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June 30, 2008

Mesoporous Metals

Self-assembly steers platinum nanoparticles to form large-pore metallic structures.

Constructing Cyanthiwigin F

Enantioselective double alkylation is key to engineering marine natural product's chiral core.

Fine-Tuning Catalysts

Electron donors control geometry of Ziegler-Natta structures.

June 27, 2008

Mars Soil pH Measured

Phoenix lander’s chemistry ‘lab’ finds soil is alkaline, friendly to life

Dow And Others Raise Prices, Again

Chemical firms plan higher prices and cutbacks to offset costs.

Hansen Renews Plea For Action

NASA climatologist urges curbs on growth of CO₂ emissions.

Middle East Action In China

SABIC boosts share in joint venture; Qatar commits to petrochemical project.

Huntsman Sues Apollo

Huntsman has strong words for Apollo now that its merger with Hexion is on the rocks.

June 26, 2008

Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

EPA recognizes developers of technologies that are less toxic or wasteful.

June 25, 2008

Europe Continues Anticartel Action

European Commission comes down on detergents, aluminum fluoride.

Pfizer Pays Fine For Air Pollution

Drugmaker resolves charges that it violated federal Clean Air Act.

June 24, 2008

Congress Okays More War Funds

Supplemental spending bill includes money for science.

June 23, 2008

Evolving Science

BIO conference attendees consider the future of health care.

REACH For Carbon

To deal with nanoscale forms of carbon, Europeans amend chemical registration law.

Hexion Seeks To End Huntsman Deal

Firm cites Huntsman's finances, banks' reluctance as reasons to renege on merger.

June 20, 2008

Phoenix Hits Ice

Mars lander confirms that white chunks it unearthed are water ice.

Research Misconduct

Survey finds many incidents go unreported to officials.

Rohm And Haas Cuts Back

Plant closures, job cuts aim to restore profitability.

June 19, 2008

Possible New Therapy For Diarrhea

Pyridopyrimidine derivative inhibits action of bacterial toxin.

GAO Pushes For Food Safety Details

Report questions FDA's ability to protect U.S. food supply.

Chip Makers Invest In Solar Power

IBM and Intel have competing solar cell initiatives.

June 18, 2008

Hawthorne Is 2009 Priestley Medalist

Boron chemistry pioneer is recognized for lifetime contributions to inorganic chemistry.

National Service Awards Announced

Three chemistry educators will be recognized next year.

Chaperonin's Lid Works Like A Camera's Iris

Proteins lid shuts to give proteins privacy while folding inside.

Martian Soil Gets Baked

Gas analyzer heats sample dug by Phoenix lander.

June 17, 2008

Cantilever Array Measures Cells

Device detects mass of individual cells attached to surface.

June 16, 2008

Chemistry Olympiad Team Chosen

Four high school students will travel to Budapest to represent the U.S.

Celanese Settles Legacy Lawsuit

Firm agrees to pay $107 million to resolve polyester fiber price-fixing claims.

Exploring Chemical Space

Chemists generate surprisingly few molecular shapes, study finds.

Benzene Stand-Ins

Crystal structures indicate that rings containing a boron-nitrogen bond are aromatic.

Intact Membrane Proteins Analyzed

Micelles protect complexes from solution to vacuum.

Hydroxymethylene Captured

Chemists trap HCOH in a matrix of solid argon at a temperature of 11 K.

June 13, 2008

Bad Moon Rising For U.S. Workforce

Employment is down for five months in a row, but chemists, other graduates are doing a little better.

Pesticide Mixtures Hurt Salmon

Contaminants impair fish's sense of smell.

Daiichi Sankyo To Buy Ranbaxy

Japanese provider of patented drugs muscles into generics.

June 12, 2008

EU Sets Fines For Sodium Chlorate

France's Arkema is hit hardest in price-fixing case.

Substrate-Targeting Inhibitors Hint At New Drug Discovery Tactic

Potential Alzheimer's drugs go after plaque-forming protein substrate rather than its activating enzyme.

June 11, 2008

Appeals Court Upholds Air Toxics Rule

Decision affirms finding that current emission controls at chemical plants are adequate.

Enhancing Peer Review

NIH rolls out changes to improve its peer review system of grant applications.

World's Fastest Computer Debuts

New machine achieves sustained petaflop performance in tests.

June 10, 2008

Biotech Journal Reverts To AIChE

ACS transfers its half ownership back to chemical engineering society.

Air Products Will Sell Adhesives Line To Ashland

Sale is follow-up to earlier deal with Wacker.

June 9, 2008

Seeking Out Better Catalysts

Lower cost, lower toxicity metals could boost industry sustainability efforts.

Membranes By Design

Permeable barrier is step toward building cells from scratch.

Case Closed

Dow Chemical and two fired executives settle lawsuits.

Silicon Makers Ramp Up

Huge increase in raw material will benefit solar industry.

NASA Engaged In Spin

Agency political appointees downplayed climate-change data, inspector general's report says.

June 6, 2008

Senate Stumbles On Climate Change

Much heat but little light shed as Senate stalls on climate-change bill.

ACC's Gerard Moves On

Chemical industry leader accepts top job at API.

Hamilton To Move To Oxford

Chemist and Yale Provost Andrew Hamilton is nominated vice chancellor of Oxford.

June 5, 2008

Supporting Research And Researchers

Report calls for greater focus on early-career faculty, high-risk science.

Ligands Key To Chirality

Amino acids transmit information to selectively transform C–H bonds.

Lithium Monoxide Anion Is As Basic As It Gets

LiO^- is newly crowned as the most basic molecule known; it may be impossible to beat.

June 4, 2008

Nanowire Membrane Sops Up Oil

Recyclable, paperlike material provides new option for cleaning up oil spills.

DOE Files Yucca Mountain Application

NRC likely to need four years to assess construction application.

June 2, 2008

Two Biopharma Firms Cut Back On Staff

Pharmacopeia to focus on late-stage discovery; Favrille collapses on Phase III failure.

Tailor-Made Crystals

Structure-directing synthesis increases fraction of reactive facets.

Love Potion

Orchids masquerade as exotic female bees to attract males.

More Money For Science, Maybe

Senate attaches funds for science in war supplemental bill.

Buyers In Talks For Chemtura

Apollo, Blackstone are said to be discussing price and financing details.