• share
• favorite_border

The Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched an innovative bachelor's degree program that combines the principles of chemical engineering with rigorous training in data science. The Chemical Engineering + Data Science (ChemE+DS) degree will uniquely prepare graduates to leverage big data in the chemical engineering field to guide informed decision-making and design choices.

• share
• favorite_border

A team of scientists has developed an innovative method to transform industrial waste sulfur into dynamic, sulfur-rich polymers, offering a sustainable and efficient solution for utilizing elemental sulfur. The breakthrough process produces materials with self-healing, reprocessable, and degradable properties, providing a versatile platform for smart material applications.

• share
• favorite_border

A new study has unveiled a new strategy to enhance lithium-organic batteries by optimizing the active-site density, accessibility, and reactivity in polyimide cathode materials. This innovative approach offers the potential for batteries with higher capacity, faster charge rates, and improved cycling stability鈥攑ushing the boundaries of sustainable energy storage technology.

• share
• favorite_border

With the help of a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of Wayne State University College of Engineering researchers are developing new software to support computational materials design.

• share
• favorite_border

Los investigadores que publicaron un art铆culo en Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry de ACS prepararon nuevas cervezas agrias en menos tiempo utilizando un ingrediente aparentemente poco com煤n: guisantes de campo. Las cervezas experimentales ten铆an sabores frutales 鈥攏ada parecidos al frijol鈥� y otros atributos similares a los de una cerveza agria comercial de estilo belga, pero con pasos de elaboraci贸n m谩s cortos y sencillos.

• share
• favorite_border

Nearly every disease has an inflammatory component, but blood tests can鈥檛 pinpoint inflammation in specific organs or tissues in the human body.

• share
• favorite_border

• share
• favorite_border

• share
• favorite_border

Sour beers are enjoyed for their tart, complex flavors, but some can require long and complicated brewing processes. Researchers reporting in ACS鈥� Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry brewed new sours in less time using a seemingly strange ingredient: field peas.

• share
• favorite_border

A carnation-like nanostructure could someday be used in bandages to promote wound healing. Researchers report in ACS Applied Bio Materials that laboratory tests of their nanoflower-coated dressings demonstrate antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and biocompatible properties.

• share
• favorite_border

New research from the Florida State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry shows that a particular type of monoclonal antibody known as NISTmAb retains its structure even if the sugar molecules attached to it are changed.

• share
• favorite_border

Many triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) contain expensive, specially fabricated materials, but one team has instead used inexpensive store-bought tape, plastic and aluminum metal. The researchers report an improved version of their tape-based TENG in ACS Omega.

• share
• favorite_border

Researchers in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces report using silicone rubber enhanced with zirconia nanoparticles to create a gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer. They say the material, which sticks to ice, could be incorporated into shoe soles to reduce injuries in humans.

• share
• favorite_border

Turning environmental waste into useful chemical resources could solve many of the inevitable challenges of our growing amounts of discarded plastics, paper and food waste, according to new research.

• share
• favorite_border

It鈥檚 peak cold and flu season in the northern hemisphere. Four papers published in ACS journals provide insights into novel antiviral compounds and methods to inactivate infectious viral particles and bacteria.

• share
• favorite_border

There is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support the push toward sustainable, clean energy. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have designed a cost-effective and environment-friendly aluminum-ion (Al-ion) battery that could fit the bill.

• share
• favorite_border

Press registration is now open for the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2025 will be held in San Diego, in addition to the ACS Spring 2025 Digital Meeting, on March 23-27. Cutting-edge developments on a range of scientific topics will be featured, and embargoed press releases will be available in advance.

• share
• favorite_border

An international team of researchers including Dominic Stratford, PhD, of Stony Brook University and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, have discovered that an ancient human ancestor found in deposits at the Sterkfontein Caves, Australopithecus, which lived more than three million years ago in South Africa, primarily ate plant-based foods. The finding, published in the journal Science, stems from an analysis of tooth enamel from seven Australopithecus fossils and is significant because the emergence of meat eating is thought to be a key driver of a large increase in brain size seen in later hominins.

• share
• favorite_border

Un grupo de investigadores ha creado un nuevo tratamiento, publicado en el ACS Central Science, que elimin贸 los tumores mamarios peque帽os y redujo significativamente los tumores grandes en ratones con una sola dosis, sin efectos secundarios problem谩ticos.