To better understand how microplastics accumulate and disperse in marine environments, new research published in ACS’ ...

Find in-person and digital sponsorship opportunities. Sponsor one of the industry's largest and most exciting conferences! Be seen by a targeted audience of chemists, decision-makers, and industry ...

M.S.: Geology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico Ph.D.: Geochemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico WHAT SHE DOES NOW: Director, ...

For more than 30 years, scientists from around the world have flocked to a museum in the Italian Alps to learn from a 5,300-year-old man. He’s known as Ötzi the Iceman, nicknamed for the nearby Ötzal ...

Infinitely useful, water is often taken for granted until it’s either not there or there is too much of it. Droughts, floods or contaminated drinking water make headlines. But for most of us, filling ...

Only information submitted via the nomination form will be used to evaluate the nominee. Correct spelling and grammar is important to the presentation of the nominee. A candidate may receive more than ...

Potassium nitrate (KNO 3), known historically as saltpeter or the mineral niter, is a common salt with multiple uses. It has been known since antiquity; an early appearance in the chemical literature ...

Transparent wood, made by modifying wood’s natural structure, has been proposed as a sturdy, eco-friendly plastic alternative ...

On the shelves of makeup counters and drugstores sits an array of foundations in various olive, ivory and fair shades. But ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries typically last hours or days between charging. However, with repeated use, batteries degrade and need to be recharged more frequently. Now, researchers are ...