A team of researchers developed an accessible, handheld water-testing system that was tested through a citizen science ...

Researchers publishing in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology tested beers brewed in different areas around the U.S. for ...

This award will provide funding to institutions of higher education to address key chemistry and engineering research challenges in the oil & gas industry through green chemistry and/or green ...

Securing grant funding involves more than just a great research idea—it requires a well-designed project and a polished proposal. Join Program Officers from the ACS Office of Research Grants for a ...

Chemists and chemical engineers hold immense power to reduce environmental impact through the choices they make, especially when selecting synthetic routes. But how can they be sure they're making the ...

With more than 15 years of experience in academic research, teaching, and mentoring Masters' and Ph.D. students I can provide insights into new emerging career options in research, academia, and ...

In partnership with the Genentech Foundation, the ACS Bridge Program is pleased to offer the 2025 ACS Bridge Career Conference. This conference is aimed to provide ACS Bridge Fellows, graduate ...

On June 3, 1947, on the campus of Columbia University in New York City, a young chemistry student from Queens received her Ph.D. At the time, she didn’t know she was making history. Working with Mary ...

The language is dry and academic, as is appropriate for the abstract of a scientific paper in the prestigious journal Nature. The research described in the short paper, however, fell like a scientific ...

SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2025 — Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not — unless you’ve heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood’s ...

Fake plants are moving into the 21st century! Researchers developed literal “power plants” — tiny, leaf-shaped generators that create electricity from a blowing breeze or falling raindrops — and ...

Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn’t cool people off. However, a new formula, described in ACS’ Nano Letters, protects against both ...