Chemistry and Chemical Engineering News

When first responders and security guards came to the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate’s Tell-Us-What-You-Need table, heading their list was an emergency escape hood worthy of James Bond. It was a very tall order.

Chemists have developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor chip capable of detecting trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used in the most common form of homemade explosives.

Research that started with bacteria from the Chesapeake Bay has led to a process that may be able to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products, from leftover brewer's mash to paper trash, into ethanol and other biofuel alternatives to gasoline.

A highly specialised computer modelling technique championed at The University of Nottingham has been instrumental in the design of a revolutionary new swimsuit

When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles, it's not whether the container is new or old but the liquid's temperature that has the most impact on how much BPA is released.

The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist.

By genetically manipulating flies to express odorant receptors in one olfactory organ or both, researchers have shown that the brains of Drosophila melanogaster larvae not only make use of stereo cues to locate odors but also to navigate toward them

U.S. troops blew up enemy bridges with explosives in World War II to slow the advance of supplies or enemy forces.

MIT engineers have designed the first simple process for manufacturing materials that strongly repel oils.

Physicists have combined an atom-chiller with a molecule trap, creating for the first time a device that can generate and trap huge numbers of elusive-yet-valuable ultracold polar molecules.