American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society, ACS is a congressionally chartered independent membership organization which represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry and sciences that involve chemistry.

Most Recent Articles by American Chemical Society:

Advance in re-engineering photosynthesis to make drugs, compounds or ingredients March 6, 2013
Photosynthesis does more than transform carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen and generate energy
Famous fraud cases foster a revolution in photograph conservation research February 27, 2013
Fraud cases appeared in parallel with that rise in popularity.
First mobile app for green chemistry fosters sustainable manufacturing of medicines February 27, 2013
Solvents; key ingredients in processes for making medicines
Estimates reduce amount of additional land available for biofuel production February 27, 2013
The revised estimates show that 140 million-2.6 billion acres of additional land could be cultivated for biofuel production
A new anti-frost and anti-fog coating for glass February 27, 2013
A new coating that rapidly absorbs water molecules that cannot freeze in the coating
Resurrection of 3-billion-year-old antibiotic-resistance proteins February 27, 2013
Antibiotic resistance existed long before Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic in 1928
Using millions of gigs of data to improve human health February 20, 2013
Biomedical researchers are beginning to tap into a gold mine of nontraditional sources of data to unravel some of the complexities of human diseases
Spent coffee grounds are a rich source of healthful antioxidants February 20, 2013
People around the world drink millions of cups of coffee every day, generating about 20 million tons of used grounds annually.
A self-healing protective coating for concrete February 20, 2013
Microcapsules loaded with a material that seals cracks
Six in 10 people worldwide lack access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation February 20, 2013
A more realistic definition from the standpoint of global health
Ancient “Egyptian blue” pigment points to new telecommunications, security ink technolog February 20, 2013
New nanomaterials with potential uses in state-of-the-art medical imaging devices
Popular energy drinks trigger caffeine jitters February 6, 2013
Manufacturers insist their products are safe
Frog-in-bucket-of-milk folklore leads to potential new antibiotics February 6, 2013
Some of the substances performed as well against Salmonella and Staphylococcus bacteria as some prescription antibiotic medicines
No clear evidence that an increased level of gluten proteins in new wheat varieties February 6, 2013
Responsible for increase in celiac disease
New steps recommended to preserve China’s famous Terracotta Warriors and other relics February 6, 2013
New measures to better preserve such artifacts.
Widely used nanoparticles enter soybean plants from farm soil February 6, 2013
Cerium dioxide
Toward a pill to enable celiac patients to eat foods containing gluten January 30, 2013
KumaMax
First mobile app for green chemistry fosters sustainable manufacturing of medicines January 30, 2013
β€œThe utilization of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products.”
Toward a better cyanide antidote for terrorist attacks and other mass casualty events January 30, 2013
A simpler procedure that could be administered rapidly to a large number of victims or even be self-administered
A new genre of “intelligent” micro- and nanomotors January 30, 2013
Enzymes β€” proteins that jump-start chemical reactions β€” are the basis of natural biological motors essential to life
Microdosing: Updating its role in developing new medicines January 23, 2013
Subtherapeutic doses
Toward reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of the Internet and telecommunications January 23, 2013
Development and testing of two new models that better estimate the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of Internet and telecommunications services.
More efficient way to make popular prescription medication January 23, 2013
A new recipe for making paliperidone
First special edition updating progress on efforts to map human proteins January 23, 2013
Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project
New way to identify “smoked” grapes and wines January 23, 2013
A special threat for wine grapes
New twist on using biomass for perfume, cosmetic, personal care products January 16, 2013
Metathesis in the laboratory to transform compounds in essential oils into highly valuable personal care product ingredients
Development of the first way to make large amounts of promising anti-cancer substance January 16, 2013
AMF-26
Sustainable reinforcement for concrete has newly discovered benefits January 16, 2013
Jute; second only to cotton as the most widely used natural fiber.
New surfaces repel most known liquids January 16, 2013
Surfaces that resist liquids, including concentrated acids and bases, oils and alcohols with extremely low surface tension, solvents and various polymer solutions
Supply problems spark search for new ways to make magnets — not the “fridge” varie January 9, 2013
Magnets are crucial to an enormous number of products