Photography allows us to capture light as fixed images. You have probably seen many photographs in your life in all forms. They may have been print photos, pictures in magazines, or digital photos on ...

Most ways of collecting images are based on the contact of light with materials. Film cameras catch images on light sensitive film that is developed into pictures using special processes. Digital ...

The first Pinhole camera (Camera Obscura) was used to trace an image. Camera Obscura is used to make an image on metal plates coated with chemicals. This was when the first permanent photograph was ...

In the early days of photography, people used much simpler cameras. These cameras could “capture” images and focus their light onto light-sensitive material called photographic film. To take a picture ...

All matter is made of very small units called atoms. Atoms are so small they cannot be seen using a regular microscope. Scientists have discovered a way to “see” atoms using a special instrument ...

Photography uses light to make a chemical change and create an image. The Anthotype/Sun Print activity in this issue of Celebrating Chemistry (located on pg. 11) is an example of a chemical change ...

Learn more about imaging, technology, and the fascinating chemistry behind it.

The ACS is committed to working to advance scientific knowledge, empower a global community and champion scientific integrity ...

Scented wax melts are often marketed as safer alternatives to candles because they’re flame- and smoke-free. But in a study ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Agricultural Science & Technology have addressed many of the major challenges associated with ...

ACS Members interested in being appointed to serve on an ACS Committee should submit their committee assignment preferences to the online committee preference form. Please note that your ACS ...