2022
December
- Time to strike antifreeze off your list of usable poisons? (video)
- American Chemical Society reaffirms its commitment to Chemical & Engineering News
- American Chemical Society announces new Bioconjugate Chemistry editor in chief, Theresa Reineke
- Paul Jagodzinski to serve third term as chair of American Chemical Society's board of directors
- Recent papers in ACS Polymers Au
- Microplastics could make other pollutants more harmful
- American Chemical Society announces a new editor in chief, Kelly Chibale — first from Africa
November
- Designing better water filters with AI
- American Chemical Society announces new CEO: Albert G. Horvath
- Brining poultry: Cooking with chemistry or hot nonsense? (video)
- Generating electricity from tacky tape
- Environment & Health: New journal partnership between American Chemical Society and Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Putting the brakes on lithium-ion batteries to prevent fires
- Some sugar-free gummy bears are laxatives. No, really. (video)
- Latin American Women in Chemistry Awards recipients announced
- Temperature, nearby species could affect avian flu transmission in migrating birds
- Surprisingly, these microRNAs boost — rather than dampen — protein expression
- Stefanie Dehnen to lead Inorganic Chemistry as editor in chief
- Beer hops compounds could help protect against Alzheimer’s disease
- Chemical & Engineering News announces 2022 list of 10 chemistry start-ups to watch
- Clear window coating could cool buildings without using energy
October
- AI helps researchers design microneedle patches that restore hair in balding mice
- Is DNA the future of data storage? (video)
- Recent advances in chocolate research
- American Chemical Society announces election results for 2023 officers and directors
- Chemical clues to the mystery of what’s coating Stradivari’s violins
- Intranasal COVID vaccine that works against variants in animals
- Recent advances in blood-based early disease detection
- Beauty products with fluorinated ingredients may also contain PFAS, study reports
- Storing hydrogen fuel in salts — a step toward ‘cleaner’ energy production
- Historic Chemical Landmark designation goes to warfarin, a blockbuster blood thinner
- Underwater movement sensor alerts when a swimmer might be drowning
- Recent advances in smart contact lenses
- Disposable electronics on a simple sheet of paper
- American Chemical Society’s president comments on award of 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Fabulous opportunity to celebrate fabrics during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 16–22
- Why Does Salt Change the Taste of Everything? (video)
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December
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November
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October
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September
- September 30, 2022
- Historic Chemical Landmark designation for HIV treatment that dramatically reduced AIDS deaths
- September 28, 2022
- Biosensor detects brain tumors with less than a drop of blood
- Your medical implant or food wrapper could someday be made of CBD
- September 27, 2022
- Kodak and consumer photography earn Historic Chemical Landmark designation
- American Chemical Society prepares for 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry announcement
- September 22, 2022
- How to tell if that plastic bottle or bag has recycled material in it
- September 21, 2022
- How old is that fingerprint?
- SARS-CoV-2 mimics could accelerate vaccine research, make it safer
- September 19, 2022
- Why isn’t weed killer working anymore? (video)
- September 15, 2022
- Nanoplastics can disrupt human liver, lung cells’ processes in lab experiments
- Mitch Jacoby recognized with prestigious ACS chemistry communications award
- September 14, 2022
- Engineering an enzyme against antibiotic-resistant anthrax
- September 08, 2022
- Monkeypox spread could be monitored with wastewater, study suggests
- What makes the ‘Appalachian truffle’ taste and smell delicious
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August
- August 31, 2022
- Enhancing the effect of protein-based COVID-19 vaccines
- August 24, 2022
- Professor Kimberly Hilton awarded the 2022 Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach
- Cooking up mealworms into a tasty, healthful, ‘meat-like’ seasoning
- Exposing what’s in tattoo ink
- The chemical secrets behind vanilla’s allure
- Completing the micronutrient picture for plant-based milk alternatives
- August 23, 2022
- Your next wooden chair could arrive flat, then dry into a 3D shape (video)
- Wind turbine blades could someday be recycled into sweet treats
- Detecting nanoplastics in the air
- August 22, 2022
- American Chemical Society names ACS Fellows for 2022
- A more environmentally friendly air conditioner
- Super-fast electric car charging, with a tailor-made touch
- Tracking air pollution disparities — daily — from space (video)
- August 21, 2022
- Food allergies can be reversed in mice by targeting the microbiome
- Sensor could help patients stay on top of their meds
- Lupus pill shows promise in mice; clinical trial underway
- August 18, 2022
- Vicki Wysocki appointed editor in chief of the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- August 16, 2022
- Nanjing University and American Chemical Society sign MOU and collaborate on new open access journal, Chemical & Biomedical Imaging
- August 15, 2022
- Colorful solar panels could make the technology more attractive
- How quinine caused World War I (hyperbolic title alert) (video)
- August 11, 2022
- The University of Science and Technology of China and American Chemical Society partner on new journal, Precision Chemistry
- August 10, 2022
- Multiple sclerosis drug works in a surprising way
- August 09, 2022
- Banana peels make sugar cookies better for you
- August 08, 2022
- Chemists to speak on sustainability at opening session and Kavli lectures at ACS Fall 2022
- August 04, 2022
- A new low-calorie sweetener could also improve gut health, study shows
