Can any corn become popcorn? Not all corn pops! Popcorn is a special type of corn. Some other grains, such as quinoa and sorghum, can pop too; but popcorn is the biggest and best popper! This picture ...

Natural and human-made rubber can change its shape and come back again. Materials that can do this are called “elastic”. Elastic materials are useful in lots of ways: Similar to how tires and sneakers ...

Over $1,000,000 in scholarship funds are awarded to 300+ students annually. The ACS Scholars Program awards renewable scholarships to undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups ...

Large batteries are needed for cities and metro areas to run off solar or wind power. Researchers in ACS Central Science have ...

How big can a bubble get? The biggest bubbles are made with two sticks and a loop of string between them. Using special bubble solution, a large thin film of solution is made in the loop. Then the ...

Researchers report in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology that ocean acidification could shift the male-female ratios in oysters, creating more females over time and impacting future population ...

The ACS Green Chemistry Institute® (ACS GCI) leads the American Chemical Society's efforts to catalyze the implementation of sustainable approaches to chemistry and engineering across the globe. Join ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have created a novel treatment that eliminated small breast tumors and ...

What made Earth hospitable to the origins of life? And how often should we expect planets around other stars to be habitable? The answers to both these questions lie in the formation and distribution ...

The Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellowship (CPF) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship ...

Researchers report in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces a yarn-like battery prototype that works when immersed in seawater ...