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August 25, 2003

ANTIMALARIAL DRUG MECHANISM

Artemisinin targets specific parasite enzyme.

BLACKOUT'S IMPACT ON INDUSTRY

Power outage shuttered chemical operations.

BLACKOUT PROBE

Department of Energy takes charge of investigation of massive power failure.

SCIENCE AND SECURITY

MacArthur Foundation increases funding for research to reduce terrorist threats.

BLOCKING HIV

Small molecule prevents virus from entering cells.

MOLECULAR SCREENING WITH CD PLAYERS

Technique could lead to inexpensive lab and home tests.

PLASTIC-EXPLOSIVES DETECTOR

Compact device has parts-per-trillion sensitivity.

PCB SUITS SETTLED

Monsanto and Solutia will pay $600 million to Anniston, Ala., plaintiffs.

NANOSCALE ASSEMBLY

Solution-based method assembles ordered nanowire structures.

August 18, 2003

NEW ELEMENT NAME

Transfermium element 110 will now be known as darmstadtium (Ds).

EPA CHIEF NOMINEE

Reactions are mixed to President Bush's pick, Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt.

WASTE RULING

Federal appeals court affirms EPA authority to regulate hazardous waste streams.

FALSE REPORTS

In wake of scandal, Japan's Mitsui Chemicals shutters plants.

CHEMICAL ARMS BURN

The Army is destroying rockets filled with sarin nerve gas in Anniston, Ala.

DRUG DISCOVERY EXPO

Regulatory reform, new technology expedite discovery of medicines.

CREDIT RISK

Pressures lead to deteriorating ratings for chemical companies.

HOT AND DRY

For industry in Europe, summer drought's impact is limited so far.

PURE HYDROGEN

Catalytic process gives H₂ with little CO.

August 11, 2003

SERINE SOUP

Amino acid may have played central role in prebiotic chemistry.

CLARIANT CALL

Company moves to refocus as a specialty chemicals producer.

DRUG DRIVERS

West Coast consortium aims to move new drugs from the lab to industry.

BIOTECH DEAL

Genzyme's purchase of SangStat boosts immune therapy pipeline.

ENERGY NONSTARTER

Senators pass 2002 energy bill rather than dealing with current issues.

RISK PLANS

Public may get improved access to facility accident plans under proposed EPA rule.

METHANE CONVERSION

One-step process produces acetic acid, but the yield is low.

August 4, 2003

AMICABLE SEPARATION

Catalyst that precipitates may solve problem in homogeneous catalysis.

EARNINGS MIX

Second quarter yields ups and downs for chemical companies.

EUROPEAN CUTS

Earnings downturn will mean job losses at two firms.

THE SHAPE OF NIH

National Academies study recommends key organizational changes.

SECRET SECURITY

Senate declines to remove Department of Homeland Security's exemption from open-meeting laws.

HERCULES' VICTORY

Dissident directors resign after yearlong struggle for control of the company.

REGULATION RECONSIDERED

Under pressure, EPA will reevaluate changes to its new source review program.

MOLECULAR PUMPS

X-ray crystal structures of two membrane proteins suggest mechanisms for their pumping function.

DOW DATA

Dow Chemical donates more than 50,000 IR spectra to NIST.