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 ...

In ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, researchers demonstrate a pen-like tool that can quickly and non-invasively collect molecules ...

In 1947, Marie Maynard Daly made history. The young Columbia University student from Queens, New York, became the first African American woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United ...

Infamous for their environmental persistence and potential links to health conditions, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, are being discovered in unexpected ...

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 ...

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.

Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and tail-slapping beavers — along with some other rodents — have orange-brown front teeth. Microscopic studies of these incisors revealed nano-sized pockets of ...

By mimicking a desert-dwelling chameleon, a team reporting in ACS’ Nano Letters has developed an energy-efficient, cost-effective coating. The material could keep buildings cool in the summers — or ...

In a study in ACS Sensors, researchers report developing ultrasensitive, nanoscale sensors that in small-scale tests distinguished a key change in the chemistry of the breath of people with lung ...