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 ...

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

Researchers report that some disposable vapes released higher amounts of metals and metalloids than older refillable ...

By mimicking a desert-dwelling chameleon, a team reporting in ACS’ Nano Letters has developed an energy-efficient, cost-effective coating. The material could keep buildings cool in the summers — or ...

In a study in ACS Sensors, researchers report developing ultrasensitive, nanoscale sensors that in small-scale tests distinguished a key change in the chemistry of the breath of people with lung ...

In 1947, Marie Maynard Daly made history. The young Columbia University student from Queens, New York, became the first African American woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United ...

Diabetes used to be invariably fatal, killing people by disrupting sugar metabolism until scientists successfully found an effective treatment. Millions have been treated with insulin since the 1920s.

Vapes are thought to be a “safer” way to consume cannabis, but they present their own risks. Researchers have discovered toxic metal particles in vaping liquids even before first use of the device, ...

Melamine sponges may easily erase stains and scuffs, but they are also shedding microplastic fibers into the environment as they’re worn away, according to research in Environmental Science & ...

Infamous for their environmental persistence and potential links to health conditions, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, are being discovered in unexpected ...

Researchers reporting in ACS ES&T Water have coated a floating sponge in a charcoal-like powder, and when paired with an oxidizing agent, the technique destroyed over 85% of algal cells from lake and ...