As we emerge into the post pandemic era, COVID-19 continues to have a lasting impact – both on society and the research ecosystem. Now, articles from across the ACS Au suite of journals have been collated into a Virtual Issue, highlighting considerations for fundamental research as well as ways to mitigate future outbreaks. This collection […] The post COVID-19: Where Are We Now? appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

The contributions of many women to Chemical Research in Toxicology are motivated by a combined passion for science and commitment to making scientific discoveries that impact a sustainable future of humans and the environment through science-driven policies for chemical safety. In celebration of Women’s History Month and in recognition of the contributions of women to […] The post Women in Toxicology: Interviews With the Contributors to Our Recent Virtual Issue (Part 1) appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

ACS’ portfolio-wide Editorial in June 2020 stressed the importance of diversity, inclusion, and respect across its publishing platform. Still, as shown in the 2022 Diversity Data Report, men continue to make up the majority of ACS journals’ authors, reviewers, Editors, and Editorial Advisory Board members. In the biological sciences, women make up less than ¼ […] The post Call for Papers: Women in Proteomics and Metabolomics Special Issue appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

We are excited to see you (either in-person or virtually) at ACS Spring 2023, taking place March 26-30 in Indianapolis, IN, and online. Listed below is a selection of the ways you can make the most of the meeting and learn more about your favorite ACS journals, meet new Editors, discover the right home for […] The post Meet the Editors and Connect with Your Favorite Journals at ACS Spring 2023! appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

March 8, 2023 is International Women’s Day—this year, we are reminded of the powerful words by the Ghanaian scholar Dr. James Emmanuel Kwegyir-Aggrey: “If you educate a woman, you educate a nation.” History stands testament to the fact that women have gone from strength to strength, especially over the last few decades. We are pleased […] The post International Women’s Day 2023: Read Interviews from ACS Editorial Leaders in India appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

Single-cell mass spectrometry is emerging as a necessary, valuable, and long-demanded technology to help understand the molecular makeup of cells. The current exponential growth of single-cell approaches and their applications in mass spectrometry was recently highlighted at the 37th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Asilomar Conference held in October 2022. This Special Focus Issue from […] The post <i>JASMS</i> Call for Papers: Special Focus Issue on Single-Cell Mass Spectrometry appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C will publish a Virtual Special Issue (VSI) on “The Physical Chemistry of Perovskites.” We encourage researchers to submit their new and unpublished work by June 30, 2023. Research areas of particular interest include: Experimental measurements of optical and electronic properties Ultrafast studies of excited state dynamics, including electron and energy transfer processes Studies […] The post Call for Papers: “The Physical Chemistry of Perovskites” Virtual Special Issue in <i>The Journal of Physical Chemistry C</i> appeared fi ..read more

Read the Original Article Mercury is a harmful chemical pollutant, affecting both human and environmental health on a global scale. There are currently a number of chemical sensing technologies in place to detect mercury and other damaging pollutants, but their performance in real environments is limited by external power supplies as well as poor selectivity […] The post Tapping Into Triboelectricity: New Sensor Detects Pollutants With a Single Touch appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

We know that eating a variety of plants is important, but researchers are now looking at how we can use plant food waste more efficiently. At its simplest, this means using more of the crop and reducing how much waste there is to start—but there are also ways to valorize waste by extracting key chemicals […] The post Going Bananas Over Reducing Plant Food Waste appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more

Current plastic recycling is limited, typically involving mechanical processes that often result in “downcycled” products with inferior properties relative to plastics in their unprocessed, virgin forms. Furthermore, the plastics that do end up recycled comprise less than 20% of the total plastic produced to date—most of our plastic waste ends up in a landfill or […] The post Catalytic Techniques for Upcycling Plastic Waste appeared first on ACS Axial | ACS Publications ..read more