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February 8, 2010
Air Products Bids For Airgas
Industrial Gases: Air Products offers $7 billion for the unwilling distributor.
After The Smoke Clears
Indoor Chemistry: Tobacco residues react with chemicals in air to form dangerous products.
Amantadine's Double Bind
Mode Of Action: New finding on flu drug's binding to virus proton channel could aid drug design.
Promising To Control Emissions
Climate Change: U.S., China, others pledge to limit greenhouse gases.
Lax About Nanomaterial Handling
Exposure: many protective measures are not being utilized, survey shows.
Latin American Firms Globalize
Outward Reach: Mexican and Brazilian chemical companies acquire internationally.
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ACS Introduces New Policy Statement (Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | pp. 34-36)Society calls for more research and education on endocrine disruption
ACS Committees Seek Member Input On Policy Statements
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | Web Exclusive)
ACS Board Elects Chair, Executive Committee Members (Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | pp. 36-38)Vacancies filled and leaders elected at december meeting of society's top governance body
January 25, 2010
ACS Scholars | Steven W. Meier (Member Content)
(Month Day, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 4 | p. 41)A mother's support, a magnet school, and an ACS scholarship spur this engineer's journey from small-town Oklahoma to ExxonMobil R&D.
ACS Comment | See The Future Of Sustainability Through Chemistry (Member Content)
(Month Day, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 4 | p. 40)
February 8, 2010
Custom Chemicals
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 15-20)After struggling through 2009, contract manufacturers are honing their strategies and hoping for a better 2010.
Taking Over Big Pharma Plants
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 21-26)For better or worse, pharma chemical suppliers are repurposing former drug company plants as custom manufacturing facilities.
Antibiotics Yo-Yo(Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 30-33)Companies score big deals but still struggle with regulatory authorities.
Resurrection On The Rhine(Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 34-36)A downsized Rohner gets another crack at contract manufacturing.
Sustaining Clean(Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 38-39)At SDA meeting, companies big and small sought to collaborate on sustainability.
Business Concentrates (Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 28-29)February 1, 2010
The Other Solar(Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | pp. 20-22)Chemical makers see a new alternative-energy market in concentrating solar power.
Limited Cap-And-Trade Program(Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | p. 23)Mandatory carbon dioxide trading system for power producers thrives in 10 northeastern states.
Business Concentrates (Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | pp. 18-19)February 8, 2010
Public-Access Options Mulled(Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 41-43)Forum yields comments on making articles containing federally funded research results freely available.
Asia's Growing Impact On Research(Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | pp. 44-46)Latest "Science & Engineering Indicators" shows R&D global trends shifting east.
Government & Policy Concentrates (Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | p. 40)February 1, 2010
School Labs Go Under Microscope
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | pp. 25-26)Laboratory accidents in academia to be investigated by chemical safety board.
Rail Reform Effort Gains Momentum(Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | pp. 27-28)Chemical shippers want Congress to tighten oversight of freight rates.
Government & Policy Concentrates (Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | p. 24)February 8, 2010
Back To The Future With Stem Cells
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | p. 50-53)Reprogramming the fate of cells with small molecules.
Choosing One Among Many(Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | p. 54)Chemists get better at oxidizing specific C-H bonds.
C&EN Talks WIth Paul Alivisatos(Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | p. 55)LBNL's new director focuses on renewable energy, climate.
Science & Technology Concentrates (Member Content)
(February 8, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 6 | p. 48-49)February 1, 2010
Science In Orbit(Member Content)
(February 1, 2010 | Vol. 88 Issue 5 | pp. 32-33)The future of research on the International Space Station is up in the air.
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Fluorochemicals Go Short
Shorter perfluoroalkyl chain lengths improve environmental profile of versatile stain-, grease-, and water-repelling chemicals.
One-Pot Biodiesel
Synthetic Biology: Bacteria make biodiesel directly from glucose and hemicellulose.
It's Elemental: The Periodic Table
NCW kicks off this week with the theme "Chemistry—It's Elemental!".
More R&D Cuts From Big Pharma
Employment: GSK, AstraZeneca, Pfizer slash research jobs, spending.
Fluorinase Success
Biosynthesis: In a chemical first, an engineered microbe yields a bioactive fluorinated compound.
Tungsten Breaks Tough Bond
Organometallics: Rare carbon-carbon bond scission could lead to new route for functionalizing aromatics.
School Labs Go Under Microscope
Laboratory accidents in academia to be investigated by chemical safety board.
Progesterone Proof
Natural Products: New evidence confirms suspicion that plants can also make well-known hormone.
Science Wins In 2011 Budget
Federal Spending: Overall R&D remains flat, but non-defense R&D jumps 6% in President's request.
A Systemic Look At Schizophrenia
Proteomic analysis of peripheral cells reveals aspects of psychiatric disorder.
Fluorochemicals Go Short
Shorter perfluoroalkyl chain lengths improve environmental profile of versatile stain-, grease-, and water-repelling chemicals.
One-Pot Biodiesel
Synthetic Biology: Bacteria make biodiesel directly from glucose and hemicellulose.
School Labs Go Under Microscope
Laboratory accidents in academia to be investigated by chemical safety board.
Fluorinase Success
Biosynthesis: In a chemical first, an engineered microbe yields a bioactive fluorinated compound.
Attacking Amyloids (Member Content)
Proteomic analysis of peripheral cells reveals aspects of psychiatric disorder.
A Systemic Look At Schizophrenia
Proteomic analysis of peripheral cells reveals aspects of psychiatric disorder.
Beyond The Basics
Laundry detergent makers and their raw material suppliers are sticking to innovation despite a rocky economy.
More R&D Cuts From Big Pharma
Employment: GSK, AstraZeneca, Pfizer slash research jobs, spending.
Seeking To Cement A Green Future (Member Content)
New chemistries promise to revolutionize stodgy building materials industry.
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