New Fabric to Harness Energy from the Sun and the Wind
September 27, 2016 | The Engineer

Researchers from Georgia Tech have developed a new fabric that combines solar cells with triboelectric nanogenerators. These nanogenerators have the capability to harv

Foam Infused with Spent Coffee Grounds Cleans Contaminated Water

September 21, 2016 | Laboratory Equipment

U.S. researchers have found a way to recycle spent coffee grounds into filters. These filters are capable of removing heavy metal contaminants from gr

Turning Windows into Solar Power Generators

September 9, 2016 | Green Building Elements

Several start-ups, including Ubiquitous Energy, PolySolar, and SolarWindow Technologies, are finding ways to turn infrared and UV light from the sun into electricity usi

Contributed by David Constable, Ph.D., Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

It’s hard to believe that three weeks have passed since we were at the 252^nd ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia. The ACS National Meetings are usually a whirlwind of activity

Contributed by Mark Dorfman, Biomimicry Chemist, Biomimicry 3.8

Nature, the oldest and wisest chemist, is by necessity, a green chemist. By “nature”, I’m referring to the living natural world. Unlike inanimate rocks and minerals, organisms are constrained

Contributed by Catherine Rawlins, Chair of the Northeastern Section American Chemical Society - Younger Chemists Committee (NSYCC)

Over the years of my involvement in the NSYCC, our group and our goals have grown considerably. We continuously expand activ

Contributed By Jonathan Winfield ¹, Jonathan Rossiter ² and Ioannis Ieropoulos, Ph.D. ¹, Bristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory ¹, University of the West of England, Dept. of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol ²

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Contributed by Jeffery A. Byers, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Boston College

It is particularly challenging to find an application where synthetic plastics have not become important. From disposable bags, cutlery and cups, lightweight automobil

Ikea and Neste to Partner on Production of Sustainable and Bio-based Polymers

September 7, 2016 | Plastics Today

Neste, a company from Finland that specializes in oil refining and renewable solutions, and Ikea of Sweden have announced a joint initiative to

Incorporating Single Fluorine Atoms into Chiral Pharmaceuticals

September 2, 2016 | Pharmaceutical Technology

At GlaxoSmithKline, researchers discovered a greener way to incorporate a single fluorine atom at a chiral center. Their method, which utilizes flu

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The ACS Green Chemistry Institute® (ACS GCI), in collaboration with the Green Chemistry & Comm

At this year’s Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Portland, OR, I had the opportunity to interview David Widawsky, Director of the Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We d

Pete Myers on The Health Benefits of a Circular Economy (Watch)

August 22, 2016 | Circulate

Keeping materials cycling throughout the economy is good, right? Perhaps not, if you haven’t considered exactly what materials you’ve got re-entering the loop. Unfor

Contributed by David Constable, Ph.D., Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

The pace of activities has thankfully slowed just a bit over the past month, although we are down another person with Ann Lee-Jeff’s departure to assume her role at Teva as a S

A simple Google search of “green chemistry” and “hydrogen peroxide” will quickly display many links to the reported environmental benefits of using hydrogen peroxide in chemical reactions. From a winner of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge award