apr 2026
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The Royal Society of Chemistry was delighted to attend the Chinese Chemical Society Congress held in Chongqing, China on the 11th – 14th April 2026. At the congress, Dr Guanqun Song and Dr Manman Wang ran a ‘meet the editor’ session in coordination with Professor Jianbin Huang (Associate Editor for RSC Applied Interfaces) and Professor Xiaohui Qiu (Scientific Editor for Nanoscale Horizons), which included presentations introducing RSC Applied Interfaces and our companion journal RSC Applied Polymers. The Editorial Boards’ for each journal were introduced and some recent updates were presented, such as the announcement of our 2026 New Principal Investigators collection (explore our blog post here). Explore the photos from the presentations below!  

Dr Guanqun Song and Professor Jianbin Huang give an overview of some of the RSC journals including RSC Applied Polymers and RSC Applied Interfaces.

Dr Manman Wang presents the New Principal Investigators collection running across Nanoscale Advances, Energy Advances, RSC Advances, Materials Advances and Environmental Science Advances.

Celebrating our Outstanding Reviewers 

The ‘meet the editors’ session concluded with the presentation of award certificates, to celebrate some of the outstanding reviewers for our journals, with those who received the awards listed below: 

Dr Yongjie Wang, Soochow University  

Prof Xiaojun Wu, University of Science and Technology of China  

Dr Huan Liu, Beihang University  

Dr Xuejiao Wang, Fujian Normal University  

Prof Kun Liu, Jilin University  

Prof Feng Shi, Beijing University of Chemical Technology 

Congratulations to all of the Outstanding Reviewers and thank you for all of your hard work!  

Explore Jianbin Huang’s Editors Choice Collection of Articles and Popular Articles from the Region

This collection features articles published in RSC Applied Interfaces that have been specially selected by Professor Jianbin Huang (Associate Editor RSC Applied Interfaces, Peking University, China). These papers represent some of the top work published in the journal in our first year. Explore the collect here, or discover some of our recent and popular articles from China below:

🔸A review on research progress of double perovskite oxides for oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts and supercapacitors

🔸In situ thermal solvent-free synthesis of doped ZIF-8 as a highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalyst

🔸 Flexible strain sensors based on silver nanowires and UV-curable acrylate elastomers for wrist movement monitoring

🔸 Current states and future challenges of multifunctional flame-retardant polyurethane coatings

 

RSC Applied Interfaces is a dedicated, interdisciplinary reference journal for cutting-edge research on the applications of surfaces and interfaces. In addition to the applied focus, work considered for publication in RSC Applied Interfaces is expected to be highly original and of top quality. The journal seeks to report major scientific advances beyond the state of the art, at the cutting edge of this interdisciplinary field.

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Introducing the minireview article type to RSC Applied Interfaces!

07 Apr 2026
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We are delighted to announce the addition of the minireview article type to RSC Applied Interfaces. This new article type presents the opportunity to highlight exciting advances in all fields of interface science and provides valuable insights to our community. Hear from our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Federico Rossi: 

 

“I am excited about the addition of mini reviews to the types of manuscripts we publish. The added variety will be useful for authors and readers alike”. 

 

What is a mini review?

Minireviews are highlights or summaries of research in an emerging area, typically covering recently published material from the last 2-3 years. These reviews are not intended to be comprehensive reviews of the field, rather report on important, recent developments in a specific field. This article type may include brief speculation of possible future developments in the field in the conclusions section.  

 

Why should you consider submitting a mini review?

  • This type of review presents an avenue to analyse and highlight important, recent developments in specific research fields, which may be too niche to be captured in larger more comprehensive reviews.  
  • Minireviews are shorter in length than ordinary review articles and therefore can be completed in a shorter time frame. 
  • Minireviews offer the opportunity to fill knowledge and topic gaps more easily by providing a platform to highlight recent advances in niche topic areas otherwise missing from the broad overviews given in full reviews. 

