Tests in university classes show that simple, low-cost systems can remove airborne particles with little disruption from fan ...

This work defines an electrified path for cement production that could reduce the industry’s massive carbon footprint by as much as 98% when using waste cement as a feedstock.” — Curtis Berlinguette ...

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 ...

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For many people, springtime means sneezing, coughing, and itchy, watery eyes. Seasonal sonal allergies, also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis, affect about a quarter of the country’s adults and ...

One of America’s first female professional chemists and the first woman to be accepted by a scientific school, Ellen H. Swallow Richards is best known for pioneering the field of sanitary engineering.

To support graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.), within one year of degree completion, whose education and training have been disrupted by any unforeseen circumstance that puts degree completion at risk ...

To recognize up to eight individuals in the second year and above of their graduate studies or undertaking post-doctoral research. The applicants must perform research in the areas of organic ...

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is deeply concerned that all members of the National Science Board (NSB) have been removed prior to the completion of their terms. Established in 1950 by an act of ...

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 ...

Smartwatches and fitness trackers have become ubiquitous forms of wearable tech, accompanying many people throughout their days (and nights). But they may expose the skin to so-called forever ...

It’s almost time to dust off the Halloween decorations and adorn the house with all manner of spooky things, including the classic polyester spider webs. Scientists reporting in ACS Nano have made ...