The ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities Student Travel Award is to encourage and support the participation of ...

In ACS’ Analytical Chemistry, researchers demonstrate a pen-like tool that can quickly and non-invasively collect molecules ...

Researchers are working to make new textiles and improve common fabrics by adding desirable scents, antimicrobial coatings ...

Researchers have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic ...

What You Will Learn Methods and current limitations in 2D polymer synthesis Fundamentals of phonon-based heat transport in materials Techniques for characterizing thermally conductive polymers ...

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.Notes about the materials Cubes For this lesson, you will need a set of cubes of different materials that are all the same volume. These sets of cubes are ...

Dedicated June 14, 2007, at the Chemical Abstracts Service in Columbus, Ohio. Commemorative Booklet (PDF) The Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society, has provided the ...

Thomas Edison's Early Life Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. Edison’s father, Samuel, was a shingle maker and land speculator, while his mother, Nancy, kept house and taught ...

Key Concepts Atoms are made of extremely tiny particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom, making up the nucleus. Electrons surround the ...

A small piece of potassium metal is placed in water. The potassium reacts with the water and gets very hot, producing potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas which ignites. The reaction of the potassium ...

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.Tell students that in previous chapters they have studied different aspects of physical change. When atoms and molecules speed up or slow down, that is a ...