Researchers have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic ...

Researchers are working to make new textiles and improve common fabrics by adding desirable scents, antimicrobial coatings ...

The ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities Student Travel Award is to encourage and support the participation of ...

In June 2024, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a final rule lowering the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for respirable crystallin silica to 50 µg per cubic meter as an 8-hour ...

Join us for an eye-opening discussion featuring current and recent Chemical Technical Professional (CTP) students, alongside an experienced CTP sharing insights into their career paths, day-to-day ...

One method for overcoming current bacterial resistance mechanisms is to explore new biochemical targets involved in essential cellular processes, however there are many challenges in developing ...

Research published in ACS Central Science shows that beads containing engineered E. coli could efficiently transform PET waste into a starting material for nylon, drugs and fragrances.

Researchers in ACS’ Nano Letters gave tardigrades tiny “tattoos” to test a microfabrication technique to build microscopic, biocompatible devices.

In 1947, Marie Maynard Daly made history. The young Columbia University student from Queens, New York, became the first African American woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United ...

Smartwatches and fitness trackers have become ubiquitous forms of wearable tech, accompanying many people throughout their days (and nights). But they may expose the skin to so-called forever ...

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.Widespread use of CFCs In the 1920s, refrigeration and air conditioning systems used compounds such as ammonia, chloromethane, propane and sulfur dioxide ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have generated electricity from rain-like droplets moving through a tube.