ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: June 03, 2015
ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: June 3, 2015
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News Items in This Edition
Keeping astronauts in space longer with better air and water
As astronauts embark on increasingly ambitious space missions, scientists have to figure out how to keep them healthy for longer periods far from Earth. That entails assuring the air they breathe and the water they drink...
Recovering a rare metal from LCDs to avoid depleting key resource
Life without bright screens on our smart phones and TVs is hard to imagine. But in 20 years, one of the essential components of the liquid-crystal displays, or LCDs, that make many of our gadgets possible could...
Antibody fragments expand what PET imaging can ‘see’ in mice (video)
To visualize cancer throughout the body, physicians often turn to positron emission tomography (PET), which lights up areas that are metabolically active or growing, like tumors. Today in ACS Central Science, researchers...
Natural gas versus diesel: Examining the climate impacts of natural gas trucks
Some major trucking companies are turning to natural gas to fuel their fleets — and to earn "green" credit among customers. But celebrating lower emissions could be premature, according to an analysis in the ACS journal...
Past-failures-pave-way-for-promising-new-Alzheimer’s-treatments
Since 2002, close to 300 drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s have run into clinical dead ends. But now, having learned from those failures, researchers are testing — and retesting — a batch of the most promising...
Journalists’ Resources
ACS Experts: Chemistry Sources for Reporters
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ACS Editors' Choice
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ACS National Meeting News
Couldn't go to the ACS 249th National Meeting & Exposition in Denver? Then check out our resources for info you might have missed:
Press releases: www.eurekalert.org/acsmeet.php
Press conferences: www.ustream.tv/channel/acslive
ACS Webinars®
Chemistry & the Economy: 2015 Mid-Year Review
Thursday, June 4, 2015, 2-3 p.m. ET
How can the pharma and chemical industries ramp up emerging technologies such as additive manufacturing or 3-D printing to create new growth opportunities? Join Paul Hodges of International eChem as he returns to examine what is causing the international and domestic market to slow down and how emerging technologies could provide a needed boost. Watch the webinar.
Toolkits on Global Challenges/Research Funding
Journalists covering some of the great global challenges of the 21st century and federal funding of research and development (R&D) can find videos and scores of other resources in websites that the American Chemical Society has prepared on those topics.
ACS Press Release Archive
Visit our press release archive for news on a variety of chemistry-related topics.
ACS Videos
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ACS Video of the Month
No, Your Microwave Isn't Dangerous - by Reactions
Kitchen know-it-alls beware! We’re going to fact check all those health warnings you’ve grown up with. We all want to take care of ourselves, but some of these myths can actually get in the way of good healthy decisions. Let's start with one we've heard a lot: microwaving your food zaps the nutritional value. Watch the video to find out why that's a load of malarkey
Check out more Reactions videos and subscribe to the series at http://youtube.com/ACSReactions and follow Reactions on Twitter @ACSReactions.
C&EN Video Spotlight
Critter Chemistry
Insects may not be the most charismatic creatures on the planet, but what they lack in cuddliness, they make up for with chemical ingenuity. In this episode of Speaking of Chemistry, Matt Davenport looks at three of the craziest six-legged chemists out there.
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