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December 24, 2007
Small Growth In R&D Funds
Congress provides scant increases for physical sciences, biomedical research in 2008.
Tailpipe Emissions Fight
California to sue Administration for rebuffing plan to limit greenhouse gases from cars.
Bromate in Los Angeles Water
Suspected carcinogen may lead to new monitoring regulations nationwide.
Lilly Taps A Chemist
Company's new CEO is organic chemist John Lechleiter.
Antibodies Against RNA
Library method to generate antibodies is widely applicable
December 21, 2007
Party With Angela Merkel
German chancellor joins the festivities at 75th birthday celebration for Sir John Meurig Thomas.
December 20, 2007
Microfluidic Chip Snags Cancer Cells
Device isolates tumor cells in blood and has potential for monitoring disease and guiding treatment.
Kureha Plans U.S. Facility For Polyglycolic Acid
First-of-its-kind plant will make polymer used as a barrier layer in plastic bottles.
December 19, 2007
Hope For Eliminating Mental Retardation
Reining in excess protein production could overcome fragile X syndrome.
Bali Compromise
U.S. concessions allow agreement on continuing climate-change talks.
Industry Seeks Action On Natural Gas, Rail Rates
Chemical companies draw link between climate change and energy policy.
December 18, 2007
Mixing It Up
New metal-organic framework features unprecedented porosity and surface area.
Bruce Alberts Takes Helm Of Science
UCSF biochemist becomes editor-in-chief in early 2008, succeeding Donald Kennedy.
December 17, 2007
New Novartis Cuts Target 2,500 Jobs
Restructuring program aims for $1.6 billion in savings by 2010.
Dow To Exit Commodity Chemicals
Company will form massive joint venture with Kuwaiti firm.
Night-Shining Clouds
Studies of high-altitude clouds may illuminate atmospheric changes.
House Examines Chemical Plant Security
Industry wants Congress to give DHS regulations a chance.
Middle Ground
Conference uses science to build bridges in the Middle East.
Energy Recovery
Microorganisms can help squeeze methane out of oil fields.
Eisai To Acquire MGI Pharma
Japanese firm is the latest to expand by buying a U.S. biotech firm.
December 14, 2007
Atmospheric Chlorine Source Identified
Nitryl chloride detected in polluted marine areas.
Senate Clears Energy Bill
With tax provisions removed, Senate overwhelmingly passes bill.
A Novel Strontium-Iron Oxide
Low-temperature synthesis yields a product with an unusual structure.
Bali Climate Meeting Turns Up The Heat
United Nations talks result in a push for global action.
December 13, 2007
German Chemical Majors Reshuffle Businesses
Restructuring efforts aim to focus companies more closely on their customers.
GSK Partnerships Target Infectious Disease, Cancer
British drug giant works with Galapagos and OncoMed.
December 12, 2007
Report Critiques NASA's Education Program
National Research Council review of education at space agency finds deficiencies.
Aerobic, Copper-Templated Cross-Coupling
Unprecedented catalytic cycle offers a new pathway to C–C bond formation.
December 11, 2007
Indorama To Acquire Eastman PET Plants
Eastman continues to scale back from the business with sales of Dutch and British facilities.
December 10, 2007
New Biological Chlorination Pathway Found
Nonoxidative reaction could lead to novel bioengineered natural products.
Oil-Repellent Surfaces
Lotus leaves inspire coatings with surface chemistries and geometrics that prevent wetting by organic liquids.
FDA In Crisis
Stagnant resources, understaffing, and shabby IT infrastructure shackle agency, panel concludes.
December 7, 2007
Solar Mystery Solved
Japanese spacecraft finds conclusive evidence of waves that make sun's corona much hotter than its surface.
Dow To Cut Jobs
Eliminating 1,000 jobs worldwide will result in a $600 million charge against earnings.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Cuts Back
Drug major follows Pfizer, others in shedding production plants.
December 6, 2007
DSM Signs Deal With Arch Pharmalabs
Agreement will boost DSM's product line and Arch's sales.
China Steps Up Drug Inspections
Top leader vows to stop chemical plants from making drugs.
Squishy Cancer Cells
Atomic force microscopy pinpoints cancer cells by their softness.
Pushing Efficiency
Business groups say large CO2 cuts are manageable.
December 5, 2007
Prion Protein's Possible Protective Role
Protein associated with mad cow and other diseases may prevent cellular damage caused by copper redox activity in the brain.
Two-Piece Imaging Probes
Fluorescent inclusion complex assembles inside cells.
Union Seeks Plant Safety Reforms
Conditions that led to fatal BP accident remain at many facilities, survey finds.
December 4, 2007
European Biotechs Clinch R&D Deals
Two collaborations are set between European biotech firms and pharmaceutical giants.
