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Volume 86, Number 21: May 26, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Awards
- Meetings
- Emplyoment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Up From Desktops
The leading suppliers of personal and business information technology—Microsoft, Google, Dell—are making a move in the life sciences laboratory.
News of the Week
Discoveries From Venus And Mars
Hydroxyl and silica found on Earth's neighbors.
Cost Of China Earthquake Rises
Chemical companies report damage in affected area.
Farm Bill Moves Ahead
Energy provisions focus on cellulosic biofuels.
Nanotube Inflammation
Long, thin carbon structures exhibit asbestos-like pathogenicity in mice.
Latin America
Brazilian firms plan petrochemical complex for Peru.
Evonik Closer To Going Public
A third-party investor may have first crack at buying shares.
Honeybee Loss
Germany suspends use of clothianidin after the pesticide is linked to honeybee deaths.
Awards
Five Chemists Receive Heritage Day Awards
Earth Day Haiku Winners Announced
Nominations Sought For Southern Chemist Award
Harrison Howe Award Nominations
Willard Gibbs Medal To Carolyn Bertozzi
Special Recognition
Meetings
Joint ACS 63rd Northwest/21st Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting
Call For Papers: WRM, SWRM 2008
» Business
May 26, 2008
BASF Is Betting On The Farm
Spending on agriculture R&D nets a new herbicide and a biotech partnership.
Handing Over The U.K. Chemist's Baton
New appointment aims to maintain cutting edge of statutory British office's analytical chemistry.
Betting on the Right Drug
Instead of investing in companies, Symphony Capital finances drug candidates that meet strict criteria.
Business Concentrates
- Biotech Industry Posts Record Deals And Dollars
- Rockwood and Kemira Form TiO2 Venture
- Solutia Will Close Plant In Wales
- China Gets DuPont Disinfectant Plant
- Evonik Sheds Unit, Expands Another
- FMC Will Acquire ISP Alginates
- New Head Named at SABIC Polymers Unit
- Antisoma Acquires Cancer Drug Firm
- Dow Corning Opens Solar Test Facility
- Cabot, Bluestar Slate Second Silica Plant
- Daiichi Sankyo Buys German Biotech Firm
- U.K. Cancer Institute Links With AstraZeneca
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
May 26, 2008
A Tsunami Of Electronic Waste
No high-tech solutions for the detritus of the Information Revolution.
Coping With Change
Forum tells researchers to expect less money and an emphasis on problem solving in the future.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
May 26, 2008
The Import Of Impact
New types of journal metrics grow more influential in the scientific community.
House Cleaning
Coping with errors, ambiguity, and fudging in the realm of citations. Web Exclusive
Insights: Redefining The Kilogram
A new kilogram standard is coming. What does it mean for science?
Inside Instrumentation
Technology and Business news for the laboratory world.
