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Tiny, self-propelled robots trap bacteria and could help make water safer to drink

New training techniques based on real-time analysis of what a dog smells could improve explosives detection

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American Chemical Society files suit against Sci-Hub American Chemical Society | June 28, 2017
The suit asserts infringement of the professional Society's copyrights

The Statue of Liberty’s true colors (video) American Chemical Society | June 28, 2017
The Statue of Liberty is an iconic blue-green symbol of freedom

Scientists have discovered we can distinguish a person's age by scent alone

The chemistry of olive oil (video) American Chemical Society | June 20, 2017

Building a Real Monorail System for Los Angeles Robert L. Rosebrock | June 15, 2017
We think you will agree that it's time for government to "elevate" its thinking in solving LA's traffic woes

Creating colors by copying beetle nanostructures could find applications in dyes, inks and sensors

New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives American Chemical Society | June 8, 2017
A new fabric coating could neutralize chemical weapons and help save countless lives: Rapid Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants

Building ‘OLEDs’ from the ground up for better electronics American Chemical Society | June 8, 2017
Organic light emitting diode (OLED) arrays generated in solution can overcome many fabrication challenges

Turning car plastics into foams with coconut oil American Chemical Society | June 8, 2017
Coconut oil can now be used to help recycle car plastics and then re-used as foams for the construction, packaging and automotive industries

Chemistry life hacks: Food edition (video) American Chemical Society | June 7, 2017
Find out how to use chemistry to give your food a flavor boost

Searching beyond graphene for new wonder materials American Chemical Society | June 3, 2017
2-D materials go beyond graphene

How the Nazis invented nerve agents like sarin (video) American Chemical Society | June 1, 2017
Learn more about the history of nerve agents in the latest Speaking of Chemistry video:

What bone proteomics could reveal about the dead American Chemical Society | May 30, 2017
A new study of pig bones suggests that proteins extracted from skeletal remains could act as biomarkers of the age of an animal or person at death.

Sorghum: health food, sweetener and now, clothing dye American Chemical Society | May 24, 2017
Brown clothing dyes made from sorghum husks (top row) closely match the colors of synthetic dyes (bottom row).

Should you pee on a jellyfish sting? (video) American Chemical Society | May 23, 2017
Special thanks to San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay for letting us film their beautiful jellyfish

Conductive paper could enable future flexible electronics American Chemical Society | May 21, 2017
Researchers make conductive paper by coating it with an ionic gel.

Top Bose SoundTouch a worthy successor to the SoundDock 10 Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | May 18, 2017
Bose SoundTouch 30

How GMOs are regulated… or not—Speaking of Chemistry American Chemical Society | May 18, 2017
Set your gene guns to stun as we explore the curious landscape of GMO regulations in the U.S.

When water levitates (video) News on the Net | May 16, 2017
The investigation might lead to improvements in power generation

Your Condo on the Moon Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser | May 13, 2017
Water, Space Suits, Travel and Living in Space

Improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry

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Printable, stretchable sensors on protective gloves can detect organophosphate nerve agents and pesticides.

LG OLED TV a true game changer for home theatres Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | May 5, 2017
If you aren't looking for a new TV yet, then remember OLED when it's time for you to go shopping. It'll knock your socks off.

The chemistry of whiskey American Chemical Society | May 2, 2017
There's a barrel-full of chemistry in this video about whiskey

Toward a safer permanent hair dye that mimics melanin American Chemical Society | April 30, 2017
Getting rid of grays could be safer with a melanin-like dye

Art of paper-cutting inspires self-charging paper device American Chemical Society | April 30, 2017
A paper-based device inspired the art of paper-cutting can harvest and store energy from body movements

Synthetic two-sided gecko’s foot could enable underwater robotics American Chemical Society | April 27, 2017
Scientists mimic the gecko's feet to create an adhesive that can stick and unstick to surfaces, even when wet

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