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June 30, 2004

Train Derails, Chlorine Released

Gas cloud blankets area near San Antonio, killing three.

Reclaim The Commons

BIO 2004 offered adventures through a polarized looking glass.

June 29, 2004

Green Chemistry Awards

Honors recognize cleaner, cheaper, and smarter chemistry that promotes pollution prevention.

Regulating Mercury

Long-delayed EPA regulatory proposal may move ahead—or not.

Microreactors Eyed For Industrial Use

Hands-on experience with microreactors convinces Sigma-Aldrich of their utility.

June 28, 2004

Sanofi Agrees To Sell Drug

Sale to Pfizer is one of several required for antitrust approval.

Chondroitin Sulfates

Synthesis of pure compounds allows study of their nervous system bioactivity.

Cocaine Treatment

Potential vaccine for cocaine addiction uses virus to deliver antibodies.

Chemical Regulation

Two senators ask the Bush Administration to explain its stance on the EU’s proposed law for regulating chemicals.

Nanoarchitecture

Water confined within carbon nanotubes forms a chain within a water sheath.

June 25, 2004

Plant Biochemistry

Caffeine-Free Ethiopian Coffee Plants Promise Full-Flavored Cup Of Decaf.

Stem Cell Policy

Bipartisan bill introduced in the House would fund larger range of research.

Nonproliferation Overhaul Urged

Study says nuclear materials controls are inadequate for post-Sept. 11 world.

Anticancer Drug

Merck and Vertex Pharmaceuticals will collaborate to develop a small-molecule drug.

June 24, 2004

Cassini Exposes Phoebe

Scientists now believe this icy moon was captured by Saturn billions of years ago

Port security to be beefed-up

Polyazides Proliferate with Ti Compounds

Roche plans biotech plants

Shell venture completes plant

June 23, 2004

ChemSpec Confidential

Specialties exhibition highlights pharma strategies of chemical firms.

Cassini's Countdown

NASA spacecraft is poised to begin a close-up examination of Saturn, its rings, and its moons.

June 22, 2004

NIST Unveils Advanced Measurement Laboratory

Blackout Bonus

A major power outage last year was found to have dramatically cleared the air of pollutants.

U.S. Chemistry Olympiad Team Chosen

Four high school students will travel to international competition next month in Kiel, Germany.

Parting Ways, Making A Splash

Difference in focus at newly separated Bayer units is apparent at pre-plastics show conferences.

June 21, 2004

Private Space

A hybrid fuel engine helps SpaceShipOne become the first private craft to carry a human into space.

Orphaned Chemicals

Environmental Defense calls on companies to provide data on at least 156 high-production-volume substances.

Electron Movies

Cornell procedure allows imaging of electron motions on an attosecond timescale.

Luring Mealybugs

Researchers have identified and synthesized two compounds that make up the sex pheromones of mealybugs.

Marine Alkaloid

First total synthesis of norzoanthamine, a promising drug candidate for treating osteoporosis, has been achieved in 41 steps.

NASA Report

Blue-ribbon panel recommends sweeping reorganization of NASA.

June 18, 2004

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Names New Director

Stanford physics professor Steven Chu will take over in August

Price Fixing

Supreme Court Nixes Foreigners’ Suits In U.S. Courts.

June 17, 2004

Disgraced Physicist Stripped Of Ph.D. Degree

University revokes degree of former Bell Labs researcher who was fired for scientific misconduct.

FDA Proposes Removal of CFCs in Metered Dose Inhalers

On the Genesis of Homochirality

U.S. Strikers Take Dispute to Taiwan

Green Light for European Pipeline

June 16, 2004

Ralph Cicerone To Be Next NAS President

UC Irvine chancellor is slated to replace Bruce Alberts.

Air Liquide Brings Messer Into The Fold

Regulatory approval came more easily than for BOC acquisition five years ago.

June 15, 2004

Rhodia To Sell Phosphates Unit

Deal is big step in French firm's debt reduction program

Contract Extension

University of California will operate Lawrence Livermore for at least a few more years

Reagan's R&D Legacy

From supercolliders to Star Wars, Ronald Reagan provided excitement for scientists and engineers

June 14, 2004

Gasless Hydrogenation

Laboratory process uses H₂ and supercritical CO₂ generated in situ.

Key Player In Asthma

In humans, researchers link chitinase to the inflammation pathway of asthma.

Controlled Hydroxylation

Enzyme’s active-site structure lets it oxidize hydrocarbons without harming itself.

Metabolic Engineering

Researchers modify fungus to produce powerful parasite-killing agents.

June 11, 2004

Sarin Confirmed

Sophisticated lab tests uphold field tests fingering nerve agent in Iraqi roadside bomb.

BIO 2004

In San Francisco, biotechnology pioneers take stock at industry’s annual conference.

June 10, 2004

Diamino acids in meteorite

Senate Weighs In On Stem Cells

New top team in at SNPE

Great Lakes sells plant to Shott

June 9, 2004

Four Honored For Cancer Research

General Motors foundation awards $750,000 to four scientists for breakthroughs in cancer treatment.

Nanotechnology

Nantero To Move Nanotubes Into Computer Chips.

A Chinese Base For Drug Research

Contract research company launched by Ge Li in 2001 already employs more than 200 scientists.

June 8, 2004

Preventing Conflicts Of Interest

FDA review finds employees’ consulting work free of concern.

Paving the Way For Nanotech

Institute of Medicine roundtable hosts forum to assess field, find ways to avoid misconceptions

Novartis To Acquire Sabex Holdings

The $565 million purchase will enlarge Swiss firmÍs stake in generic drugs.

June 7, 2004

DESIGNER NANOTUBES

Self-assembling, graphitelike nanotubes show promise for molecular electronics.

POLLUTION TOTALS

Chemical industry ranked third in North America for releasing pollutants in 2001.

ANION RECEPTOR

Novel macrocycle holds promise for extracting problematic sulfate from nuclear waste.

DICING mRNA SPLICING

Crystal structure reveals a splicing intermediate for the first time.

June 4, 2004

NOXIOUS AEROSOLS

Organic acids may spur growth of aerosol pollution that plagues urban areas.

BIOTECH STUCK

Market disappointments lead analysts to question enthusiastic predictions for sector IPOs in 2004.

June 3, 2004

DuPont hikes Kevlar output

Firms leave water treatment

Field trials of biopharm crops resurge

Osmabenzenes made easy

June 2, 2004

Firms Sell Off Dyes, Specialties

Private companies buy DyStar joint venture, Eastman’s industrial resins.

New EU Members

Chemical industries see opportunities as the borders open to Central and Eastern Europe.

June 1, 2004

Bankruptcy Ends For Dow Corning

Firm ends dark chapter caused by breast implant woes.

C&EN Talks With Michael A. Levi

Brookings Institution scholar offers a way to restore science, technology advice to Congress.