Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 37: September 10, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Meetings
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Mimicking Biological Systems
Control of the chemistry and physics of cell-populated microenvironments reveals new biology.
News of the Week
All Roads Lead To Hydroxyl Radicals
Compounds with different targets trigger common killing mechanism.
House Supports Green Chemistry
Bill aims to eliminate hazardous effects of chemical manufacturing.
Virus May Be Cause Of Honeybee Loss
Chemical stressors may weaken bees' immunity, researchers suggest.
China Raises Heat On Polluters
Agencies act to halt pollution, which is worsening despite repeated attempts to control it.
Valuing Flared Natural Gas
World Bank urges an end to burning the resource as waste.
SABIC Has GE Plastics
Just three months after it was announced, the $11.6 billion deal is complete despite credit market turmoil.
Popcorn Minus Diacetyl
Microwave popcorn makers are removing additive because of concern for workers' and now consumers' health.
Silicon Dopants
3-D maps reveal clumping of desirable impurities.
Delivering Gene Therapy
Synthetic system uses hydrogen bonding to secure nucleic acids while in transit.
ACS News
Scenes From The ACS National Meeting In Boston
Photos by Linda Wang and Rudy M. Baum.
Web Exclusive: The Many Faces Of The National Meeting
Photos by Linda Wang.
ACS Aims Podcasts At General Audiences
Fellowships In Public Policy Available
$25 Million In PRF Grants Approved
Mini-grants For Chemical Technology
CHEMRAWN XII Conference Planned In South Africa
» Business
September 10, 2007
Research With A Commercial Edge
RTI International takes a business approach to solving societal and science problems.
China Reforms Drug Oversight
Changes are aimed at improving safety of pharmaceuticals and encouraging innovation.
C&EN Talks With Herbert Boyer
Modest innovator laid the groundwork for the biotechnology industry.
Business Concentrates
- Companies Invest In Nanotubes
- Partners Target Propanediol Output
- Polymer Technology Boosts Biomaterials
- Lubrizol To Acquire Refrigerant Lubes
- Cognis Weighs Pulcra Options
- OM Buys Borchers
- Germany Will Launch Drug Discovery Hub
- Novozymes Launches Acrylamide Fighter
- Exxon Commits To Singapore Complex
- Lanxess Will Produce Ion Resins In India
- Coca-Cola To Build PET Recycling Plant
- Rohm And Haas Opens Facilities In Asia
- Chemical Shipments Are Mixed In July
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
September 10, 2007
Fakes And Forgeries
Museum, FBI, and materials scientist reveal ploys used to produce fraudulent art.
Hindsights: An Unexplained Pause
NSF probes the recent unexpected flat spot in the number of scientific journal articles from U.S. institutions.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
September 10, 2007
Printing Without Ink
Consumers will soon get digital prints in an instant, thanks to organic dyes.
Fluorous Peptides Get Ready To Heal
Fluorinated analogs of natural products start to take shape as potential therapeutic drugs.
Digital Briefs
New software and websites for the chemical enterprise.
