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Volume 86, Number 22: June 2, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- Meetings
- Reel Science
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Harnessing Helices
Chemical braces hold peptides in place, heralding a potential new class of therapeutics.
News of the Week
Tailor-Made Crystals
Structure-directing synthesis increases fraction of reactive facets.
Dow Chemical Hikes Prices
Company blames Uncle Sam for high raw material costs.
Scientists Protest in France
Researchers object to proposed restructuring of CNRS.
Kavli Prize Winners
Nanoscience award recipients developed quantum dots, carbon nanotubes.
A Perfect Landing
Phoenix spacecraft sets up for chemistry experiments on Mars.
Love Potion
Orchids masquerade as exotic female bees to attract males.
Drug Discovery
Alnylam licenses RNAi technology to Takeda for Asian market.
Buyers in Talks for Chemtura
Apollo, Blackstone are said to be discussing price and financing details.
More Money For Science, Maybe
Senate attaches funds for science in war supplemental bill.
Books
The Myriad Images of Chemistry
Book presents a wealth of information on how chemistry has been viewed over time.
ACS News
Starting Salaries
2007 chemistry graduates entered a still relatively strong U.S. job market and did quite well.
» Business
June 2, 2008
Tidying Up Paint
Industry relies on chemical suppliers to help lower environmental impact and raise performance.
The Catalyst Caper
High prices for precious metals make catalytic converters a target of theft.
Insights: Body Count
What if they had a genomics revolution and nobody showed up?
Business Concentrates
- Chemical, Drug Firms Offer Earthquake Relief
- Tronox Cuts Back
- Canadian Firms Will Sequester CO2
- Rohm And Haas Plans Facility In Vietnam
- Air Liquide Buys An Edwards Business
- BASF Sets Plant For Biodiesel Catalyst
- Kumho Cries Foul Over Solutia Lawsuit
- Cambridge Display Forms OLED Pact
- Bayer Establishes Robotics Group
- Lexicon Reorganizes And Cuts R&D jobs
- Innocentive seeks Health Care solutions
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Will Acquire Kosan
- Lonza Buys Cell Technology Firm
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
June 2, 2008
Bisphenol A Under Scrutiny
Congress, media call into question safety of widely used plastics chemical.
Patent Reform Stalls In Senate
Business community is divided over how to modernize regulatory structure.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
June 2, 2008
The Louvre Laboratory
A subterranean research center buzzes beneath Paris' most famous museum.
C&EN Talks With: H. Holden Thorp
Chemist prepares to ascend to top job at UNC Chapel Hill, where he plans to focus on faculty recruitment and retention.
