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 Methane emissions from natural gas industry higher than previously thought
World leaders are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it's unclear just how much we're emitting. In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency has a new program to track these emissions, but scientists are reporting that it vastly underestimates methane emissions from the growing natural gas industry. |
Study Finds Rising Levels of Plastics in Oceans
Some eight million metric tons of plastic waste makes its way into the world's oceans each year, and the amount of the debris is likely to increase greatly over the next decade unless nations take strong measures to dispose of their trash responsibly, new research suggests. |
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Have a meeting at the ACS National Meeting & Exposition - - Gain priority access to innovators and collaborators
At the upcoming 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Denver, we would like to offer you a chance to secure meeting space to connect with scientific professionals. Take this unique opportunity to encourage an open dialogue and close deals with academic, government, and international researchers and innovators. For $1,950, you will receive private meeting space along with a table-top display in the Exposition. The onsite ACS Industry Concierge can help you facilitate this process. Contact us at industry@acs.org for more information and to make a reservation. To learn more about the ACS Denver National Meeting & Exposition, visit www.acs.org/denver2015. | |
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Crystalline Sponges Catching On With Chemists
Invented in 2013 in the laboratory of Makoto Fujita, a chemist at Japan's University of Toyko, the crystalline sponge technique allows researchers to get a small-molecule crystal structure—essentially a molecular photograph—without actually crystallizing the compound in question. |
Any Given Cell: Can Biotech Pioneer Steve Fodor Do it Again?
Taking a snapshot of cell activity is possible, thanks to the emerging field of single cell analysis. And one of biotechnology's pioneers, Stephen Fodor, has just debuted a process that he says can produce individual profiles of up to 10,000 cells at a time. |
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R&D Productivity 2014: A Breakthrough Year for Biopharma
For decades, R&D productivity was on the decline in the biopharmaceutical industry. It reached its nadir in 2008, with the industry as a whole failing to earn a return on its R&D investments. The fortunes of the industry have since changed dramatically, and 2014 stands out as a record year. |
The Invention Mob, Brought to You by Quirky
Quirky is Exhibit A for the case that a digital-age renaissance of the small inventor is not only possible but underway. The company taps an online community of one million registered users. More than 400 Quirky-generated products have made it to the marketplace so far. |
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Engineered Yeast Turn Three Carbon Compounds Into Ethanol
When biofuel producers turn agricultural waste into ethanol, they start by treating the biomass with acid to hydrolyze complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars that microbes can munch on to make the alcohol. But that hydrolysis also produces compounds, such as acetate, that can inhibit microbial growth. Now, researchers have engineered yeast that aren't fazed by acetate. |
Biomass plus carbon capture yields negative-emission energy
Nature Climate Change has published a look at the possible impacts of carbon capture with biomass. The report finds that it could be used to generate as much as 10GW of power while helping to reduce emissions in the Western US and Canada by up to 145 percent compared to 1990 levels. |
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Who you calling "alternative"?
Don't call them "alternative" careers, pleaded Michael Simon at a session called What else can you do with a Ph.D.? today at the 2015 meeting of AAAS, which publishes Science Careers. To his chagrin, the session also had a subtitle: "Finding alternative careers in the sciences." |
Social media: A network boost
Information scientist Cassidy Sugimoto was initially sceptical that Twitter was anything more than a self-promotional time-sink. But when she noticed that her graduate students were receiving conference and co-authoring invitations through connections made on Twitter, she decided to give the social-media platform a try. |
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Business Plan Competition, part of the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
The ACS Green Chemistry Institute® is holding the only business plan competition exclusively devoted to green and sustainable chemistry and engineering. Early stage companies who are reimagining chemistry and innovating for a sustainable future are encouraged to apply with a short Executive Summary of their green business idea.
Applications are due February 25, 2015 5:00 p.m. EDT |
ACS Fellows Program
The American Chemical Society Fellows Program was created by the ACS Board of Directors in December 2008 to recognize members of ACS for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society.
Nominations for 2015 ACS Fellows close April 1, 2015. |
2015 Physical Chemistry Division Awards
The Physical Chemistry Division annually sponsors senior and early-career awards in theoretical and experimental physical chemistry that are intended to recognize the most outstanding scientific achievements of members of the Division. The 2015 recipients will be honored in a special awards symposium on Tuesday afternoon of the Fall ACS National Meeting in Boston. |
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The Hustle You Don't Hear About
The classic startup-to-blockbuster-success story goes something like this: initial idea; months of working in the lab and writing groundbreaking ideas on whiteboards in the basement at 3am; CUE MOVIE MONTAGE; wild success and a trendy office with Elektra Belle Epoque espresso machines at every desk.
This narrative is good for motivating aspiring entrepreneurs, but glosses over an important part of the early stage startup process - supporting yourself while you develop your dream. |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Tenure Track
I never intended to be a researcher in industry. Like many graduate students, I assumed I would finish my time in graduate school, hop on the postdoctoral fellow merry-go-round, and after an undetermined number of years, fly off into the coveted tenure track faculty position. After landing my dream job in academia, I could study the intricacies of how proteins fold into their three dimensional structures until they dragged me kicking and screaming out of the lab and into the funeral parlor. |
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Meet the Brightest Minds in Medicinal Chemistry
Learn about the current challenges and advances in drug discovery from today's thought leaders during informative presentations followed by a live Q&A. Gain practical solutions you can apply in your research by tuning in to these free, live ACS Webinars on the last Thursday of every month at 2pm ET. | |
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Chemistry in the Courtroom: Demystifying Science for Judge and Jury
The decision in many trials depends on which expert prevails. However, a courtroom may be just as daunting for a chemist as the lab would be for a lawyer. Join Dr. Jim Carver as he demonstrates that it's not only important WHAT a chemist presents but HOW that chemist presents it. A jury and/or a judge not only depend on honest testimony, but they want a chemist who can simplify the complex science.
Thursday, February 19, at 2 p.m. EST |
Mastering the Art of Scientific Publication: The Webinar Series
As new researchers generate their first results, they face the challenge of mastering the art of scientific publication in order to present their results and to draw attention to their new scientific findings. Whether or not we want to describe science in such terms, scientific publishing is competitive in nature, and thus younger scientists must vie with their more experienced peers for recognition.
Wednesday, March 4, at 11 a.m. EST |
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Why Do Roses Smell So Sweet?
Valentine's Day was Saturday, and people spent billions on their sweethearts. Much of that cash will be dropped on sweet-smelling roses. But did you know that one minor chemical change would make that rose not smell as sweet? Chemist Raychelle Burks, Ph.D., explains why in the debut episode of our new sub-series Get to Know a Molecule (GTKAM).[video autoplays, pre-roll + 4:04] |
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