ACS Science Elements

How PCBs may threaten killer whale populations for 30-60 years. An advance toward new treatments for type 2 diabetes. Using magnets to boost production of ethanol for fuel. A discovery that promises more nutritional cassava for the developing world. A "lung on a chip" and other marvels from microfluidic devices.

Fingerprinting fake coffee; Nanomagnetic sponges to clean precious works of art; Tiny carbon nanotubes show big germ-fighting potential; Coated nanowires that may improve drug delivery; Use of memory enhancement drugs

Fingerprinting fake coffee. Nanomagnetic sponges to clean precious works of art. Tiny carbon nanotubes show big germ-fighting potential. Coated nanowires that may improve drug delivery. Use of memory enhancement drugs.

How some forms of good cholesterol can be bad for the heart; An advance toward a safer source of collagen; New evidence of an increased diabetes risk from high-fructose corn syrup; Pioneering odor tests on plastic water pipe; Current breakthroughs in solar power

How some forms of good cholesterol can be bad for the heart. An advance toward a safer source of collagen. New evidence of an increased diabetes risk from high-fructose corn syrup. Pioneering odor tests on plastic water pipe. Current breakthroughs in solar power.

In a quest for improved drinking water, Andrea Dietrich is conducting pioneering studies on how plastic pipes affect the odor and taste of water.

New evidence suggests that sodas sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup may increase the risk of diabetes, particulary in children. The study will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston.

In a quest for improved drinking water, Andrea Dietrich is conducting pioneering studies on how plastic pipes affect the odor and taste of water.

New evidence suggests that sodas sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup may increase the risk of diabetes, particulary in children. The study will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston.

Computers help chemists fight emerging infections; Common virus may contribute to obesity in some people; Revealing the secret role of estrogen in obesity; Detergents, eye rinses, and other products with an on/off switch; Helping the carbon nanotube industry avoid mega-mistakes of other new industries made in the past; Met inhibitors showing promise as a new weapon in war on cancer

When good cholesterol goes bad - This study will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston.

When good cholesterol goes bad - This study will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston.

Public health officials may soon be able to flush out more accurate estimates on illegal drug use in communities across the country thanks to a new screening test. The test does not screen people directly but instead seeks out evidence of illicit drug abuse in drug residues and metabolites excreted in urine and flushed toward municipal sewage treatment plants. It will be described in August during the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston.

Bitter taste can ruin a cup of coffee. Now, chemists in Germany and the United States say they have identified the chemicals that appear to be largely responsible for javas bitterness, a finding that could one day lead to a better tasting brew. Their study, one of the most detailed chemical analyses of coffee bitterness to date, will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston.

Compounds in cranberries may help improve the effectiveness of platinum drugs that are used in chemotherapy to fight ovarian cancer, researchers have found in a controlled laboratory study. The scientists found that human ovarian cancer cells resistant to platinum drugs became up to 6 times more sensitized to the drugs after exposure to the cranberry compounds. The study will be described in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston.