National Meeting News Releases

Meeting Dates: Aug. 20-24, 2017
Press Center Dates: Aug. 20-23, 2017
Location: Room 154A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.
Theme: Chemistry's Impact on the Global Economy

ACS' 254th 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.

Check back each day from August 21-23, 2017, to view news releases after their embargoes lift.

August 23, 2017

• Mosquitoes fatally attracted to deadly, sweet-smelling potion
• Spinning plant waste into carbon fiber for cars, planes
• What the world’s tiniest ‘monster truck’ reveals

August 22, 2017

• Getting fat to ‘talk’ again could lower blood glucose and weight
• Turning human waste into plastic, nutrients could aid long-distance space travel (video)
• ‘Coffee-ring effect’ harnessed to provide rapid, low-cost analysis of tap water (video)
• Cyborg bacteria outperform plants when turning sunlight into useful compounds (video)

August 21, 2017

• Sopping up sunblock from oceans to save coral reefs (video)
• Remarkable artistry hidden in ancient Roman painting revealed
• Smart label could one day let you know when to toss food and cosmetics (video)
• Clay-based antimicrobial packaging keeps food fresh
• Licorice is a hot trend in hot flashes, but could interact with medications
• New vaccine could someday fight the effects of opioid combinations
• Avocado seed husks could be a gold mine of medicinal and industrial compounds

August 20, 2017

• Silk could improve sensitivity, flexibility of wearable body sensors
• Sugars in some breast milk could help protect babies from group B strep
• No guts no glory: Harvesting the microbiome of athletes
• Energized fabrics could keep soldiers warm and battle-ready in frigid climates
• Mussel-inspired glue could one day make fetal surgery safer
• Testing TVs and tablets for ‘green’ screens