Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 41: October 8, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Awards
- The Departments

Cover Story
Taking Mass Spec Into The Open
Open-air ionization methods minimize sample prep and widen range of mass spectrometry applications.

News of the Week
Fine Chemicals Upswing
At CPhI, suppliers say they are spending again.
Teaching Science
National Science Board makes bold proposals for bolstering science education system.
New Anesthetic Avoids Common Side Effects
Blend of capsaicin and a lidocaine derivative stops pain but doesn't interfere with constructive sensations.
Turning Water Into Fuel
Silicide compound and sunlight convert water to H2 and O2.
Green Silicones Manufacture
Dow Corning will install $50 million in equipment to curb emissions and natural gas usage.
DOE Weapons Plan Needs Improvement
Science panel challenges nuclear weapons development process.
Novartis And MIT Study Drug Production
Ten-year agreement targets continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Shrinking The Dead Zone
Draft report faults corn-based ethanol.
Mercury Tetrafluoride Synthesized
Elusive Hg(IV) species has been prepared in solid argon, neon.
ACS News
ACS Comment
A report on the summit on ACS committee structure.
Rising Stars Reunite
C&EN catches up with 12 women chemists it profiled in 2002.
First ACS Presidential Debates
BIOL Catches Spring Fever
Chemistry Olympiad Mentors Wanted
4th Pan-Pacific Conference on Pesticide Science
Awards
Wong Named Cotton Medalist
Barton to Receive Pauling Award
Seaborg Medal Will Go to Williams
Maggiora Selected For Skolnik Award; 2009 Nominations Open
Gokel Wins 2007 Midwest Award
Rogers Chosen For Baekeland Award
Nominees Sought For Lemelson-MIT Prize
19 Receive WCC Travel Grants
Remsen Award Nominations Sought
» Business
October 8, 2007

Liquid Gold Mine
Scientists in Norway are plumbing the seas for the next blockbuster medicine.
DuPont Finds Itself
Company says it has completed a transformation from chemical maker to science firm.
Why Helium Is In Short Supply
Maintenance disruptions, new project delays mean shortages for at least two more years.
Arkema Looks Ahead
At first investors' day, 'young' French company charts road map through 2010.
Business Concentrates 
- Teijin Buys Stake In Cargill's NatureWorks
- Asahi Glass Shuts New Jersey Plant
- Mascoma To Produce Switchgrass Ethanol
- ConocoPhillips, ADM Strike Biofuels Deal
- Chemical Companies Supply Boeing 787
- Akzo Sees Synergies In ICI Acquisition
- Bayer, Lanxess Sort Out Antwerp Site
- Pfizer Names Mackay To Head Research
- BASF, Linde, RWE Pursue Clean Coal
- Sony To Launch First OLED Television
- GE, Lilly Pursue Cancer Diagnostics
- Air Liquide Acquires Two Specialty Firms
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
October 8, 2007

Tax Break For Biofuel Targeted
Credit for fuel from fat sparks fight on Capitol Hill.
Hindsights: A Close Look At War
Ken Burns film tells hard and brutal tales from World War II and raises a host of personal memories.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
October 8, 2007

Close Your Hood!
Easy ways to save on energy costs include installing fewer fume hoods and vigilantly closing sashes.
Happening Hafnium
Once obscure transition metal is now garnering attention as a potential superstar catalyst.
Digital Briefs
New software and websites for the chemical enterprise.