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The ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities Student Travel Award is to encourage and support the participation of ...
Researchers are working to make new textiles and improve common fabrics by adding desirable scents, antimicrobial coatings ...
Researchers have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic ...
In ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, researchers demonstrate a pen-like tool that can quickly and non-invasively collect molecules ...
Researchers in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry report the initial development of a system that inexpensively screens for Parkinson’s disease from the odors in a person’s ear wax.
Infamous for their environmental persistence and potential links to health conditions, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, are being discovered in unexpected ...
Researchers report in ACS Omega that okra and/or fenugreek extracts attracted and removed up to 90% of microplastics in ocean water, freshwater and groundwater.
Researchers in ACS’ Nano Letters gave tardigrades tiny “tattoos” to test a microfabrication technique to build microscopic, biocompatible devices.
Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have generated electricity from rain-like droplets moving through a tube.
Iron and its alloys, such as steel and cast iron, dominate the modern world, and there’s growing demand for iron-derived products. Traditionally, blast furnaces transform iron ore into purified ...
A 5,300-year-old iceman was preserved in a glacier. Scientists have used chemistry and DNA analysis to recreate his last moments.
Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a ...