On October 22, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Forum on Science and Technology and Development, the "Top Ten Emerging Technologies in the Field of Chemistry by the world authoritative organization International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in 2024" was officially released. It includes Frustrated Lewis pairs, Triboelectric nanogenerators, Aptamers, Mxenes, Hydration lubrication, Bioinspired nanofluidic iontronics, KRAS inhibitors, Neural network potentials, Active adsorption, and Electrochemical nitrogen cycle.

This release aims to showcase the transformative power in the field of chemistry and enhance the public's understanding of the crucial role of chemical science in improving social well-being and promoting sustainable development. This year's technology selection focuses on innovative achievements that are between technological discovery and full commercialization, showing great potential and is expected to open up new opportunities for chemistry and related fields. This year's selection not only promotes interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of chemistry but also will stimulate close collaboration between academia and industry. These technologies provide new solutions for global sustainable development and also help chemical manufacturers maintain their competitiveness in the industry. Although these technologies vary in maturity, they all show disruptive potential and are expected to reimagine our world and society.

Among the technologies selected this year, such as "Bioinspired Nanofluidic Iontronics" and "Electrochemical Nitrogen Cycle", there are contributions from Chinese scientific research teams. Among them, "Bioinspired nanofluidic iontronics" was first proposed by Professor Xu Hou of our ISBE member in 2021 (Science, 2021, 373, 628-629) and has promoted its global development. He also organized an international academic special issue on "Bioinspired Nanofluidic Iontronics" in International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials. Bioinspired nanofluidic iontronics, that is, inspired by the signal transmission and storage mechanism of the biological nervous system and taking the controllable ion transmission function of ion channels as a template, through the design of nanomaterials, constructs an artificial ion controllable transmission nanofluidic device platform with similar functions. The content includes the preparation of nanoconfined pores and channels, the research on the material transmission mechanism in confined spaces, and the development of nanofluidic devices for intelligent applications, etc., and takes building an intelligent computing system with ions as signal carriers as the ultimate goal.

Since 2019, taking the opportunity of its 100^th anniversary, IUPAC, in conjunction with chemical academic organizations from various countries and regions around the world, has jointly launched the global activity of "Top Ten Emerging Technologies in the Field of Chemistry of the Year". It is hoped that innovative technologies with great potential can be selected on a global scale to change the current global chemical and industrial landscape and promote the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).