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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 ...
The ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities Student Travel Award is to encourage and support the participation of ...
Thermal transport is a fundamental process that plays an essential role in a wide range of technologies, from advanced microelectronics and energy storage systems to materials engineered for extreme ...
Join a dynamic and diverse panel of neurodivergent STEM graduate students, scientists, faculty, and researchers for an honest, insightful conversation about self-advocacy in graduate education.
In ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, researchers demonstrate a pen-like tool that can quickly and non-invasively collect molecules ...
Want to remove microplastics from water? Try brewing it for a cup of tea or coffee! Research reported in Environmental Science & Technology Letters shows that by boiling then filtering tap water, up ...
Diabetes used to be invariably fatal, killing people by disrupting sugar metabolism until scientists successfully found an effective treatment. Millions have been treated with insulin since the 1920s.
Researchers in ACS’ Nano Letters gave tardigrades tiny “tattoos” to test a microfabrication technique to build microscopic, biocompatible devices.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are potentially harmful substances known as “forever chemicals” because they are so difficult to destroy. One emerging technique to degrade PFAS involves ...
ACS has named 37 members as ACS Fellows for 2024. The fellows program recognizes and honors ACS members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and ACS.
Researchers in ACS Central Science report how loofah sponges inspired a sunlight-powered porous hydrogel that could potentially purify enough water to satisfy someone’s daily needs — even when it’s ...