- Sponge-like electrodes inspired by sugar cubes could improve medical monitoring
- Highlights for the hybrid ACS Fall 2022 meeting, in Chicago or virtual
- August 03, 2022
- Rapid, at-home prototype saliva test that’s as good as RT-PCR
- August 01, 2022
- Kids Zone invites families to enjoy hands-on science activities
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July
- July 22, 2022
- Recent advances in space health and medicine
- July 20, 2022
- ‘Heroes of Chemistry’ recognized for contributions to health, medicine and more
- ‘iTEARS’ could help diagnose diseases by isolating biomarkers in tears
- ‘Pulling back the curtain’ to reveal a molecular key to The Wizard of Oz
- July 19, 2022
- Chemistry Olympians bring home gold and silver medals
- July 18, 2022
- Does space trash ever naturally break down? (video)
- Talented 12: Chemical & Engineering News announces its 2022 rising stars in chemistry
- July 15, 2022
- ACS and the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences enter into memorandum of understanding
- July 14, 2022
- Eco-friendly sound absorbers from seaweed
- Recent advances in 3D electronics
- William F. Carroll Jr., Ph.D., receives Charles Lathrop Parsons Award
- American Chemical Society honors Mamie Moy with 2023 Award for Volunteer Service
- July 13, 2022
- Speeding up the search for the next COVID-19 antiviral
- July 08, 2022
- Cato Laurencin awarded the ACS Priestley Medal
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June
- June 21, 2022
- U.S. team selected for the 54th International Chemistry Olympiad
- Why can’t I distill liquor at home? (video)
- June 16, 2022
- A glucose meter could soon say whether you have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
- Soy sauce’s salt-enhancing peptides
- June 13, 2022
- A better wig — with chemistry
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May
- May 26, 2022
- How to tie-dye cotton with acorns and rust
- May 24, 2022
- A candlelight-like glow from a flexible organic LED
- May 17, 2022
- Institutions partner with ACS to advance first California-wide transformative open access agreement
- How three mutations work together to spur new SARS-CoV-2 variants
- Keeping buildings cooler with a wood-based foam
- May 16, 2022
- Ames Laboratory earns Historic Chemical Landmark designation
- Recent advances in the aging of wine
- Recent advances in venom therapeutics
- May 05, 2022
- ‘Smart’ diaper for bedside urine testing
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April
- April 26, 2022
- ACS Publications commits its entire hybrid journal portfolio to become transformative journals
- April 21, 2022
- Nylon cooking bags, plastic-lined cups can release nanoparticles into liquids
- American Chemical Society joins U.S. National Academy of Sciences in effort to support researchers forced to flee Ukraine
- April 13, 2022
- Nanoparticles could enable a more sensitive and durable rapid COVID-19 test
- Edible, fluorescent silk tags can suss out fake medications
- Coronaviruses evolve to recognize glycans of their host species
- April 11, 2022
- Chemical & Engineering News celebrates LGBTQ+ chemists
- April 06, 2022
- Laser light, a dye and a nonsurgical implant could help overcome obesity
- Earthworms like to eat some plastics, but side effects of their digestion are unclear
- Development of Raney nickel catalyst earns Historic Chemical Landmark designation
- April 04, 2022
- Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2022
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March
- March 30, 2022
- Most face masks don’t expose wearers to harmful levels of PFAS, study says
- Common coronavirus infections don’t generate effective antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
- March 28, 2022
- The art of explosive demolition (video)
- March 23, 2022
- Sustainable leather, yarn and paper — from bread-eating fungi
- Growing extremely tiny, uniformly sized diamonds — without explosives
- Stimulating the sense of touch with chemistry
- High schoolers develop an inexpensive filter to remove lead from tap water
- A non-hormonal pill could soon expand men’s birth control options
- March 22, 2022
- A psychedelic drug, combined with intense therapy, improves PTSD symptoms
- Space-grown lettuce could help astronauts avoid bone loss
- An improved ink for colon tattoos
- Making wooden construction materials fire-resistant with an eco-friendly coating (video)
- Cooking up a way to remove microplastics from wastewater — with okra, aloe
- March 20, 2022
- Giving the cold shoulder to crunchy ice cream — with a dash of cellulose
- ‘Worm-on-a-chip’ device could someday help diagnose lung cancer
- Sponges, not just their microbes, make biologically potent compounds
- Waste coffee grounds could someday help detect brain waves
- March 17, 2022
- ACS and Universities of The Netherlands renew their commitment to open access publishing
- March 14, 2022
- Oesper Collections in the History of Chemistry garner Chemical Landmark designation
- Water is more confusing than you think (video)
- In a surprise move, honeybee tongue hairs repel water
- March 08, 2022
- Kavli Lectures to feature bonding through chemistry at ACS Spring 2022
- ACS Outreach Volunteers of the Year; Kim Morehouse recognized for outstanding service
- March 02, 2022
- A ‘greener’ way to clean wastewater treatment filters
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February
- February 28, 2022
- Anhydrous ammonia: The gas that provides (almost) all of our food? (video)
- ACS begins 2022 with a major commitment to open science
- February 14, 2022
- What actually is octane? (video)
- February 03, 2022
- Press registration opens for the hybrid ACS Spring 2022 meeting
- February 01, 2022
- American Chemical Society releases 2022 public policy agenda
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January
- January 31, 2022
- Hibernation is getting weird thanks to climate change (video)
- January 26, 2022
- ACS launches new science podcast series, Tiny Matters
- January 25, 2022
- American Chemical Society names a chief operating officer
- January 24, 2022
- American Chemical Society invests in transformational initiatives