Newly detected air pollutant mimics damaging effects of cigarette smoke

Persistent free radicals, a newly discovered air pollutant, could have effects similar to cigarette smoke, Louisiana researchers say.

19-Aug-2008 - A previously unrecognized group of air pollutants could have effects remarkably similar to harmful substances found in tobacco smoke, Louisiana scientists are reporting in a study scheduled for presentation at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Inhaling those pollutants ...

How sweet it is: 'Revolutionary' process points to sugar-fueled cars

11-Apr-2008 - Chemists are describing development of a "revolutionary" process for converting plant sugars into hydrogen, which could be used to cheaply and efficiently power vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel cells without producing any pollutants. The process involves combining plant sugars, water, and a ...

3M Scientists Stanley B. Collins and Scott R. Culler Receive American Chemical Society's Team Innovation Award for 2008

09-Jan-2008 - Two 3M division scientists, Dr. Stanley B. Collins and Dr. Scott R. Culler, are the recipients of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Team Innovation Award for 2008, the ACS has announced. They will be formally honored in April during the ACS 235th National Meeting & Exposition in New ...

Toward world's smallest radio: nano-sized detector turns radio waves into music

19-Oct-2007 - Researchers in California reported development of the world's first working radio system that receives radio waves wirelessly and converts them to sound signals through a nano-sized detector made of carbon nanotubes. The "carbon nanotube radio" device is thousands of times smaller than the ...

CAS Expands Asian Patent Coverage, Improves Timeliness and Extends Reach Back to 19th Century for U.S. Patents

29-Nov-2006 - Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, announced significant patent information improvements in CAS databases available through STN®, SciFinder® and SciFinder Scholar®. The announcement showcased recent enhancements in the timely availability of Chinese ...

American Chemical Society calls green chemistry bill a 'smart step'

04-Oct-2006 - The American Chemical Society (ACS) praised House passage of legislation that will improve federal coordination, dissemination and investment in green chemistry research and development (R&D). Introduced by Reps. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) and Jim Marshall (D-Ga.), the Green Chemistry Research and ...

Oncology Researchers Recognized as Heroes of Chemistry

American Chemical Society Honors Lilly and Princeton Scientists for Discovery of Therapy for Asbestos-Related Cancer

13-Sep-2006 - Three researchers who led the discovery and development of the first drug approved to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, were named as Heroes of Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Researchers Homer Pearce, Ph.D., Chuan (Joe) ...

New 'self-exploding' microcapsules could take sting out of drug delivery

04-Jan-2006 - Belgian chemists have developed "self-exploding" microcapsules that could one day precisely release drugs and vaccines inside the human body weeks or even months after injection. The study, by researchers at Ghent University and the Universite Catholique de Louvain, is scheduled to appear in the ...

Novel compounds show promise as safer, more potent insecticides

30-Aug-2005 - Research teams at Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd., Bayer CropScience and DuPont have developed two new classes of broad-spectrum insecticides that show promise as a safer and more effective way to fight pest insects that damage food crops. The insecticides, which represent the first synthetic compounds ...

Unemployment is down, salaries are up for US chemists, C&EN reports

04-Aug-2005 - Unemployment among U.S. chemists has dropped to 3.1 percent this year from a record high of 3.6 percent in 2004, according to an American Chemical Society (ACS) survey reported in the Aug. 1 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS's weekly newsmagazine. Median salaries for bachelor's level ...