Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 43: October 22, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Multimedia
- ACS News
- Employment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Chemistry Behind Bars
While balancing equations, inmates at San Quentin learn to balance their lives.
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News of the Week
Nanowire Powers pH Meter
Design of coaxial nanostructures yields stable, powerful solar cells.
Biogen Idec On The Block
A risky product portfolio could make for a difficult sell.
California Bans Phthalates In Toys For Children
American Chemistry Council laments that the law is not good science or good government.
A Golden Close-Up
Crystal structure of a gold-thiolate cluster reveals surprising surface chemistry.
North Pole Expedition
Chemical firms sponsor airship to measure ice-cap thickness.
DNA Backbone Swaps In Sulfur
Common artificial DNA modification also occurs in nature.
Toxic Turndown
Big facilities in U.S., Canada cut releases more than smaller, mid-sized ones.
Copper-Free Click Chemistry
Reagent for labeling biomolecules eliminates need for toxic metal catalyst.
Alternative Energy
Universities compete in third solar decathlon.
Multimedia
Exclusively on C&EN Online: This week's issue features two videos viewable for free. Just follow either link below and click the video tab on the story page.
Chemistry In Prison
Inmates at San Quentin watched videos of chemistry experiments, and you can, too.
Colorful Colloids
Watch a colloidal suspension change colors instantly in response to a magnet.
ACS News
ACS Comment
'The Many Faces of Chemistry'.
ACS, Serbian Chemical Society To Forge Ties
Cooperative agreement reached after visit to the Balkan region.
Committee On Committees
Tapping the reservoir of talent in ACS keeps the society's business moving.
Scotch Tape
An innovation that stuck.
Employment
Workplaces That Work
Three top companies share their strategies for producing happy employees.
» Business
October 22, 2007
In Hot Pursuit
Dow's R&D leadership directs a global army pursuing lower raw material and energy costs.
Thermodynamics
A rational approach to energy.
Optimism Prevails For Fine Chemicals
Increased product outsourcing and busier plants make custom manufacturers feel more prosperous at CPhI.
Lilly Works The World
Major U.S. drug firm seeks alliances with talented partners.
Business Concentrates
- Perstorp to Buy Solvay Caprolactone Unit
- Fired Exec Wants JPMorgan Named in Dow Suit
- Olin To Sell Metals Business
- Frutarom Buys Gewurzmuller
- Air Products, Matheson Form Helium Venture
- Pfizer LeadsR&D Spending
- Cray Valley Opens Lab
- Basell Closing Canadian Plant
- Teijin Boosts Carbon Fiber
- Genencor Unveils Cellulose Enzyme
- Chemical Prices Rise In September
- Technology Incubator Launches Biopolymer Venture
- BASF and G24i Develop Solar Cells
- Arkema Cuts Jobs, Expands Plant
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
October 22, 2007
Chemical Arms Disposal In Russia
Construction of critical chemical weapons destruction facility at Shchuch'ye is back on track.
Where is NIEHS headed?
Changes at the health agency are sharply criticized at congressional hearing.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
October 22, 2007
An Environmental Legacy Ends
Impending environmental lab closure generates protest, even while scientists prepare to move on.
Green Chromatography
Specialty conference highlights the benefits of supercritical fluids for chiral drug development.
Magnetic Route To Photonic Crystals
Method yields tunable materials that diffract visible light selectively.
Protein Baby Pictures
An NMR study enables analysis of a protein while it's still busy being born on the ribosome.
Sampling The San Andreas
First core samples from deep inside the fault zone promise new earthquake understanding.
New Products
New and notable in the chemical industry.
