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May 31, 2004

THREE RINGS

Mix-and-heat strategy yields Borromean rings.

DRUG PRICING

Abbott Laboratories defends 400% price hike for Norvir.

PATENT RIGHTS

Canada's Supreme Court upholds patent protection of genetically modified crops.

FILLING NANOTUBES

Nanotubes precisely filled with metal atoms hold promise as catalysts and semiconductors.

DRUGS IN CHINA

China's food and drug administration may shutter as many as 1,000 plants that do not meet manufacturing standards.

May 28, 2004

U.S.-Canada Border Woes

New visa requirements for Canada’s foreign nationals create stress and delay at the U.S. border.

H₂ Purification

Calixarene crystals function as absorbents that could purify H₂ for fuel cells.

Teaching Scholars

NSF lauds eight scholars, four in areas of chemistry, for dedication to research and education.

Lebedev Resigns As Head Of ACC

Retired Reilly Industries executive Thomas Reilly to step in for now.

May 27, 2004

HIPPOS SWEAT PROTECTION

Red and orange tricyclic pigments in sweat act as antibiotic and sunscreen.

Senators criticize mercury controls at chlorine plants

PNAS Tests Open Access

Ineos pioneers a carbon trade

Bees still vex agchem makers

May 26, 2004

Old Molecules, New Chemistry

Long-mysterious heptazines are beginning to find use in making carbon nitride materials

Screenwriting For Scientists

American Film Institute workshop intends to teach scientists Hollywood’s ways.

May 25, 2004

UPHOLDING PATENTS

Canada's Supreme Court ruling strengthens Monsanto's claims on genetically modified organisms

Plextronics Gets Financing

Company gets help in effort to bring conductive polymers to market.

Image Improvement At Sigma-Aldrich

Firm's purchase of Ultrafine is part of profile raising in custom manufacturing.

May 24, 2004

MASS SPEC ASSAY

Strategy for rapid screening of chemical libraries yields inhibitor of anthrax toxin.

THIN TV

Philips shows off its prototype organic light-emitting diode television.

FEDERAL ADVISERS

Government should strengthen process for selecting science advisers, report says.

JAPANESE EARNINGS

Large Japanese chemical companies see strong improvement in profits at close of fiscal 2003.

May 21, 2004

Herbicide Tolerance

New gene-engineered crops may be competition for Monsanto's Roundup Ready brand.

Biopharma Buy

UCB acquisition of Celltech will create Europe's second largest biopharma company.

Arnold O. Beckman

Legendary chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, has died at 104.

May 20, 2004

MITSUI, IDEMITSU MERGE PLASTICS

LONZA TAPS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

MORE ETHICS QUESTIONS FOR NIH

LIGAND LIBRARY MADE EASY

May 19, 2004

BRIDGING A BIG GAP

One year on, BASF team leader assesses the fit between industry and academia at ISIS.

HHMI UPS BIOMED, SCHOOL FUNDING

Howard Hughes Medical Institute to offer as much as $400 million in new support

May 18, 2004

FAMILIAR COMPOUND TAKES ON NEW ROLE

Potassium ferrocyanide offers advantages as a cyanation reagent.

SARIN-FILLED SHELL EXPLODES IN IRAQ

Limited dispersal of nerve agent inflicts minor casualties.

ZERHOUNI ON STEM CELLS

NIH director defends Bush policy on stem cell research to Congress.

World War II and Superfund

Court says government agreed to pay for company's future liabilities in 1940 contract.

May 17, 2004

OUTSOURCED RECYCLING

The domestic recycled plastics industry is being undercut by competition from China.

VISA STATEMENT

Science and education groups seek government action on visa problems.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Blue-ribbon panel releases report on consulting work by NIH employees; Congress weighs in

May 14, 2004

Killing Fat

Antiangiogenesis strategy targets fat cells and returns overfed mice to normal weight.

Scrapped Wheat

Monsanto defers commercialization of Roundup Ready wheat.

Welch Award

Allen J. Bard wins the 2004 Welch Award in Chemistry for his lifetime scientific achievements.

Presidential Award

Chemical engineer Christine S. Grant is honored by President Bush for excellence in mentoring.

May 13, 2004

EPA RULE TO CUT POLLUTION FROM DIESEL

FULLERENES' GOLDEN CHILD

BASF TO CUT PLANT JOBS

CHINA MERGES CHEMICAL GROUPS

May 12, 2004

Ready Or Not

Bayer survey shows few elementary school teachers are well prepared to teach science.

DOE Toughens Security Plan

Consolidating nuclear materials and federalizing security forces are among Energy Secretary Abraham’s proposals.

May 11, 2004

Ice Is Not So Nice

Reactions in ice can create more toxic products.

Drug Company Earnings Rise

But results for individual firms vary from a loss to significant growth; U.S. makers lead Europe.

Greater Industry Innovation

Energy experts urge U.S. chemical industry to transform energy crisis into company profits.

May 10, 2004

Investing in the Middle East

Sumitomo and Aramco plan to build a $4.3 billion petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia.

BIODEFENSE STRATEGY

New biodefense labs are going up, along with concerns about safety and costs.

COPPER BOUND

NO and O₂ bind to copper in metalloenzymes in ways never before seen in nature.

NUCLEAR POWER

Consortia seek federal help in obtaining permits for a new generation of plants.

May 7, 2004

Conflict Of Interest At NIH

Panel urges brake on outside consulting by NIH senior managers, others.

Drug Disapproval

Committee recommendation on two cancer drugs has ramifications for fine chemicals producers.

Plastic Oceans

Environmental study finds microscopic bits of plastics are accumulating in oceans.

May 6, 2004

Enzyme IDed in vitamin D pathway

GAO faults DOE Yucca Mountain data

DOD Drops Arch for hydrazine

Cerus Names New CEO

May 5, 2004

Treaty Compliance Raises Concerns

Lapses in arms disclosures and delays in chemical weapons destruction prompt proliferation fears.

ACS Institute Gets New Director

White House official Paul Anastas will take the helm of Green Chemistry Institute in June.

May 4, 2004

Leading Science Indicators

NSB report shows U.S. leadership in science and technology faces challenges.

ACC to Launch Environmental Website

$20 million authorized in 2005 for public outreach program.

Shootings In Saudi Arabia

Workers killed at Yanbu petrochemical facility.

Tailored Cancer Therapy

Genetic mutations predict which patients will respond to lung cancer drug.

Taking the Money

Cedarburg founders turn to venture-capital funding and find they like it.

May 3, 2004

MATERIALS COMPATIBILITY

Laser patterning enables combinations of materials en route to complex structures.

EARNINGS SURGE

Chemical makers report strong growth in the quarter, results they've been waiting for.

REGULATING MERCURY

State environment officials urge EPA to toughen mercury air emissions proposal.

WINNING AVENTIS

Sweetened Sanofi bid captures Aventis, creating the world's third-largest drug company.

SCIENCE AWARDS

Mary L. Good is among the recipients of 2004 National Science Board/NSF honors.

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

Philips researchers boost efficiency of polymer organic light-emitting diodes.

METAL MOVERS

Carbon nanotubes can act as conveyor belts for tiny droplets of molten metal.

OLEFINS SPIN-OFF

BP plans a separate company for its olefins and derivatives unit.

CHEMICAL TESTING

Regulators say they will pursue genomics testing of chemical groupings.