American Chemical Society Archives

Bacteria Batteries In The Future?

April 12th, 2016 | by Glenn Meyers

When it comes to storing electricity from renewable sources, bacteria may have a bright future alongside lithium. This may be great [&hellip

Next Solar Cell Breakthrough: “Perfect” White Graphene

December 2nd, 2015 | by Tina Casey

US researchers tease "white graphene" a little closer to commercial application in next-generation solar cells and other clean tech devices

Obama Administration Announces Methane Plans

January 14th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert

The announcement this morning by President Obama of a revised target for US methane emissions is not just another gimmick [&hellip

Harnessing The Power Of Pepto-Bismol For Carbon Capture

June 26th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

Don’t go running for the medicine cabinet just yet when your car runs out of gas, but a research team [&hellip

CO2 Into Methanol — Highly Effective Conversion Method Developed

June 25th, 2013 | by James Ayre

A very effective means of converting CO2 directly into methanol fuel has just been created, thanks to researchers from Université [&hellip

Boron For Better Batteries

May 24th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor

Tina about one year ago wrote about Rice University research exploring the benefits from the use of boron in batteries. Rice [&hellip

“Artificial Leaf” Makes Clean Energy From Dirty Water

April 11th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

What’s all this fuss about silly federal research projects? If one day in the not too distant future you can [&hellip

New “Rock Candy” Silicon Could Make Ultra-Cheap Solar Power Even Cheaper

January 25th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a low-cost way to manufacture high-grade silicon, based on a [&hellip

Cleaner Fuel for the Big Ships of the Seas

August 22nd, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill

Another presentation from the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) concerning alternative fuels saw scientists describing [&hellip

Report Continues Good News for Renewable Gasoline and Diesel

August 22nd, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill

Presented at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), scientists have shown that a new process [&hellip

Energy Plus Clean Water from New Wastewater Treatment Tech Equals Awesome

July 3rd, 2012 | by Charis Michelsen

There is a new and efficient version of a machine that both processes sewage and makes electricity doing it in town

Gross But True: Your Dead Skin Can Reduce Indoor Air Pollution

May 13th, 2011 | by Tina Casey

Errr...I guess the real question is, why would anybody think of researching the effect of dead skin on indoor air pollution in the first place? Well the answer to that will just have to wait. In the meantime, thanks to the intrepid media team of Bernstein and Woods (what are the odds?) over at the American Chemical Society, we have the story of new research into the effect of dead skin on indoor air pollution.