National Meeting News Releases
Dates: August 10-14, 2014
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Theme: Chemistry & Global Stewardship
ACS' 248th National Meeting & Exposition will feature nearly 12,000 reports on new discoveries in science that connect with people's everyday lives. Topics include health, environment, agriculture, energy and other fields where chemistry plays a central role. The concentrated brainpower of 16,000 scientists and others in a few square blocks downtown will add nearly $23.5 million to the local economy.
The American Chemical Society is the world’s largest scientific society with more than 161,000 members.
August 04
- Creating buzz about science to help solve pressing global challenges
- How science sizzles in the modern kitchen
- ‘Next Generation Ambassadors of Chemistry’ symposium features up-and-coming chemists
- Toyota to market hydrogen vehicles in 2015; Linde starts small-series production of fueling stations
August 10
- Wine symposium explores everything you wanted to know about the mighty grape (video)
- On the frontiers of cyborg science
- Pregnant women and fetuses exposed to antibacterial compounds face potential health risks
- Carbon dioxide ‘sponge’ could ease transition to cleaner energy
- The grass really is greener on TV and computer screens, thanks to quantum dots
- Like cling wrap, new biomaterial can coat tricky burn wounds and block out infection
- Scarcity of elements in products like smartphones needs addressing, say scientists
- ‘Heroes of Chemistry’ developed products that improve health, electronics, plastics
August 11
- Keeping filler ingredients out of your cup of coffee
- Solving a sticky problem with fetal surgery using a glue inspired by the sandcastle worm
- Making cashews safer for those with allergies
- Venom gets good buzz as potential cancer-fighter (video)
- Innovations with far-reaching potential for the environment and health
August 12
- Sniffing out billions in US currency smuggled across the border to Mexico
- Could hemp nanosheets topple graphene for making the ideal supercapacitor?
- Stinky gases emanating from landfills could transform into clean energy
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