ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: November 04, 2015

ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: November 4, 2015

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Graphene could take night-vision technology beyond ‘Predator’

Movies such as 1987’s “Predator,” in which an alien who sees in the infrared hunts down Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team, introduced a generation of sci-fi fans to thermal imaging. Since then, heat-sensing devices have found many...

A step toward understanding how hibernation protects hearts

Wintry weather means hats and scarves for some mammals, and hibernation for others. Hibernation dramatically lowers body temperatures, heart rates and oxygen consumption — things that would be fatal to other animals...

New low-cost battery could help store renewable energy

Wind and solar energy projects are growing at a respectable clip. But storing electric power for days when the air is still or when the sun goes down remains a challenge, largely due to cost. Now researchers are developing a new battery...

Portable device can quickly test for sickness-causing toxins in shellfish

Mussels, oysters, scallops and clams might be ingredients for fine cuisine, but they can also be a recipe for diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP). That's a gastrointestinal illness people can get if those tasty morsels contain marine...

Requiring drug makers to take back unused pharmaceuticals

About $5 billion worth of unused prescription drugs get flushed down toilets, tossed in the trash or left in medicine cabinets across the U.S. each year. These practices can contribute to a host of problems, including water pollution...

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ACS Editors' Choice

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ACS National Meeting News

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ACS Webinars®

From Truth Serum to Anesthesia: The Discovery and Uses of Sodium Thiopental

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2 - 3 p.m. ET
Sodium thiopental, sometimes called by its trademarks Sodium Pentothal or Trapanal, has had varied uses from truth serum to lethal injections. However, it's most commonly known as a general anesthetic. Join Michael Matson in this ACS Webinar as he shares how this sulfur-containing barbiturate could be administered intravenously at a time when the majority of anesthesia in America was required to be inhaled.

Toolkits on Global Challenges/Research Funding

Journalists covering some of the great global challenges of the 21st century and federal funding of research and development (R&D) can find videos and scores of other resources in websites that the American Chemical Society has prepared on those topics.

ACS Press Release Archive

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ACS Videos

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ACS Video of the Month

The World's Smallest Robots - by Reactions

Nanomachines — including nano-sized motors, rockets and even cars — are many orders of magnitude smaller than a human cell, but they have huge promise. Watch the video to find out why

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C&EN Video Spotlight

What is the Gut Microbiome?

Right now, trillions of bacteria and other tiny organisms living in and on your body are making molecules that could influence your health and behavior. Speaking of Chemistry helps explain how.

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