News of the Week

Plant Security Measure Proposed

DHS drafts plan to protect public from terrorist attack on chemical plants.

Flurry of Deals

A quartet of companies unloads unwanted businesses at year's end.

Government Cancels Anthrax Vaccine Contract

Failure reflects problems with Project BioShield; legislative fix revamps program, boosts incentives.

New Way to Target HIV

Novel drug-binding site found on HIV reverse transcriptase.

Bruce Bursten Is 2007 ACS President-Elect

University of Tennessee dean will focus on education and communication.

Right-to-Know Info Shrinks

EPA says change will reward cleaner firms; activists, Democrats decry move.

Hassium-270 Is Long-Lived

Experiment confirms predictions of relatively stable superheavy nucleus having 108 protons and 162 neutrons.

Hydrogen Storage Gets A Boost

Direct H₂ binding to metal atoms beefs up capacity.

Biopharmaceuticals

GSK pays big for late-stage cancer drug.

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Business

Business Concentrates

Island Dreams

Puerto Rico has designs on becoming the next hub for both biotech manufacturing and research.

Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá

Puerto Rico's governor makes the biotech industry a priority.

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Government & Policy

Government & Policy Concentrates

Ethanol—Is It Worth It?

Many opportunities, many unknowns in the new world of biofuels.

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Science & Technology

Science & Technology Concentrates

New Frontiers For Ionic Liquids

Ionic liquids are flowing into intriguing areas ranging from mineralogy to lubrication to rocket propulsion.

Aspirin's Dose Of Structural Insight

A recently identified crystal packing of aspirin reminds chemists that discoveries lurk in the most familiar places.

Digital Briefs

New software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.

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Employment

Employment Outlook - Getting an Advanced Degree on the Job

Although the Ph.D. is the terminal degree in chemistry, it may not be the last one a chemist earns.

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Awards

2007 ACS National Award Winners

Recipients are honored for contributions of major significance to chemistry

Novartis Honors Evans With Endowment

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The Departments

Letters

Newscripts

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