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 ...
Once cotton gets wet, it pulls heat from your body. This is helpful when you’re exercising or outside on a hot day but dangerous in the bitter cold. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters ...
The Publications Division of the ACS has launched the ACS Publishing Center, a unified manuscript submission platform powered ...
Dedicated June 12, 2006, at the Rumford Chemical Works in East Providence, Rhode Island, and April 27, 2007, at Clabber Girl headquarters in Terre Haute, Indiana. Bread is considered a basic foodstuff ...
ACS Interactions brings programs and sessions on innovation, skill development, and scientific discussions. This diverse program features curated scientific discussions, thought-provoking leadership ...
Health and safety workers have a passion for making workplaces safe, both for people and the environment. If you enjoy identifying the right thing to do, and are good at convincing others to do it, ...
Using a touchscreen can be tough for people with long, manicured fingernails or dry, calloused fingertips. So Manasi Desai, a chemistry student at Centenary College of Louisiana, set out to formulate ...
The Science History Institute aims to expand knowledge and challenge perspectives in the history of chemistry, engineering, and the life sciences. Through a wide range of programming, the Institute ...
In December 1921, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson was near death. The boy had diabetes and weighed just 65 pounds. After a month in Toronto General Hospital, he wasn’t improving, so his physicians turned ...
Summertime hikes and afternoons in the backyard can be ruined by mosquito bites. So, many people apply topical synthetic repellents like DEET before heading outside, but there is a growing market for ...
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 story is so improbable it defies belief: a soil sample from Japan stops suffering in Africa. It starts when a scientist discovers a lowly bacterium near a golf course outside Tokyo. A team of ...
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