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:
Synthesizing the ingredients with continuous technologies, such as processes that incorporate photochemistry, cryogenic/exothermic chemistry and other techniques, offers capabilities not readily available in batch processes
Cranberry compounds could help prevent bacteria from sticking to cells in the urinary tract
What is pepper spray? (VIDEO)
May 2, 2019
Researchers grow cells in ‘paper organs’
May 1, 2019
By using a 3D printer, like the one seen here, scientists can make paper organs to study cells
Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Their Association with Biomarkers of Aging: A Multipollutant Approach
Shrink films get a grip (video)
May 1, 2019
The classic childhood toy, Shrinky Dinks®, is being repurposed as grippers that could be used in soft robotics
How To Get Rid of That Skunk Smell? (VIDEO)
April 25, 2019
A light-activated remote control for cells
April 23, 2019
Researchers can guide stem cells (like those in the illustration above) to an injury by using near-infrared light and an injected DNA nanodevice
Biosensor ‘bandage’ collects and analyzes sweat
April 23, 2019
Biosensor bandage before (left) and after (right) sweat secretion
Is it really ‘dry clean only’? (VIDEO)
April 18, 2019
The chemistry behind color-changing birds (VIDEO)
April 4, 2019
A new membrane could help periodontaal tissue regenerate when implanted into the gums.
Cryptosporidium parasite detected in Minnesota groundwater
March 30, 2019
Some water samples from wells in Minnesota tested positive for the parasite Cryptosporidium.
Solving a hairy forensic problem
March 30, 2019
Researchers can now more accurately distinguish between the intake of a substance and external contamination of the hair
Heroines of the periodic table (VIDEO)
March 21, 2019
Just like the robots in the Terminator movies, new liquid metals can be manipulated in 3D space.
Sniffing out Parkinson’s disease
March 20, 2019
Detecting Parkinson’s disease through smell compounds is now one step closer
Fingerprints, revisited
March 20, 2019
Researchers are developing chemical analyses and advanced DNA techniques to get more evidence out of fingerprints
Powering devices — with a desk lamp?
March 20, 2019
Light coming from lamps scattered around the room could one day be used to run electronic devices, thanks to special light harvesters.
Are we running out of helium (VIDEO)?
March 14, 2019
The chemistry behind kibble (VIDEO)
March 9, 2019
Breast milk as drug-delivery device
March 7, 2019
Modified cells in the liquid could potentially deliver vaccines, fix birth defects or provide proteins that some babies can’t make on their own.
Seawater bacteria provides leads to fight melanoma
March 7, 2019
A bacteria from seawater provides leads for treating melanoma
Getting probiotics from food products, such as yogurt, to the digestive tract could become easier with bacterial biofilms on nanofiber sheets
New research shows a “microdose” of psychedelic drugs could treat depression and anxiety
Now you see heat, now you don’t
March 2, 2019
A hot object can be fully hidden from infrared detection by adding polyethylene glycol to an aerogel film
Detecting cyanide exposure
March 2, 2019
A new biomarker of cyanide exposure is reported.
How hair dye works (video)
March 2, 2019
Delhi’s complicated air pollution problem
February 25, 2019
Reducing pollution will take a mix of technology and political will