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American Chemical Society honors science educators
31-05-2013
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has honored five individuals and teams who have incorporated concepts of sustainability into the chemistry education curricula for future scientists. As part of ACS’ mission to “advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit ...
A new addition to the Hall of Fame of science venues
31-05-2013
A building that helped launch generations of scientists, including Nobel laureates, on their careers of discovery has joined the Hall of Fame of notable venues, being named a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society (ACS). That's the topic of an article in the ...
Re-creating the original colors of treasured ivory carvings from the ancient past
31-05-2013
The fabled ivory carvings from the ancient Phoenician city of Arslan Tash — literally meaning "Stone Lion" — may appear a dull monochrome in museums today, but they glittered with brilliant blue, red, gold and other colors 2,800 years ago, a new study has confirmed after decades of ...
Despite safety and other concerns, nuclear power saves lives, greenhouse gas emissions
31-05-2013
Global use of nuclear power has prevented about 1.84 million air pollution-related deaths and release of 64 billion tons of greenhouse gases that would have resulted from burning coal and other fossil fuels, a new study concludes. It appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & ...
Meeting the 'grand challenge' of a sustainable water supply
24-05-2013
Scientists and engineers must join together in a major new effort to educate the public and decision makers on a crisis in providing Earth's people with clean water that looms ahead in the 21st century. That's the focus of a comment article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering ...
More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries
24-05-2013
The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government policies to encourage recovery, recycling and reuse of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery materials. That's ...
Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer
16-05-2013
New technology offers the promise of reducing billions of dollars of losses that occur each year from the silent, invisible killer of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers — a gas whose effects are familiar to everyone who has seen bananas and other fruit ripen too quickly and rot. That's the ...
New evidence on how fluoride fights tooth decay
03-05-2013
In an advance toward solving a 50-year-old mystery, scientists are reporting new evidence on how the fluoride in drinking water, toothpastes, mouth rinses and other oral-care products prevents tooth decay. Their report appears in the ACS journal Langumir.Karin Jacobs and colleagues explain ...
A better alternative to gasoline
Cost-saving measure to upgrade ethanol to butanol
15-04-2013
Scientists reported a discovery that could speed an emerging effort to replace ethanol in gasoline with a substantially better fuel additive called butanol, which some experts regard as "the gasoline of the future." Duncan Wass explained that ethanol has become a leading biofuel — millions of ...
'Seeing' the flavor of foods
15-04-2013
The eyes sometimes have it, beating out the tongue, nose and brain in the emotional and biochemical balloting that determines the taste and allure of food, a scientist said. He described how people sometimes "see" flavors in foods and beverages before actually tasting them. "There have been ...
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