National Meeting News Releases

Dates: August 21-25, 2016
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Theme: Chemistry of the People, by the People, for the People

ACS' 252^nd National Meeting & Exposition will feature thousands of presentations on new discoveries in science. The topics include food and nutrition, medicine, health, energy, the environment and other fields where chemistry plays a central role. Many connect with the meeting’s theme, "Chemistry of the People, by the People, for the People."

The American Chemical Society is the world’s largest scientific society with nearly 157,000 members.

Check back each day starting Monday, August 22, 2016, to view news releases after their embargoes lift.

August 24, 2016

• Insulin pill could make diabetes treatment ‘ouchless’
• Selecting the right house plant could improve indoor air (animation)

August 23, 2016

• Battery you can swallow could enable future ingestible medical devices
• Stretchy supercapacitors power wearable electronics

August 22, 2016

• Watching thoughts — and addiction — form in the brain
• Simple new test could improve diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing nations
• How cars could meet future emissions standards: Focus on cold starts
• New device could help improve taste of foods low in fat, sugar and salt
• After the heart attack: Injectable gels could prevent future heart failure (video)
• Reducing tire waste by using completely degradable, synthetic rubber
• Nanoparticles that speed blood clotting may someday save lives

August 21, 2016

• Paper-based device spots falsified or degraded medications (video)
• Edible food packaging made from milk proteins (video)
• Fungi recycle rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
• Citrus fruits could help prevent obesity-related heart disease, liver disease, diabetes
• Squid, jellyfish and wrinkled skin inspire materials for anti-glare screens and encryption
• Stopping scars before they form