Here, you'll find highlights of ACS Attendees presenting the results of their latest research on topics ranging from stem cells to electron transfer to academic drug discovery and the environment.
ACS Meeting News: Custom chemistry is yielding a broad selection of novel sorbents for the greenhouse gas.
ACS Meeting News: Projects to recycle wastewater face not only scientific but also economic and social hurdles.
ACS Meeting News: Medicinal chemists reveal potential drugs for HIV, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome.
ACS Meeting News: Details of bacterial enzymes' unusual methylation step may help fight antibiotic resistance.
ACS Meeting News: Gene swaps tweak kinetics and equilibrium to increase output.
ACS Meeting News: Surprising results question key assumptions about effectiveness of nanotubes in solar cells.
ACS Meeting News: Applied voltage modulates polymerization with precise control. » Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Natural resources chemistry was Anaheim meeting theme. » Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: With genetic engineering, chemists coax yeast into making ω-hydroxy fatty acids for producing degradable polymers. » Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Scientists combine sets of information to identify small molecules that defeat the tuberculosis bacterium in lab studies. » Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Metal substrates needed for Raman spectroscopy technique can be made with everyday objects--even coins. » Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Powerful organic-based systems dissolve noble metals under mild conditions.» Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Chemists aim to create waterproof coatings that protect retinal implants without causing scarring.» Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Gene swaps tweak kinetics, equilibrium to increase output.» Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Two-component strategy translates trace analytes into a colored readout. » Full Story Here
If you've been in grad school or worked in a lab, you've been there: sitting around, waiting for your reaction or experiment to do its thing, bored, listless. » Full Story Here
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Signs of the International Year of Chemistry were literally everywhere during this national meeting. » Full Story Here
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Wandering the halls of the undergraduate research poster session at the Anaheim Convention Center on Monday, Associate Editor Linda Wang and I noticed that there seemed to be more students from the U.S. armed forces than we had seen in the past. Intrigued by these neatly uniformed undergrads, we stopped by to talk to some of them and to find out about their research and future plans. » Full Story Here
Steve Guidry, a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado West Point cadet Michael Swayze» more cenblog.org/newscripts...
I've got two safety-related stories out online today: 'Prudent Practices' Updated: The new edition of Prudent Practices in the Laboratory is out, at last! » Full Story Here
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ACS Meeting News: Manual for safe handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals receives a makeover.
ACS Meeting News: Two compounds eliminate bitter aftertaste. » Full Story Here
Alfredo M. Ayala Jr. majored in chemistry in college, but these days he dabbles in a very special kind of alchemy. He's been with Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development for over 15 years. » Full Story Here
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C&EN Picks for Wednesday, March 30th: The Best of the Anaheim meeting.
ACS Meeting News: Rare complexes could provide new leads for gold-mediated chemical processes. » Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: Study calls into questions key assumptions about using nanotubes in solar cells. » Full Story Here
ACS Meeting News: As electrode moves along molecular wire, conductance of single-molecule device changes. » Full Story Here
C&EN Picks for Tuesday, March 29th: The Best of the Anaheim meeting.
I arrived in Anaheim on Thursday, March 24. As usual everyone has been busy throughout the meeting. » Full Story Here
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It's 1:00 AM in Anaheim, and Gergeis Yosef, 26, is wrapping up an eight-hour shift as a waiter at the Hilton. » Full Story Here
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'Twas just before Sci-Mix, and all through Hall B, plenty of creatures were stirring, some of them dressed like a mouse called Minnie. Alright, alright ... I need to work on my poetry skills. But you get the idea. » Full Story Here
Chemistry Dance at #ACSAnaheim.» more cenblog.org/newscripts...
Another missive from the ACS National Meeting by WC Environmental's Russ Phifer, who spent part of today in the expo manning the booth of the ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety and Committee on Chemical Safety. » Full Story Here
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ACS Meeting News: Heavy metals promote the spread of antibiotic resistance in treatment plant microbes. » Full Story Here
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Hollywood writers brought a touch of glamour to a standing-room-only symposium at the ACS national meeting yesterday. Writers for "Breaking Bad," "Eureka," "House M.D." » Full Story Here
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C&EN Picks for Monday, March 28th: The Best of the Anaheim meeting.Today was a long but satisfying day in Anaheim, highlighted by the Division of Chemical Health & Safety's executive committee meeting and technical programming. » Full Story Here
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C&EN Picks for Sunday, March 27th: The Best of the Anaheim meeting.Last week, I posted a sneak peek of a video that will be playing at the conference center in Anaheim at the ACS national meeting today. It contained clips of C&EN reporters recommending specific sessions at the meeting. » Full Story Here
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There's one hour left before chemists will pack a ballroom in Anaheim to see potential new drugs' structures unveiled for the first time. Watch this space for updates. » Full Story Here
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I'm not in Anaheim for the ACS National Meeting, but SZ guest poster Russ Phifer is! He arrived early, in fact, to teach a training session on "How To Be A More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer." » Full Story Here
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Medicinal chemists, it's that time of year once again. Time for the ACS National Meeting, and the accompanying symposium where drug companies reveal the structures of drug candidates in clinical trials for the first time. » Full Story Here
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If you're gearing up for the ACS National Meeting starting in Anaheim on Sunday, let me make a suggestion: » Full Story Here
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Want to see what we at C&EN have selected as newsworthy sessions taking place at the upcoming spring national meeting in Anaheim? » Full Story Here
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