Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 50: December 10, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Employment
- Multimedia
- The Departments
Cover Story
Science Diet
The maturing field of metabolomics is taking steps toward guiding personalized nutrition.
Cover: Lipomics Technologies
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News of the Week
Oil-Repellent Surfaces
Lotus leaves inspire coatings with surface chemistries and geometrics that prevent wetting by organic liquids. With Video
Dow Downsizes
In a move it characterizes as "typical housekeeping" firm plans to close four plants and eliminate 1,000 jobs.
FDA In Crisis
Stagnant resources, understaffing, and shabby IT infrastructure shackle agency, panel concludes.
Union Seeks Plant Safety Reforms
Conditions that led to fatal BP accident remain at many facilities, survey finds.
Solar Mystery Solved
Japanese spacecraft finds conclusive evidence of waves that make sun's corona much hotter than its surface. With Videos
Brazil's Petrochem Sector
State-owned Petrobras' deals involving two private firms will bring restructuring.
A Leaner Bristol-Myers Squibb
Firm intends to cut workforce by 10%, close half of its manufacturing sites, and aggresively outsource manufacturing.
Squishy Cancer Cells
Atomic force microscopy pinpoints cancer cells by their stiffness.
Partnering With Biotechs
Novartis and Merck collaborations with specialist drug discovery firms reflect quest to fill product pipelines.
Employment
An Express Lane To Careers In Proteomics And Genomics
Master's program produces graduates with industry-specific skills biotech employers seek.
Multimedia
C&EN Blogs From South Africa
Chemical & Engineering News' Amanda Yarnell: 'eat your vegetables' and other tips from the CHEMRAWN XII Conference.
Video: Rebound
A droplet of hexadecane bounces for the first time in the same way as water.
Video: Hinode Solar Optical Telescope
Fine, horizontal threadlike structures that could be evidence for elusive Alfven electromagnetic waves, which propagate along electromagnetic lines in the corona.
Video: Hinode Spacecraft's X-ray Telescope
A first hand look at sun's north polar jet.
Scientists Call for Climate Action: Blog Bali, Week 2
Daily dispatches of news and observations from The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia from ES&T's Erika Engelhaupt.
» Business
December 10, 2007
Keeping Water Pure
Favored for security reasons, bleach is a rising star in the water treatment market.
A New Wave Of Detectives
Agile instrument firms harness telecommunications technology to make small scientific analyzers.
Business Concentrates
- China Steps Up Drug Plant Inspections
- Evonik Sells Its Rütgers Operations
- White Is The New Silver, DuPont Finds
- DSM Signs Deal With Arch Pharmalabs
- Prevost Is Named New Cabot CEO
- New Auto Refrigerant In The Works
- Dow Plans Rejigger Of U.S. Resin Plants
- Fragrance Developers Wins Venture Funds
- Chemical Shipments Rise In October
- Europe Fines Five Rubber Producers
- Sonatrach, Total Set Algerian Project
- Johnson Matthey Adds Auto Catalysts
- Pfizer, Adolor Partner On Pain Management
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
December 10, 2007
Cleaning Up The House
History, tradition, and politics meet energy efficiency under the Capitol dome.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
December 10, 2007
Protecting Our Cultural Heritage
National Park Service program funds research to develop and apply technology for cultural preservation.
Digital Briefs
New software and websites for the Chemical enterprise
