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The American Chemical Society is a congressionally chartered independent membership organization that represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of the chemical sciences. With more than 150,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving chemistry enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe. ACS is dynamic and visionary, committed to “Improving all people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.” This vision ─ developed and adopted by the ACS Board of Directors after broad consultation with the membership ─ fully complements the ACS Mission statement, which is “to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and all its people.” Together, these two statements represent our ultimate reason for being and provide a strategic framework for our efforts. ACS publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. We also give more than $22 million every year in grants for research in petroleum and related fields. We also play a leadership role in educating and communicating with policymakers and the general public about the importance of chemistry in our lives.
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The first Polaroid camera, which enabled instant photography, went on sale in 1948 and sold out within minutes at a department store in Boston. What enabled this advance? Chemistry! Edwin Land, who co-founded the company that became Polaroid, invented a film unit that contained light-sensitive crystals, polymers and other chemicals for developing the negative image captured by the camera’s lens into a printed photo. Learn more about this Chemical Landmark for #NationalChemistryWeek: https://brnw.ch/21wO73p Photo credit: Los Angeles Public Library
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Learn more about the winners of the #NanoInFocus contest! #NationalChemistryWeek
James Utama Surjadi of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the #NanoInFocus image contest for his entry, Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitected Hexagonal Boron Nitride. 👏 https://lnkd.in/eDugP2h7 #NationalChemistryWeek
Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitected Hexagonal Boron Nitride wins NanoInFocus image contest
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Announcing newly elected ACS board members for 2025! Rigoberto Hernandez is ACS President Elect for 2025. Who else was elected to the 2025 Board of Directors? Find out here: https://brnw.ch/21wO4vi
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Congratulations to Matthew Hershey for winning third place in the #NanoInFocus contest during #NationalChemistryWeek! Nanoscale spheres of titanium dioxide can convert visible light from the sun into energy to run chemical reactions that are important for a more sustainable world. Nanoparticles of the same size and shape convert energy efficiently. Researchers use scanning electron microscopy to see these tiny particles with high resolution. Photo credit: Matthew Hershey
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Congratulations to Caleb DeWitt for winning second place in the #NanoInFocus contest during #NationalChemistryWeek! These fluffy crystals that look like broccoli under a scanning electron microscope could one day help deliver medicines to the eyes! Many medicines to treat eye disease get washed away when a patient’s eyes water or blink. Nanoscale crystals of a polymorph of calcium carbonate could be used for drug delivery because they are small enough to enter eye tissue and sturdy enough to resist removal. Photo credit: Caleb DeWitt
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Congratulations to James Surjadi for winning first place in the #NanoInFocus contest during #NationalChemistryWeek! This is a three-dimensional sample of hexagonal boron nitride visualized by scanning electron microscopy. Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is an electrically insulating nanomaterial with high mechanical strength, piezoelectric properties, and resistance to high temperatures. These properties make it an interesting material for ultrasensitive sensors for space explorations, microelectronics insulation, and lightweight, impact-resistant coatings, among other applications. Researchers created a hollow 3D hBN structure that is 100 times lighter than water and fully recovers from 90% compression. Their synthesis method can be scaled to produce centimeter-sized samples while preserving the nanoscale features critical for maintaining hBN's unique properties. Photo credit: James Surjadi
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Did you know that the inventor of Polaroid film, which enabled instant photography, was also interested in light polarization? Edwin Land invented synthetic films that acted as polarizers, which only allow light waves with particular orientations to pass through them. Here, members of the Future Engineers of America learn about light polarization in their optics class in the summer of 1960. Learn more about this Chemical Landmark for #NationalChemistryWeek: https://lnkd.in/gEiJybhD Photo credit: Hennepin County Library
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In the leadup to the #NanoInFocus image contest winners announcement on 10/24, we’re celebrating some of the best in chemistry photography and imaging! The theme of #NationalChemistryWeek is Picture Perfect Chemistry. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gxzQf7gJ #CENChemPics
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Picture Perfect Chemistry includes science imaging too! Polarized light microscopy can help scientists identify the composition of crystals based on how a material interacts with filtered light waves. Look back at a #HeadlineScience video to learn how the same substance can take different crystal forms and why controlling crystallization is important in pharmaceutical development. #NationalChemistryWeek