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Volume 86, Number 26: June 30, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- 236th ACS National Meeting
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Pyrotechnics For The Planet
Chemists seek environmentally friendlier compounds and formulations for fireworks and flares.
Cover: Shutterstock
News of the Week
Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
EPA recognizes developers of technologies that are less toxic or wasteful.
Huntsman Sues Apollo
Huntsman has strong words for Apollo now that its merger with Hexion is on the rocks.
Mesoporous Metals
Self-assembly steers platinum nanoparticles to form large-pore metallic structures.
Constructing Cyanthiwigin F
Enantioselective double alkylation is key to engineering marine natural product's chiral core.
Congress Okays More War Funds
Supplemental spending bill includes money for science.
Middle East Action In China
SABIC boosts share in joint venture; Qatar commits to petrochemical project.
Dow And Others Raise Prices, Again
Chemical firms plan higher prices and cutbacks to offset costs.
Fine-Tuning Catalysts
Electron donors control geometry of Ziegler-Natta structures.
Hansen Renews Plea For Action
NASA climatologist urges curbs on growth of CO2 emissions.
Books
Chocolate Explained
A chocolate researcher shares the history and science of one of the world's favorite substances.
ACS News
ACS Comment
Nominations & Elections: Refining the national election process.
Intel, ACS Award Prizes at Science Fair
ACS Approves New Policy Statements
ACS Annual Report Online
Legends Symposium
SERMACS Call for Papers
236th ACS National Meeting
Preliminary Program
Information for meeting in Philadelphia, August 17–21.
» Business
June 30, 2008
Materials Matter
Quirky library bridges the gap between matter and design. With Photo Gallery
Inventing Drugs For The Chinese People
Major generics producer aims to develop affordable innovative drugs for Chinese patients.
Business Concentrates
- EC Continues Its Anticartel Action
- Chemtura Ends Effort To Sell Itself
- BASF Looks Beyond Europe For Biotech
- Novozymes Slates Enzymes In Nebraska
- Celanese goes to Shanghai For R&D
- Mosaic Will Sell Fertilizer Stake
- New Investments For Turkish Chemicals
- Perstorp Launches Biotech Project
- Hercules Buys Brazilian Firm ...
- ... While Ferro Cuts Brazilian Assets
- Pfizer Invests In Eye Firm EyeCyte
- Air Liquide Aids Superconductor Cable
- Novartis Extends TB Drug Alliance
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
June 30, 2008
Congress Debates Chemical Security
Panel argues over regulating chemicals at water treatment plants, requiring safer technologies.
Numbers Shrink At Weapons Labs
Congressional budget cuts, downsizing hit scientists.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
June 30, 2008
Battle Of The 'Functionals'
New tools fix many problems with density functional theory, but which one is best?
Science & Technology Concentrates
- Defeating Diarrhea
- Thick-Shelled Quantum Dots Blink Less
- Designing With DNA Made Easy
- Mass Spec Reveals NeuroAIDS-Related Metabolites
- Vanadium-B-12 Bioconjugates Lower Blood Glucose
- Why Anesthetics Sometimes Cause Pain
- Peptide Backbone's Folding Role
- Accelerated Electron Transfer Observed In Model Protein
