National Meeting News Releases
Meeting Dates: March 18-22, 2018
Press Center Dates: March 18-21, 2018
Location: Great Hall B, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
Theme: Nexus of Food, Energy & Water
The 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 March 19-21, to view news releases after their embargoes lift.
March 21, 2018
- Elephant and cow manure for making paper sustainably
- The perfect shot of espresso every time with chemistry
- New 4-D printer could reshape the world we live in
- Banana plant extract could be key to creamier, longer lasting ice cream
- Make way for the mini flying machines
March 20, 2018
- Continuously killing bacteria on coated stainless steel — add bleach to recharge
- Vegetable compound could have a key role in ‘beeting’ Alzheimer’s disease
- Tiny gels sop up intestinal toxins
- Making fragrances last longer
- Smoked foods are tastier, less harmful with a tip from the auto industry
- ‘Candy cane’ polymer weave could power future functional fabrics and devices
- Wildfire intensity impacts water quality and its treatment in forested watersheds
March 19, 2018
- Living sensor can potentially prevent environmental disasters from fuel spills
- The Swiss army knife of smoke screens
- From landfill to lipstick: Grape waste as a cosmetic and food ingredient
- Implantable sensor relays real-time personal health data to a cell phone
- Progress toward a new flu treatment, thanks to a small tweak
- Identifying ‘designer’ drugs taken by overdose patients