Considering risks to both those inside the lab and people in the community can help minimize hazards—and make chemistry more sustainable ...

Computational Chemistry is the study of complex chemical problems using a combination of computer simulations, chemistry theory and information science. Also called cheminformatics, this field enables ...

AI systems make predictions based on data models (i.e., if the data has these features and relationships, it is likely to behave in this way in the future). Generally, AI systems need to be “trained” ...

A class taught by chemist Li-Qiong Wang teaches the molecular building blocks of artistic expression and enables students to make some art of their own along the way.

From mixed charges to chemical bonding, Professor Ludmilla Aristilde found that iron uses multiple strategies to lock carbon ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a ban on most uses of methylene chloride, a chemical they say is known to cause health risks and even death, to protect public health. The proposal ...

The agency found that HBCD is persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, in addition to posing irreversible health problems. A new approach — assessing the chemical as a whole — will help EPA to crack ...

Concern in Louisville and in other nearby communities that border the Ohio River was raised this week after several barges got loose along the waterway — including one carrying 1,400 metric tons of ...

Mounting challenges to chemical rules are expected to leave appeals courts with major authority over how the Toxic Substances Control Act is implemented. A major chemical company is suing EPA over its ...