Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 30: July 23, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- ACS News
- The Departments
Cover Story
Global Top 50
BASF, Dow again claim top two spots in C&EN’s ranking, but fast-growing Ineos leaps into top five.
News of the Week
Basell To Buy Lyondell
Basell will emerge as one of the world's largest chemical companies.
Record Fine For Security Breaches
DOE proposes $3.3 million penalty for Los Alamos violations.
Bee Brainwashing
Queen's pheromone quashes negative memory formation in young worker bees.
Halogens Hover In Antarctic
Iodine oxide and bromine oxide deplete atmospheric ozone.
Ethylene Plant Deals
Algeria signs $4 billion in downstream oil and gas deals.
Sustainable Development Pact
Six chemical society presidents pledge support for sustainability at meeting in Paris.
China Pollution Report
Group finds country is harming environment as its economy grows.
FDA Lambasted For Lax Inspections
Checks of imports called totally inadequate.
Fullerenes In Vivo
In contrast with vitro studies, no adverse pulmonary effects are seen from C60 instilled in rats.
Education
Seeing The Possibilities
Blind chemistry students get a taste of independence in the lab.
Overcoming Disabilities
Legally blind and deaf, graduate student nears completion of his Ph.D.
Awareness
Teaching the blind and visually impaired is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor.
Research Tools
Studying protein structure can be a musical experience.
Web Resources
Online information for the blind or visually impaired.
Video: Hoping to Make the Cut
In April, Hopewell Valley Central High School junior Trevor Saunders became the first blind student to qualify for participation in the International Chemistry Olympiad. Watch Saunders complete the lab portion of the exam.
Photo Gallery: A Day With Blind Students Cary Supalo And Trevor Saunders
On May 22, C&EN reporter Linda Wang and blind Pennsylvania State University graduate student Cary Supalo visited Hopewell Valley Central High School, in Pennington, N.J., to document the progress of blind junior Trevor Saunders in using several new assistive tools for the chemistry lab. Here is a selection of the photographs Wang took.
ACS News
Chemists With Disabilities
Once overlooked, individuals with disabilities find advocates in the field of chemistry.
ACS Comment
Changing the future of local sections, changing the future of ACS.
» Business
July 23, 2007
Meet The Italians
FIS rebounds from a big slump with a newfound direction in marketing.
Costs Rise In China
Reduced export subsidies and stricter environmental standards are making life difficult for companies.
Business Concentrates
- Dow to Make Polyethylene From Sugar in Brazil
- Brazil Plane Crash Claims Executives
- Train Sports Polycarbonate Windows
- Hercules and Heartland in Soy Adhesive Venture
- Novozymes Buys India's Biocon
- Codexis Acquires Biocatalytics
- Rohm and Haas Plans Russian Plant
- BASF Considers Divesting Styrenics
- Open-Access Biotech Unit Unveiled
- Shenhua Selects Unipol
- ICI Buys Back a Paint Business
- Encysive Goes on Sale
- Rosetta Expands Lab in Israel
- Chemical Output Rises in June
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
July 23, 2007
Patent Reform Inches Ahead
Drugmakers fear the proposed changes will reduce incentives for costly R&D.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
July 23, 2007
Creature Features
A C&EN photo essay.
What's That Stuff? Sandpaper
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of the ubiquitous abrasive.
New Products
New and notable in the chemical industry.
