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March 31, 2008

Silicon Circuits That Fold and Stretch

Devices could have novel biomedical applications.

Cargill, Materia Launch New Firm

Elevance will make specialty chemicals from vegetable oils.

New Leadership For Safety Board

Increased staff and more outreach, investigations planned.

New Twist On Amyloids

Handedness hints at how peptides organize.

Manufacturing Setback

Cambrex is hit by customer's pharmaceutical recall.

March 28, 2008

ACS Loses Leadscope Case

Ohio county court jury decides in favor of defendants' counterclaims against the society.

March 27, 2008

Minimizing Halogenated Mutagens In Water

Water-treatment process affects formation of toxic compounds.

March 26, 2008

Environmentalists Seek Formaldehyde Exposure Limit

EPA is being petitioned to set national standard to protect public from wood-treatment chemical.

Roche Is Denied Injunction In Indian Patent Case

Cipla can sell generic version of Tarceva pending final decision.

The Secret Of Ivy's Sticking Power

Creeping vine secretes adhesive nanoparticles.

March 25, 2008

Control System With An Enzyme PIN

Flexible network processes chemical information.

Novel Fenestranes In A Snap

Cyclization-oxidation cascade stitches up polycyclic structures.

Congress Investigates Tainted Heparin

Lawmakers say FDA's ability to perform foreign inspections is woefully inadequate.

March 24, 2008

Arch Boosts Biocides Capacity

Global demand drives growth for protective, hygienic, and industrial antimicrobials.

Financial Turmoil Worries Industry

Possible recession, high raw material costs likely to squeeze chemical profits in 2008.

Radical Source

Hydroxyl radicals born from excited nitrogen dioxide and water.

Mixed Impact Of Cutting CO₂

Large range of outcomes possible from legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Extrasolar Gas Discovered

Astronomers thrilled at sighting of methane on distant planet.

March 21, 2008

Data Duping

South Korean researchers admit to fabricating data in two papers.

NIH Seeks Input On Public Access

Research agency holds meeting to hear from stakeholders.

March 20, 2008

European Companies Name New Chairmen

Rhodia, Clariant, and Wacker make changes at the top.

Rhodia Sheds Isocyanates

French firm says sale will complete its portfolio reorganization.

March 19, 2008

Heparin Contaminant Is Chondroitin Sulfate

FDA identifies adulterant in drug lots associated with adverse reactions.

Plug-In Vehicles May Lead To More Power Plants

New study says planning is needed to avoid raising electricity demand.

FDA To Boost Presence In China

U.S. seeks Chinese backing for overseas offices to help ensure exported goods are up to standard.

Analyzing Batteries One Slice At A Time

Method enables lithium-ion battery defects to be probed by transmission electron microscopy.

A Spring-Loaded Monomer

Trans double bond primes cyclooctatetraene for polymerization.

March 18, 2008

Depression Biomarker Identified

Protein's distribution in cell membranes indicates whether a person suffers from depression.

March 17, 2008

FIS Founder Dies At 84

Gianfranco Ferrari steered the Italian fine chemicals firm.

Schulman Hires UBS To Explore Options

Appointment of investment bank follows loss of board seats to activist investor.

Spotting H₂O₂

Sensor capitalizes on contrasts in redox chemistry.

Lilly Drops Inhaled Insulin

Move adds to growing list of failures for the technology.

OSHA Targets Chemical Plants

Agency will inspect industry's operations with far greater scrutiny.

A Catalytic First

Bacteria master reaction by making the substrate a radical.

March 14, 2008

Report Blasts EPA Library Closures

GAO says agency acted hastily and without proper procedures.

Soon In Germany, U.S. Ph.D. = Dr.

Officials move to allow U.S. doctoral graduates to use the title "Dr." in Germany.

Incitec Pivot To Buy Dyno Nobel

Merger worth $3.1 billion brings together fertilizers and explosives.

EPA Sets Stricter Ozone Standard

Chemical manufacturers say change is unnecessary and too costly.

March 13, 2008

Molecular Target Discovered For DEET Bug Repellent

Study finds that N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) blocks certain insect olfactory receptors.

Young Scientists Get Backing

Research institutions plead for more federal funding and proffer early-career scientists new awards.

Chemical Firms Play DHS War Game

Air Products and Dow help government test cyber security.

March 12, 2008

Climate Change May Lead To Transportation Overhaul

National Research Council report stresses need to modify transportation systems.

March 11, 2008

Industry Voices Concern With Bill

Chemical makers say House measure would allow government to dictate industrial processes.

Catalyst Active Site Revealed

An Al–O–Mo linkage is the active species in a molybdenum-based zeolite catalyst that converts methane to benzene.

Maryland Bug Boosts Biofuels

Scientists at the University of Maryland say novel enzymes could help solve the ethanol dilemma.

March 10, 2008

Air Liquide To Increase Monosilane Capacity

Expansion in Japan will triple output for electronics and semiconductors.

Pfizer Meets Analysts

CEO says reengineered giant will strengthen its pipeline with smaller biotech acquisitions.

Virtually Created Enzymes

Designed retro-aldolases catalyze breaking of carbon-carbon bond in an unnatural substrate.

Heparin Contaminant

'Heparin-like' contaminant is associated with adverse reactions.

Suppertime Signal

Climate-influencing sulfur compound is also a feeding cue for fish.

Gain And Loss In Malaria War

Ambitious ventures launch as GSK pulls two treatments for the disease.

March 7, 2008

Railroads Call For Elimination Of Some Toxic Chemicals

Chemical industry says freight carriers are taking an 'irresponsible' position on safety and security.

John Daly Dies At 74

Renowned chemist forged new paths in natural products research.

China Petrochemicals

Coastal projects face opposition from local residents.

Arsenal Agrees To Buy DSM Unit

Deal is latest for private equity firm focused on chemicals.

March 6, 2008

Ricin Confirmed In Hotel Samples

CDC confirms presence of deadly toxin in Las Vegas.

DSM Invests In Chinese Biomaterials

Dutch company will back producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates.

March 5, 2008

Green Chemistry R&D Bill Introduced

Senate measure aims to prevent pollution by encouraging cleaner and safer chemicals.

Aromatic Chloride Catcher

Macrocycle uses weak hydrogen bonds to sequester anion.

Streamlining Data

Companies opt to provide less information on Toxics Release Inventory reports.

March 4, 2008

Mistaken Masquerade

Scientists in Germany with U.S. Ph.D.s face charges for posing as 'Dr.'

March 3, 2008

Real-Life Trial Of CO₂ Capture

First step to CO₂ sequestration to be tested at Wisconsin coal-fired power plant.

Graphite Whiskers Found In Meteorites

Needle shapes may explain dimming of astronomical light.

Virus Capsid Reveals Surprises

Improved resolution uncovers a second protein in outer protein shell.

Different Inside And Out

New route yields selectively functionalized porous materials.