Silver-decorated tantalate semiconductors make hydrogen from water and sunshine
Decorated Photocatalysts
Lanthanides Light Up
Luminescent lanthanide metallogel emits light with controllable color and can be used as sensor
When Air Filters Aren’t Enough
Outdoor landscaping can cause particulate problems inside offices
Health Hazards of Barbecue Fumes
Potential health risk associated with barbecue-fume exposure in outdoor barbecuing settings
Puffed-Up Polymers
Expanding polymers could provide an instant seal for ruptured airplane fuel tanks or passenger cabins
Dopamine Makes Strong Mandibles
Dopamine oxidation hardens mandible tissues rapidly, so grasshoppers can begin eating right after hatching
Angel's Share Authenticates Rare Wines
Carbon dating of ethanol in wine corks verifies vintage in sealed bottles
Fabric Dyeing, Simplified
Ionic liquid process is environmentally green, and has textile researchers seeing red
ACS Emerging Researcher Award
Javier García-Martínez, University of Alicante, Spain, honored by the ACS Energy & Fuels Division
SnS Nanoplatelets for Solar Cells
Newly synthesized well-calibrated square SnS nanoplatelets could substitute toxic CdS as buffer material in thin film solar cells