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Volume 86, Number 11: March 17, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Awards
- 235th ACS National Meeting
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Coal: The New Black
Long eclipsed by oil and natural gas as a raw material for high-volume chemicals, coal is making a comeback.
Cover: Shutterstock
News of the Week
Young Scientists Get Backing
Research institutions plead for more federal funding and proffer early-career scientists new awards.
Lilly Drops Inhaled Insulin
Move adds to growing list of failures for the technology.
OSHA Targets Chemical Plants
Agency will inspect industry's operations with far greater scrutiny.
Spotting H2O2
Sensor capitalizes on contrasts in redox chemistry.
Incitec Pivot To Buy Dyno Nobel
Merger worth $3.1 billion brings together fertilizers and explosives.
Industry Voices Concern With Bill
Chemical makers say House measure would allow government to dictate industrial processes.
Soon In Germany, U.S. Ph.D. = Dr.
Officials move to allow U.S. doctoral graduates to use the title "Dr." in Germany.
A Catalytic First
Bacteria master reaction by making the substrate a radical.
EPA Sets Stricter Ozone Standard
Chemical manufacturers say change is unnecessary and too costly.
ACS News
ACS Comment
Avogadro's number is up ...
Council Will Face Three Petitions
Actions in New Orleans could redefine ACS membership, change nomination and election procedures.
Awards
Call For Nominations For Akron Section Award
MEDI Announces 2008 Division Awards
Simon Keleman Is Henry H. Storch Awardee
Nicholas Turner Wins 2007 Prize for Process Chemistry
235th ACS National Meeting
Technical Program and Exposition
Highlights, list of technical presentations, and description of exhibitors in New Orleans, April 6-10.
» Business
March 17, 2008
Building A Towering Success
Swiss chemical industry focuses on innovation to keep one step ahead of competitors.
Business Concentrates
- Chemical Firms Play DHS War Game
- ExxonMobil Gets New Chemical Head
- Air Liquide Hikes Monosilane in Japan
- Mitsui Exits Plasma Display Filters
- BASF To Sell U.K. Site to Ineos
- Celanese Opens Technology Center
- Arkema Makes Deal in Superabsorbents
- Maryland Bug Boosts Biofuels
- GE Demonstrates Roll-to-Roll OLEDS
- U.S. Drug Sales Inch Up in 2007
- Cancer Drug Test Links Four Firms
- Suven Signs Second Deal With Lilly
- British Drug Firm Acquires Cytogen
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
March 17, 2008
FDA Confronts Nanotechnology
Agency believes it has the authority it needs to regulate nanomaterials.
Assault On Asbestos
Congress moves to ban fibrous mineral, and exemption for chlor-alkali makers is not certain.
Mixing It Up
New congressional diversity and innovation caucus gives minority stakeholder groups a voice.
Agent Orange's Legacy
The battle over dioxin and reputed health problems shaped public perception of chemicals.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
March 17, 2008
NMR Method Downsizes
Technique favored for determining macromolecular structures zooms in on small molecules.
What's That Stuff? Contact Lenses
From Plexiglas to silicone hydrogels—the materials that let you see through to the other side.
Science & Technology Concentrates
- Molecular Target Discovered For Deet Bug Repellent
- Methane Activation Site Revealed For Zeolite Catalyst
- Revised Amination Skips Olefin Tether
- New Worm Weapons For Grazing Livestock
- Sugar Arrays Gauge Malaria Response
- Organics Observed Around Sunlike Star
- Chemical Abstracts To Check on Wikipedia
- Frustration Begets Dihydrogen Cleavage
