Clay weekly context brief for the Chemistry category (ISO week 2026-W45). Clay tracks publications from the Chemistry feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. How should we train chemists in the age of AI? Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/education/artificial-intelligence-chemistry-training/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen As AI accelerates chemical research, we need to preserve the experiences through which young scientists develop independent judgment 2. What will new kratom regulations in the US mean for chemists? Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/natural-products/kratom-policy-basic-research/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen Scientific questions about the popular botanical extract and its synthetic analogs abound. New rules may make them harder to answer 3. C&EN weekly chemistry news quiz, Oct. 30 Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/cen-weekly-chemistry-news-quiz-october-30/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen Test your knowledge of our stories on PFAS, antifungal compounds, cancer cells, and more 4. Waters adds AI agents to analytical testing Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/business/instrumentation/waters-adds-ai-agents-analytical-testing/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen Instrument maker says it is launching the software as AI-driven research creates demand for its products 5. ACS Delaware Section seeks nominations for Carothers Award Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs-delaware-section-seeks-nominations/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen The deadline for nominations is Jan. 15, 2027 6. NESACS hosts first radiopharmaceutical sciences symposium Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/nesacs-hosts-first-radiopharmaceutical-sciences/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen The niche topic seems to be growing in interest recently 7. Policy Watch: EPA continues deregulatory push with oil and gas proposal Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/policy/epa-oil-gas-methane-helium-cdc/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond 8. How chemists can clean up textile dyeing Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/environment/green-chemistry/textile-dyeing-green-chemistry/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen This Greening Chemistry column explains what it takes to turn a sustainability innovation into a real-world success 9. Sodium-ion batteries stretch their limits Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/energy/energy-storage/stretchable-rechargeable-sodium-ion-battery/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen By engineering each material from scratch, researchers made a stretchy, bendable battery for next-gen wearables 10. CAS collaborates with Microsoft to enable faster scientific innovation Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/CAS-collaborates-Microsoft-enable-faster/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen The collaboration makes trusted scientific data accessible through the popular AI tool 11. My Chemical Story: Were twins in high school, and we built a lab Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/people/profiles/twin-high-schoolers-build-plastics-lab/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen Our work designing plastics-degrading enzymes is proof that problems in chemistry don't care how old you are 12. Flagship merges 3 companies to launch new start-up Etcelera Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/business/start-ups/flagship-pioneering-merges-cellarity-empress-etiome-etcelera/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen The venture firm has combined 3 platforms into 1 13. BASF pushes Evonik deal as results sparkle Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/business/finance/basf-pushes-evonik-deal-results/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen Company backs argument for acquiring its German rival with strong third-quarter earnings 14. Opinion: Chemists should put waste, loss, and defects to work Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/policy/green-chemistry-waste-frugal-innovation/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen The junk we spend fortunes engineering out, from waste to leaky light to defects, is often the very resource we should be engineering in 15. Job losses, funding cuts spur new wave of US scientist candidates Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/policy/midterm-election-2026-science-policy-vaccine-research/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen Candidates with STEM backgrounds are running for office again in the upcoming US elections as recent federal policy actions hit home 16. After 150 years, Indias oldest science institution seeks a new image Source: Chemical & Engineering News Link: https://cen.acs.org/education/india-iacs-science-chemistry-anniversary-150/104/web/2026/10?sc=230901_cenrssfeed_eng_latestnewsrss_cen The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science has often been overlooked, but new investments and an expanded campus may be a turning point for its chemists Sources in this brief: Chemical & Engineering News. Selected 16 of 20 available items for this weekly brief.