Day 2 of the 3rd LUCES GAM is officially underway in Athens! It is packed with cutting-edge research on supramolecular systems and luminescent sensors. We are starting the morning with sessions on helically chiral complexes and self-assembling peptides. @costprogramme.bsky.social

The level of science shared today in Athens has been truly outstanding.
Thank you for contributing to such a vibrant exchange of ideas. We are looking forward to another day of innovation tomorrow!

Day 1 of the 3rd LUCES GAM is officially underway in Athens. We are diving deep into Supramolecular Luminescent Chemosensors for Environmental Security with an incredible lineup of speakers. Looking forward to a week of collaboration and cutting-edge science. @costprogramme.bsky.social

I am very grateful to Jesús Santamaría (Suso) for the kind invitation to give a seminar at Fac Chemistry @UniversidadeUSC. I truly appreciate the warm welcome and kindness from all the colleagues and the dean's team 😃👌👌#supramolecular #luminescence #lucescostaction.com

🎉Happy International Women’s Day! This #IWD2026, we showcase the groundbreaking research led by women within the LUCESCOSTAction. From advancing supramolecular chemistry to developing next-gen sensors. Explore their work and publications here: lucescostaction.com/publications

With the aim to stimulate collaborations and the exchange of ideas, the LUCESCOST Action MC has decided to fund small meetings (workshop) where PIs and their researchers can discuss their ongoing research and plan further collaborations. @costprogramme.bsky.social 👇
lucescostaction.com/workshops2026

📣The lucky winners are M. Garcia, J. York and C. Esteves. We will be in touch to organise delivery of your pins.😀👏

Well done to all involved, not just the prize winners!

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#LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES

📢Yesterday, the LUCES COST Action Core Group gathered in Madrid for a meeting. Hosted by Prof. Paula Bosch at the ICTP-CSIC, the team came together to define the next steps for our network, including the next GAM in Athens. A thank you to Prof. Bosch and the ICTP team!🙏 @costprogramme.bsky.social

We celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by shining a light on the brilliant women managing the LUCES COST Action. From coordinating grants to leading scientific strategy, our female leaders are turning vision into impact every day. @costprogramme.bsky.social
#LUCES #IDWGIS

📣📣Submit your photos 📷by 1pm (CET time) on Wednesday 11th February for a chance to win prizes. Stay tuned to our socials for the official announcement of the winners!!

#LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES

📣Whether it’s running spectra, packing a column or collaborating with lab mates 👩‍🔬, we want to highlight you in celebration International Day of Women👩 and Girls👧 in STEM.

Don’t forget to tag LUCES COST Action and use #LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES
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📣📣 In celebration of the International Day of Women 👩 and Girls 👧 in STEM, we’re launching a raffle with exciting prizes just for LUCES COST women!

Snap your Science!

#LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES

Further info in the next posts 👇

📢📢 I am very glad to know that our article on singlet oxygen photogeneration has been to the best collection of optical and optoelectronic materials included by the editors among their favorite works.🥳🥳 #Cell Rep. Phys.Sci. @lucescostaction.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...

📢We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the major event of our COST Action in 2026!
The third edition of LUCES annual meeting will take place April 20-21 in Athens. Please visit the event webpage for detailed information. lucescostaction.com/gam3 @costprogramme.bsky.social

The 3rd Edition of the International Supramolecular Chemistry Summer School is scheduled on May 24th-29th 2026!
Find all the infos for the registration at convegni.unica.it/iscsummersch... Hurry up, only 80 slots available!!
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Skeletal Rearrangement of Biaryls via Rhodium-Azirine Intermediate: A Route to Solid-State Emissive Polycyclic Sulfamates We report a rhodium-catalyzed cascade transformation of biaryl alkynylsulfamates that enables access to rigid, spirocyclic cycloheptatrienes with strong solid-state fluorescence. Building on prior wor...