 

Minireview Guidelines

Length: Minireviews should be between 3-8 journal pages in length. If you are unsure whether your article is suitable as a minireview, get in touch with our editorial office here. 

Abstract: This should be short and snappy (approximately 100 words). 

Biography and Photograph: A biography of no more than 100 words per author should be included in addition to a photo of each author.  

Submissions: Minireviews can be submitted through our online submission platform here. 

For recent updates in the field of applied materials and interfaces, read our most recent publications here. For more information on RSC Applied Interfaces visit our journal webpage.  

 

Contribute your research

RSC Applied Interfaces  is a gold open access journal with all article processing charges (APCs) fully waived until 1 July 2026. Publishing open access with RSC journals unlocks the full potential of your research – bringing increased visibility, wider readership and higher citation potential to your work.   

Submit your Manuscript

 

RSC Applied Interfaces is a dedicated, interdisciplinary reference journal for cutting-edge research on the applications of surfaces and interfaces. In addition to the applied focus, work considered for publication in RSC Applied Interfaces is expected to be highly original and of top quality. The journal seeks to report major scientific advances beyond the state of the art, at the cutting edge of this interdisciplinary field.

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Popular Articles in RSC Applied Interfaces 2025

25 Mar 2026
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We are delighted to share our most popular 2025 articles in RSC Applied Interfaces. Selected by looking at a variety of performance metrics, these papers were the most downloaded, the most cited, and the most frequently discussed online. 

 

Discover our most popular articles 

This web collection comprises of a variety of articles, including reviews, so you can keep up to date with all the latest, high impact science in the field of materials and interfaces! All articles are open access and free to read. 

 

Explore the Collection here

 

For a brief overview of the collection, explore the selection of articles below!

 

 

 

 Interfacial response of Mg–Ca–Si–Zr nanoparticles for transformative orthopaedic therapeutics 

 

Priya Singh, Somesh Agrawal, Deepak Khare, Vinod Tiwari and Ashutosh Kumar Dubey 
Impact of phosphazene-based compounds in an electrolyte additive mixture for enhanced safety and performance of NMC811||Si-graphite cell chemistry 

 

Bahareh Alsadat Sadeghi, Christian Wölke, Mykhailo Shevchuk, Marian Stan, Jaroslav Minar, Matthias Weiling, Susanna Krämer, Masoud Baghernejad, Sascha Nowak, Gerd-Volker Röschenthaler, Mariano Grünebaum, Martin Winter and Isidora Cekic-Laskovic 
Engineering macroporous carbon film supports for freestanding Fe–N–C cathodes at high current densities 

 Simon Kellner, Mengnan Wang, Ying Wang, Jesús Barrio, Guangmeimei Yang, Jingyu Feng, Sandrine E. M. Heutz, Ifan E. L. Stephens and Maria-Magdalena Titirici  

 

We hope you enjoy reading some of the articles in this collection and that they are interesting and relevant to your current research. If you would like to contribute your research to RSC Applied Interfaces, follow the details given below. 

 

Contribute your research  

RSC Applied Interfaces is a gold open access journal with all article processing charges (APCs) covered by the Royal Society of Chemistry until 1 July 2026. Publishing open access with RSC journals unlocks the full potential of your research – bringing increased visibility, wider readership and higher citation potential to your work. 

 

Submit a Manuscript

 

Stay up to date with all the latest from RSC Applied Interfaces 

To keep up to date with all the latest news and research, sign up for our e-alerts and keep an eye on our journal webpage and social media for more exciting research.  

 

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Thank you for your ongoing support of RSC Applied Interfaces.  

RSC Applied Interfaces offers you an impactful platform for research focusing on the application of materials where the interface plays a pivotal role. Read the latest issues online here and find out more by visiting our webpage or contacting our Editorial Office by email. We would welcome a submission from you in the near future.

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