( American Chemical Society ) The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes a simple, inexpensive dip-and-dry treatment can convert ordinary silk into a fabric that kills disease-causing bacteria -- even the armor-coated spores of microbes like anthrax -- in minutes.

The search firm's chairman announces funds to place new computer science teachers in English schools.

The Royal Society of Chemistry awarded UCSB chemistry professor and director of the Material Science Lab Craig Hawker the 2012 Centenary Prize for chemistry in recognition of Hawker’s innovative work with novel polymers.

The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) on Wednesday said the enactment of the Biosafety Act affirms government’s commitment to regulate the use, handling and transportation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

Newcomer Hubbard surprises voters in U.S. Senate race Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:05 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Of the six top-tier candidates running for the U.S. Senate, only Sean Hubbard may have to worry about being challenged by eagle-eyed poll watchers ...

As you may already be aware from my previous posts, The Guardian U.S. and NYU s Studio 20 journalism lab have teamed up to push a project called The Citizens’ Agenda into the media discourse surrounding the U.S. presidential 2012 election. The idea: find out what you†- the citizens†- want the candidates to be discussing over the next four months usually meaning questions of substance about policy ...

Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved. [More]

The Japan America Society of Chicago plans to establish a scholarship named after Yoichiro Nambu, who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2008, to raise young people's interest in science. Nambu, 91, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, is welcoming the move, saying it is "very good," sources said. Nambu, who was born in Tokyo and is now a U.S. citizen, won the Nobel together with ...

Science in crisis Scientists †- and science generally †- are in a moment of crisis on multiple fronts. The gap between science and society has grown to a chasm, with disastrous consequences for issue after issue. For example, just last month, Tennessee passed legislation permitting creation “science� into classrooms. On another front, the concern of Americans about global warming has dramatically ...

( American Meteorological Society ) Earth observations, science, and services (Earth OSS) inform and guide the activities of virtually all economic sectors and innumerable institutions underlying modern civilization, according to a new study by the American Meteorological Society Policy Program. The report also found that Earth OSS in the US face considerable challenges because economic ...

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