On June 15, submissions opened for two new journals from the American Chemical Society: ACS Applied Engineering Materials and ACS Applied Optical Materials. The first issues of both journals are ...

Combustion engines, the engines in gas-powered cars, only use a quarter of the fuel’s potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust. Now, a study published in ACS Applied Materials & ...

If you’re a fan of arts and crafts, you’re likely familiar with the messy, sticky, frustration-inducing nature of liquid glues. But researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces now have ...

To ensure that the biofilm would block moisture and oxygen, the researchers used a blend of natural ingredients including ...

A team of scientists in Mexico has built a tough new battery that could one day replace the lithium-ion batteries used in ...