Researchers publishing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society investigated the solid urine of more than 20 reptile ...

Researchers coated a commercially available silicone cup in silicone oil and created a plant-based, absorbent tablet.

“Our flexible artificial tongue holds tremendous potential in spicy sensation estimation for portable taste-monitoring devices, movable humanoid robots, or patients with sensory impairments like ...

We invite researchers to submit abstracts for oral presentations in the field of medicinal chemistry, focusing on the latest innovations in drug design, discovery, and development. Topics of… Read ...

Researchers report on new heat-based fabrication methods to transform PET into supercapacitor electrodes and separator films for upcycled energy storage devices.

Designated August 29, 2013, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. Flavor is caused by receptors in the mouth and ...

The story is so improbable it defies belief: a soil sample from Japan stops suffering in Africa. It starts when a scientist discovers a lowly bacterium near a golf course outside Tokyo. A team of ...

When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...

March is MOTW Solvent Month! This is the second of four articles about key solvents—Ed. Ethyl acetate is one of the simplest carboxylate esters. (Former Molecule of the Week methyl formate is the ...

Cutting boards are handy tools found in most homes and restaurant kitchens. But a small-scale study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology suggests that they are an overlooked source of micrometer ...

Sweat and food stains can ruin your favorite clothes. But bleaching agents such as hydrogen peroxide or dry-cleaning solvents that remove stains aren’t options for all fabrics, especially delicate ...