In 1973, the first call from a mobile phone was made on a device that had a twenty minute battery life. Today, you can search the internet (do people even make calls anymore?) for almost 15 hours straight on some phones without running out of juice. In th

Contributed by Stefan Pastine, Co-founder & CTO, Connora Technologies

Waste poses significant environmental and societal challenges all over the world. While some of the waste generated each year can be recycled or repurposed into new products, some materi

Contributed by Dr. Keying Ding and Dr. Gary White, faculty advisors and Club President Tim Chitpanya, Middle Tennessee State University

Our chapter’s interest in green chemistry began in the fall of 2006 with a seminar at a club meeting.  In his presentati

Green Nano: Positive environmental effects through the use of nanotechnology

January 15, 2016 | Nano Werk

The green nano design principles developed by the German NanoCommission constitute an attempt to establish consensus-based guidelines for environmenta

A call to action for innovation in CO₂ conversion and ocean discovery

Contributed by Paul Bunje & Marcius Extavour, XPRIZE

The Paris climate agreement is a North Star pointing scientists and engineers towards the technological breakthroughs needed to usher

Contributed by Freya Burton, Director of Communications, LanzaTech

Today there is an abundance of carbon in all the wrong places. We currently recycle metals, plastics and paper. So why not recycle carbon?

Emerging technologies and continued innovation hold

BioAmber, Reverdia sign a non-assert agreement

January 8, 2016 | Biomass Magazine

Reverdia has signed a non-assert agreement concerning its Biosuccinium technology with BioAmber Inc.

World's First Facility for Producing Bioplastic from Biodiesel Co-product t

The 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference: “Advancing Sustainable Solutions by Design”

Call for papers for the 20th GC&E Conference, held June 14-16, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, will be open from January 4, 2016 through February 15, 2016!

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There has been a lot of activity around green chemistry this year, and we’d like to take the time to highlight some of the biggest stories – the top fifteen of 2015 – to demonstrate the accomplishments of the field. These stories, in no particular order,

Vermont Chemical Reporting Rule Moves Forward, but with Delay

December 16, 2015 | The National Law Review

The Vermont Department of Health won approval for its new, burdensome children’s product green chemistry reporting program from the state’s Legislativ

Eco-Conscious Bengaluru Teenager Gives Experts Lessons on Green Chemistry

December 11, 2015 | BangaloreMirror

Ranjini Srikantan subscribes to a greener, safer world with fewer chemical hazards.

How Target and Walmart Led a Push to Make Over Makeup

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

I’ve just returned from a week-long trip to New Delhi and Mumbai, India and two different green chemistry conferences. Traveling to India makes for a long trip, but I am always very d

Contributed by Luke T. Roling, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

One of the most exciting “green” energy production technologies is low-temperature fuel cells, particularly for por

Contributed by Nanetta Pon, Sara Shu, and Grace Woo, University of California, Los Angeles

In 2013, the UCLA ACS student chapter (SMACS) held its fall kick-off meeting with guest-speaker Professor Miguel Garcia-Garibay, chemistry department chair, who talk

Recyclable Bioplastics Cooled Down, Cooked Up in Chem Lab

December 3, 2015 | PHYS ORG

Colorado State University chemists made a completely recyclable, biodegradable polymer, paving a potential new road to truly sustainable, petroleum-free plastics.

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