b

Obituary: Robert G. Tabor




b

2018 Tess Award to Christopher Bowman; call for 2019 nominations




b

Business Roundup




b

Bayer Foundation to give away $400,000




b

U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s internal woes could thwart its mission




b

Arsenal Capital buys adhesives makers




b

Air pollutants in India kill more than 400,000 people a year in urban and rural areas




b

U.S. EPA proposes restriction of asbestos




b

Shining the light on outstanding contributions by women chemists




b

Renewable chemical maker Avantium tries for an encore performance

After attracting BASF, catalysis expert seeks other partners for a new batch of projects




b

Taiwan’s biotech industry stands at a crossroads

After years of heady expansion, sector is feeling growing pains




b

Sensing molecules released from single cells without using labels

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells




b

U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule




b

Fire-retardant electrolyte could usher in practical lithium-metal batteries

Solution containing lithium salt-solvent clusters makes lithium-metal batteries safer and long lasting




b

Double oxadiazole could replace TNT

As the military looks to phase out toxic TNT, chemists have created a new nitrogen-packed molecule with promising properties




b

Electric fields get hydrogel robots to work (and dance)

Soft robotic structures walk forward, pick up objects, and even dance in response to electric fields




b

Genentech and Microbiotica in IBD pact




b

Multilayer coating helps plastic dental devices stay clear of bacteria

A superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could help prevent bacterial growth on the mouthpieces




b

Nobel Laureates Paul D. Boyer and Jens C. Skou die at 99

Biochemists were two of three who shared 1997 prize for work related to adenosine triphosphate




b

BridgeBio launches CoA Therapeutics to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease

The startup is developing allosteric activators to increase levels of the vital metabolic molecule coenzyme A in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration




b

Las academias nacionales de EEUU alertan de la prevalencia del abuso sexual en ciencia

Es necesario un cambio cultural para evitar seguir perjudicando a las investigadoras




b

Psychedelics forge connections between neurons

Study in rats and fruit flies suggests that these drugs could inspire better, ketamine-like antidepressants




b

Ikea, Neste pilot renewable plastics

New process to make polypropylene from waste oil is part of Ikea’s long-term plan to replace fossil inputs




b

Kristen Kulinowski to lead Chemical Safety Board




b

China swoons over cleantech and biotech stocks

Stock market conditions are favorable for Chinese technology firms




b

LyondellBasell in talks to buy stake in Braskem

A deal would give LyondellBasell control of Brazil’s largest chemical maker




b

Chemistry may have solutions to our plastic trash problem

Chemists explore ways to convert plastics into valuable products and to develop intrinsically recyclable polymers




b

Plastics recycling with microbes and worms is further away than people think

Headlines about plastic-eating organisms belie tough, competitive road to development




b

Willie May recognized for public service




b

ACS Board actions from the June executive meeting




b

Chemistry Olympiad Study Camp begins




b

Nobel laureates Jens C. Skou and Paul D. Boyer die at 99

Biochemists were two of three who shared 1997 prize for work related to adenosine triphosphate




b

Business Roundup




b

A big deal




b

Broad could receive $125 million in sponsored research agreement with Editas




b

Sanofi and Translate Bio to make mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases




b

Lilly and AstraZeneca drop BACE inhibitor lanabecestat




b

Europe proposes big new research program




b

Cambrex expanding generics R&D in Italy




b

Indian castor bean sustainability program a success




b

DuPont biosciences headquarters debuts




b

Good times, bad times for chemical industry

A strong economy is overshadowed by trade wars and plastics woes




b

Slime-making craze has become a big business

Glue and borax sales have been brisk as kids and parents look for do-it-yourself activities




b

Birch reduction runs ammonia-free

Crown ethers simplify the set-up of classic reaction




b

Diamond stabilizes lithium metal electrodes

Thin film of the hard material lets batteries benefit from the metal’s electrochemical advantages while blocking unwanted reactions




b

Multilayer coating could fight bacterial growth on plastic dental devices

Superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could lead to cleaner retainers or tooth aligners




b

Peeling produces stretchable liquid-metal circuit

Technique breaks gallium alloy’s insulating oxide layer




b

Setup may make transferring <em>tert</em>-butyl lithium and other pyrophoric reagents safer

Simple pieces of equipment decrease the danger of moving small volumes of chemicals prone to igniting




b

Un dispositivo hace más fácil y segura la transferencia de <i>terc</i>-butil litio y otros compuestos químicos pirofóricos

Las piezas reducen de forma sencilla el peligro al transferir pequeños volúmenes de productos químicos inflamables




b

Become an ACS Wikipedia Fellow

Program trains participants to contribute their subject-matter expertise to Wikipedia