Brazil Restructures Petrochemical Sector
Petrobras increases its stake in Braskem and forms another large chemical player in the country.
December 3, 2007
Diamond's Surface Conductivity
Charge transfer to aqueous redox couple may explain unusual surface properties.
EPA Rebuked
Congress asks for more analysis of proposal for burning hazardous waste as fuel.
Green Chill
EPA partnership encourages use of new refrigerants and prevention of leaks.
The latest environmental science and technology news
Microbes in the air near swine farms-more or less
Monitoring of bioaerosols from CAFOs under conventional and alternative waste management conditions suggests some promising alternatives for North Carolina.
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September 22, 2008
Hybrid Polymers For Healing Voices
Elastin mimics could help grow new vocal cords.
September 15, 2008
Making Borosilicate Nanoparticles Is Now Possible
Researchers used video microscopy to observe the synthesis of borosilicate nanoparticles.
September 15, 2008
Newscripts: Grow A Home
This simulation offers an in-depth look at Plantware's proposed ecoarchitectural process.
August 28, 2008
Camera Iris Mechanism Saves Bacteria
Complementary approaches capture ion channel in its open form
July 21, 2008
Spreading The Joy Of Science
Bayer's worldwide educational programs show students and the public the wonder of science
July 17, 2008
Gold Complex Changes Color Reversibly
Grinding and exposure to solvents trigger phase transformations and color changes
July 7, 2008
What's That Stuff? Bowling Balls
Knocking down pins and getting strikes with polymer science and surface chemistry
July 7, 2008
Took Only A Spark
This Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board video of Barton Solvents plant's destruction explains how a tank farm explosion and fire could have been avoided with proper equipment grounding and better handling of nonconductive flammable liquids
July 7, 2008
Follow The Green Spot
An ultraviolet-light-emitting diode creates a green cloud in a photochromic solution
June 23, 2008
Electron Microscopy For Chemists
Advances in imaging and elemental analysis move TEM toward the realm of analytical chemistry
June 23, 2008
Molecular Cage May Contain ... Nothing
Self-assembled prisms may enclose empty spaces rather than solvent
June 18, 2008
Chaperonin's Lid Works Like A Camera's Iris
Proteins lid shuts to give proteins privacy while folding inside
» Photo Galleries
September 1, 2008
Scenes From The ACS National Meeting In Philadelphia
August 18, 2008
Converging Pathways
Chemical companies and environmentalists edge closer together in the pursuit of sustainability
August 4, 2008
Flooded Out Of Their Labs
Displaced University of Iowa faculty strive to advance research while waiting to learn extent of lab damage
April 7, 2008
Surface Science's Sage
Priestley Medalist Gabor A. Somorjai has been advancing surface chemistry for nearly five decades
April 7, 2008
Molecular Chemistry And Catalysis By Surfaces
» Podcasts
August 21, 2007
Applications in Drug Discovery Podcasts
Couldn't make it to the Analytical Pavilion at the national meeting in Boston? Download C&EN podcasts of the speakers at the pavilion.
August 20, 2007
Roald Hoffmann: Chemist and Poet
Roald Hoffmann reads some of his poetry from the C&EN booth.
» Interactive
June 11, 2007
CAS Timeline
100 years of progress from volunteers and index cards to cutting edge computers, see the progress of CAS.
June 11, 2007
The Incredible Vastness of Data
In the hands of CAS, a morass of data points ends up telling epic research stories, page by page.
» C&EN Blogroll
Blog: C&EN at CHEMRAWN
» C&EN's Amanda Yarnell reports from CHEMRAWN XII in Cape Town, South Africa, where chemists from around the continent and the world have gathered to discuss their efforts to ensure an adequate and sustainable supply of food for the people of Africa.
Live from Bali: The UN Climate Change Conference
» Daily dispatches of news and observations from The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia from Environmental Science & Technology's Erika Engelhaupt.
Blog: ACS Fall National Meeting 2007
» Daily dispatches from the 234rd National Meeting & Exposition in Boston from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Chemistry's Long Tail
» Taken together, three books describe a future for working chemists who will need something different from their professional society
Blog: Brazil!
» Daily dispatches from a 10-day research and meeting trip in Brazil from Chemical & Engineering News and Environmental Science & Technology reporters.
Blog: ACS Spring National Meeting 2007
» Daily dispatches from the 233rd National Meeting & Exposition in Chicago by Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: ACS Fall National Meeting 2006
» Daily dispatches from the 2006 ACS Fall National Meeting in San Francisco from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: ACS Spring National Meeting 2006
» Daily dispatches from the 2006 ACS Spring National Meeting in Atlanta from Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
Blog: C&EN @ AAAS
» Daily dispatches from the AAAS 2006 Annual Meeting by a pair of Chemical & Engineering News reporters.
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