A burst of new data has ignited a better understanding of how fireworks impact the environment. Three recent studies comb ...

Previously, the researchers created a hydrogel that repaired itself after being heated for several hours; however, this was ...

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Waste swept off a sawmill floor, plant-based binders, and beeswax create foams with potential for sustainable packaging and ...

On-Site Press Center: Moscone Center, Room 104, South Bldg. Press Center Phone: 415-978-3606 ACS Fall 2023 will feature thousands of presentations on new discoveries in science. The topics include ...

Dedicated June 12, 2006, at the Rumford Chemical Works in East Providence, Rhode Island, and April 27, 2007, at Clabber Girl headquarters in Terre Haute, Indiana. Bread is considered a basic foodstuff ...

Kick off your Chicago or ACS Fall 2026 Digital Meeting experience with a celebration of excellence at the ACS Board of Directors Open Meeting and ChemLuminary Awards on Sunday. Then join us on Monday ...

Before the discovery of effective treatments, a diagnosis of Hansen’s disease (leprosy) often resulted in shame, stigma, physical disfigurement, and social isolation. Alice Augusta Ball, a ...

The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. It is sponsored by the American Chemical Society. Local ...

The Science History Institute aims to expand knowledge and challenge perspectives in the history of chemistry, engineering, and the life sciences. Through a wide range of programming, the Institute ...

Mountains of used plastic bottles get thrown away every day, but microbes could potentially tackle this problem. Now, researchers in ACS Central Science report that they’ve developed a plastic-eating ...