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Press Pac - April 16, 2014
The ACS PressPac contains reports of research selected from 40+ peer-reviewed ACS journals and Chemical & Engineering News. This weekly service provides leads on the latest advances in science and their impact on the business world.
- A greener source of polyester — cork trees
- Researchers question emergency water treatment guidelines
- Making radiation-proof materials for electronics, power plants
- '3D’ test could reduce reliance on animals for testing asthma and allergy medications
- New type of barcode could make counterfeiters’ lives more difficult
Science Podcasts
- Prized Science: A video series featuring the work and contributions of ACS award recipients, and how the science honored in the awards impacts everyday life.
- Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions: A series of podcasts describing some of the 21st Century’s most daunting problems, and how cutting-edge research in chemistry matters in the quest for solutions.
- Science Elements: A weekly digest of cutting edge research from the world of chemistry.
- Reactions: An all-ages trip to the frontiers of knowledge. Reactions is a new weekly video series about the chemistry all around us featuring intriguing stories about science, medicine, energy food and much more.
News Releases
- Chemists Celebrate Earth Day: Showcasing the scientists who keep our water safe (video)
- The science of caffeine, the world’s most popular drug (video)
- Scientists use Google Glass to map the future of medical testing (video)
- Why do we get allergies? The science of springtime sniffling and sneezing (video)
- Periodic Puns: Chemistry jokes just in time for April Fools’ Day (video)
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Spring 2014 National Meeting & Exposition
March 16-20, 2014
Dallas, Texas, USA
ACS Live: Press briefings from the Spring 2014 ACS National Meeting.
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Weekly highlights of prominent research from ACS journals and updates on ACS events.
