Back Issue
Volume 85, Number 45: November 5, 2007
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Editor's Page
- The Departments

Cover Story
Employment Outlook
Timing looks good for chemists entering the job market; experts offer advice for those making workplace transitions.
Market Gathers Strength
Cultural Chameleons
Bench To Management
Industry To Academia
Academics Weigh In

News of the Week
Critical Reaction To Research Initiative
Dow's UC Berkeley program raises faculty hackles.
Silencing Staph
Antibody blocks pathogen communication.
Fuel-Reprocessing Plan Takes A Hit
National Research Council urges cuts for DOE's Global Nuclear Energy Partnership.
Probing Friction's Origins
Isotope method zeroes in on vibrations of surface atoms.
Tough PET Market
Wellman, Eastman reevaluate their options in the tough PET market.
BP Settles U.S. Charges
British energy giant to pay record criminal fine for Clean Air Act violations.
Catalyst Oxidizes Selectively
Iron-based catalyst targets specific C–H bonds in complex molecules.
Earnings Are Still Growing
For most companies reporting, third-quarter results rise over last year's.
Arthur Kornberg Dies At 89
Nobel Laureate was first to synthesize DNA.
The Departments
Newscripts
» Business
November 5, 2007

Medical Polymers Renaissance
Despite potential liabilities, new suppliers of medical device polymers enter the market.
C&EN Talks With: Christopher Lipinski
Originator of 'The Rule of Five' reflects on 10 years of drug development under its influence.
Business Concentrates 
- Novartis Puts More Into Singapore
- Air Products Divests An Electronics Line
- Solvay Refocuses Its Fluorochemicals
- Dow Will Set Up Indian R&D Center
- DuPont Will Develop Metal-Polymer Hybrids
- Evonik Consolidates Engineered Carbons ...
- ... And Debuts A Luminescent Foil
- Westlake Expanding PVC Production
- Green Rock, Eastman Will Gasify Twice
- Sanaria Readies New Malaria Vaccine
- Chinese Research Group Lands Financing
- GSK Launches An Operations Revamp
- Lilly Licenses A Drug From Glenmark
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
November 5, 2007

U.S. Actions On Greenhouse Gases
Profound changes in U.S. policies are likely in the next year or two.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
November 5, 2007

Catalysis in Scandinavia 
Regional history and present-day activity tie Nordic countries to catalytic chemistry.
Academic R&D Spending Trends
Chemical research sector grew 3.6% in 2005, well below the overall 5.8% expansion for science and engineering.With Web Exclusive Tables
New Neutron-Rich Isotopes Discovered
Magnesium and aluminum isotopes push the limits of nuclear stability.