Excited to share our first collaboration with Anna Pla-Quintana (UdG) on Rh-catalyzed formation of spirocyclic cycloheptatrienes. 🎉🎉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Electrophilicity of Anionic Iodide Ligands: Platinum(IV)-Induced Halogen Bond Donor Ability Halogen bonding (HaB) traditionally occurs between electrophilic halogen donors and nucleophilic acceptors, yet this study reveals a phenomenon wherein anionic iodide ligands demonstrate an electrophilic behavior in platinum(IV) complexes, directly contradicting their inherent nucleophilic nature. Crystallographic analysis of trans-[PtI4(CNCy)2], [PtI4(phen)]·I2, and trans-[PtI4(SMe2)2], combined with molecular electrostatic potential (ESP), quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), natural bond orbital (NBO), and electron localization function (ELF) analyses, demonstrates that platinum(II) oxidation to platinum(IV) transforms coordinated iodides from HaB acceptors to HaB donors. This transformation occurs through positive σ-hole development at iodide ligands, with ESP values shifting from negative (−9.6 kcal/mol) in platinum(II) to positive (+1.9 kcal/mol) in platinum(IV) complexes. Energy decomposition analysis reveals that dispersion forces dominate these interactions rather than electrostatics, contrasting with classical σ-hole donors where electrostatic contributions typically prevail. Cambridge Structural Database analysis identifies 32 additional platinum(IV) structures exhibiting similar PtIV–I···Nu HaBs, demonstrating this phenomenon’s widespread nature. This study reveals new opportunities for controlling noncovalent interactions through metal oxidation state manipulation.

📣Did you know that the electrophilicity of anionic iodide ligands can be tuned? In particular, Pt(II) to Pt(IV) oxidation Induced Halogen Bond Donor Ability. More details in our recent publication in Inorganic Chemistry. @dquimicauib.bsky.social @uib.cat
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Environment-responsive Pt(II) complexes boost aggregation-enhanced emission and singlet oxygen production Controlling the properties of photofunctional materials is a key challenge in materials science. Romo-Islas et al. introduce an environment-tuning strategy for platinum(II) complexes where self-assemb...

Our new article is out! ✨
Environment-responsive Pt(II) complexes showing boosted AIE, high Φ (25%), and efficient ¹O₂ generation (60%).
A modular strategy for tunable photofunctional materials. Read it here 👇
Cell Reports Physical Science www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Supramolecular sensing with luminescent gold(I) and platinum(II) organometallics Luminescent chemosensors based on supramolecular principles provide sensitive, non-invasive detection of diverse analytes. Among non-covalent interact…

🎉 Delighted to share our new open-access review, “Supramolecular sensing with luminescent gold(I) and platinum(II) organometallics”@, dedicated to Prof. Resnati on the occasion of his 70th birthday in CCR. @lucescostaction.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Exciting news from the @lucescostaction.bsky.social network! We are starting our special issue in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social . Read it here the beggining! More articles are coming!
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📢📢The 2026 call for STSM grants within the COST Action LUCES is now open! For more details and supporting documentation, please visit: lucescostaction.com/stsm-grants

📢The 2026 call for ITC and DC grants, along with the Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grants, within the COST Action LUCES is now open! For more details and supporting documentation, please visit: lucescostaction.com/conference-g...

Cooking up some luminescent spheres in the lab… something bright is on the way! 💡🧪
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#Spherification #Dissemination #SupramolecularChemistry #ScienceCommunication @in2ub.bsky.social

Excellent presentations by Ahmad Omira and Rabia Zahid from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology at today's COST Action LUCES Zoom meeting. They shared amazing research on a fitting application for luminescence assay data (A. Omira) and synthetic nanozymes (R. Zahid). @costprogramme.bsky.social

X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as Useful Technique for the Quantification of Halogen and Chalcogen Bonding Interactions Unprecedented application of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for quantifying halogen and chalcogen bond strengths. This pioneering work provides the first benchmark study and establishes stron...

Happy to share my recent publication in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as Useful Technique for the Quantification of Halogen and Chalcogen Bonding Interactions - Burguera - ChemistryEurope - Wiley Online Library chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📢We are pleased to announce that the next Global Action Meeting of our LUCES COST Action will take place at The Golden Age Hotel in Athens, Greece, on 20–21. April 2026. Please save the date and stay tuned for further details!

Our latest work is out in NewJChem!
Structural and Photophysical Features of Triphenylene–Gold(I) Phosphane Complexes, dedicated to Prof. P. Resnati in celebration of his 70th birthday and inspiring career in fluorine and noncovalent chem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @lucescostaction.bsky.social

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Thanks, Angela! 🤗😘