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April 28, 2006

Clariant To Exit Pharma Chemicals

Sale to private equity firm is latest chemical company departure from field.

Costs Still Pinch Chemical Firms

Earnings are up at most companies, but material and energy increases hurt growth.

ACS Honors Service

Society's coveted Public Service Award goes to two congressmen, NSF director.

April 27, 2006

Vaccine Candidate For Leishmaniasis

Carbohydrate-based formulation shows early promise in mouse tests.

Engelhard Attempts To Derail BASF Takeover Attempt

Targeted firm offers $45 for up to 20% of its own shares.

Bush Is Faulted For Waiving Summer Fuel Requirements

Removing clean air provision at this time will not help gas prices, critics claim.

April 26, 2006

Three Companies, Two Directions

Earnings rise at PPG and Rohm and Haas; DuPont takes a different route.

American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Elects New Fellows

Out of class of 195 members, 23 are in the chemical and related sciences.

FDA Criticized On Drug Safety Monitoring

Government Accountability Office says FDA's system for tracking drugs is 'broken'.

April 25, 2006

Academy Elects New Members

NAS elects 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 16 countries.

Enzyme Proves Unconventional

Diiron-containing enzyme cleaves C-H bond in an unexpected way.

Industry Challenges 'Public Nuisance' Ruling

Chemical manufacturers say California court ruling could subject industry to open-ended product liability.

April 24, 2006

Campaign To Save Sussex Chemistry Intensifies

Chemists at British university aim to raise over $2 million to support and maintain their department.

New Radical Route To Polyolefins

Weakly solvated 'naked' Li⁺ promotes novel radical polymerization of alkenes.

U.S. Can't Eliminate Arsenal Until 2017

Even with allowable five-year extension, U.S. won't be able to comply with treaty.

Molecules Target Protein Hot Spots

Small molecules differentially modulate G-protein interactions.

April 21, 2006

Dispute Over Benzene In Drinks

Compound is created by reaction between benzoate and vitamin C in beverages.

Profiles Predict Drug Response

Pre-dose metabolites in urine forecast individual drug response.

April 20, 2006

Dyeing Hearts Deeply

Molecular tags that emit infrared light in response to voltage changes help to image electrical activity in cardiac tissue.

EPA Says U.S. Is Reducing Some Greenhouse Emissions

Reductions in methane and nitrous oxide are accompanied by increases in carbon dioxide.

April 19, 2006

Power Problems At Army Facility

Electrical outages at Aberdeen could have resulted in researchers' exposure to deadly chemical agents.

April 18, 2006

Braskem To Build Venezuelan Cracker

Brazilian chemical producer will pick up project planned by ExxonMobil.

Budget Office Reports On Regulations

EPA air pollution rule helps boost overall societal benefits of federal actions.

April 17, 2006

Artificial P450 Enzymes Created

Computational method leads to library of enzymes that fold and function.

Modern Pioneers

Biotech companies challenged at BIO meeting to contribute to global issues.

Treating VX

Activists, stakeholders oppose Army plan to ship, treat, and dispose of VX wastewater.

April 14, 2006

U.S. Will Not Meet Deadline For Destroying Its Chemical Arms

Secretary of Defense estimates 66% destruction by 2012.

NIH Panel Reaffirms Public-Access Policy

Working group calls for mandatory, six-month posting of NIH-funded research.

Lonza Boosts China Presence

Swiss company plans to make active pharmaceutical ingredients.

April 13, 2006

Sticky Bacterium

Chemistry behind biological adhesives super strength remains unknown.

U.K. Team Targets Viruses With Nanomaterials

Consortium tasked with development of coatings, face masks, and air filters to kill SARS and avian flu.

Yeast Produce Malaria Drug Precursor

Researchers hope route will lead to a cost-effective approach to increasing supplies of artemisinin.

CSB Reports On Georgia Accident

Chemical safety board faults MFG Chemical for release of hazardous vapor.

Mitsubishi Boosts Polycarbonate Capacity

Projects in Japan, China will cost $400 million.

April 12, 2006

University Patents In 2005

University of California again ranked first in number of patents awarded to U.S. academic institutions.

April 11, 2006

Energy Advisory Board Abolished

Bodman decides board is no longer needed as White House sets direction for research.

Dupont, Syngenta Plan Bioinitiatives

Partners target seed genetics and trait licensing, while DuPont alone makes push into biofuels.

April 10, 2006

Platinum From Breast Implants

Study implicates silicone implants as source of harmful platinum species.

Semiconductors From Liquids

Method enables fabrication of circuit components starting from a liquid silane.

Biotech Industry Improves in 2005

Annual Ernst & Young report portrays sector on verge of profitability.

Industry Calls For Action On Energy

U.S. manufacturers urge Congress to allow more offshore drilling.

Wyeth and Scots In Research Pact

Partners will spend $87 million on translational medicine R&D effort.

April 7, 2006

Nanotech Consumer Product Recalled in Germany

Glass-treating spray containing nanoparticles has caused medical problems in many consumers.

Big Bucks For Science Education

Howard Hughes Medical Institute gives 20 professors $1 million each for science education projects.

Ferro Financials

Ferro Corp. has filed restated 2003 and 2004 financial report.

April 6, 2006

Yucca Mountain Overhaul Proposed

DOE sends Congress legislation to speed construction of a nuclear waste repository.

Photosynthesis Mystery Cracked

Energetics guides electrons down the 'right' path in the photosynthetic reaction center.

3M Ponders Fate Of Pharmaceuticals

Firm considers sale of what it calls a successful business.

Lanxess Sets More Revamping

Company says more businesses were profitable in 2005 than in 2004.

April 5, 2006

Liquid-Crystal Lenses

Spectacles made with switchable material could advance vision correction.

GSK And Sirna In Respiratory Pact

Drug development deal highlights growing interest in RNAi technology.

April 4, 2006

Molecule Signals Presence Of Ion Trio

'Lab-on-a-molecule' could be used to screen for various medical conditions.

Wyeth Joins With Scots In Translational Medicine

U.S. drug company and Scottish medical schools will spend $87 million on R&D effort.

April 3, 2006

Democrats Back Inherently Safer Technology

Leading Senate Republicans say bill is the wrong approach.

A Chain Of Six Indium Atoms

Group 13 element shows surprising ability to form a linear oligomer.

Chemists Converge In Atlanta

Nearly 13,000 chemical scientists network, share research, enjoy March Madness.

Wacker IPO

Family-owned firm hopes to raise at least $300 million with stock offering on Frankfurt exchange.

Solving Structures Without Crystals

Method provides structural solutions to materials lacking long-range order.

Schering Escapes Merck's Grasp

German giant Bayer steps in as white knight, topping earlier hostile bid.