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ACS is excited to announce that Team USA earned four gold medals at the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) held in ...
Researchers provide a debrief about how their mapping of key locations, including private wells, septic systems and service ...
The clothes you wear show off your style and affect how comfortable you feel. So, researchers are working to make new textiles and improve common fabrics by adding desirable scents, antimicrobial ...
The ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities Student Travel Award is to encourage and support the participation of ...
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What makes a rubber ball bounce? Why is rubber good for sneakers and bike tires? The motion’s in the molecules!
Researchers have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic ...
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 ...
American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.Ivermectin has proved to be one of the most extraordinary drugs ever discovered for the treatment and control of parasitic diseases and has become an ...
American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.Widespread use of CFCs In the 1920s, refrigeration and air conditioning systems used compounds such as ammonia, chloromethane, propane and sulfur dioxide ...
Cover from "Flavor Chemistry Research, USDA ARS Western Regional Research Center," produced by the National Historic Chemical Landmarks program of the American Chemical Society in 2013.