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Volume 86, Number 28: July 14, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- Books
- ACS News
- Employment
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Electronic Chemicals
New materials from chemical companies are helping the electronics industry advance solar power, semiconductors, and lighting.
News of the Week
Dow Bids $19 Billion For Rohm And Haas
Dows latest move would create the world's largest specialties and advanced materials company.
G-8 Endorses Emissions Cuts
Declaration marks turning point for President Bush.
Questioning NF3
Scientists seek measurements of electronic chemical in atmosphere.
Hydrochlorination Reformation
Transition-metal catalysis lets more substrates take part in a textbook reaction.
Cal Dooley Selected To Lead ACC
Former congressman will become president of chemical industry group.
Fire And Ice
Abandoned, cracked pipe led to $50 million Valero refinery fire.
Marine Methane Mystery Explained
Aerobic pathway may account for high levels of methane in surface waters.
Catalyst In A Bottle Works Better
Trapping metal particles inside nanotubes alters physical and chemical properties.
Generic Drugs
Germany's Fresenius will acquire heparin leader APP Pharmaceuticals.
Education
Academic Salaries
Faculty salary gains continue to lag behind bigger increases for administrators, football coaches.
Books
Dealing With Disaster
Case histories provide clues for avoiding, or at least alleviating, catastrophe.
ACS News
Pfizer's Penicillin Landmark
Soon-to-be-shuttered Brooklyn facility mass-produced the antibiotic for Allied forces
Chemical Safety
Encouraging safe practices is this group's top priority.
Employment
Tips for Overseas Assignments
Working abroad requires preparation, support, and flexibility.
» Business
July 14, 2008
Skittish Times
Executives at Chemspec Europe reported a boost in demand for agricultural chemicals but worry about rising costs.
German Chemicals Buck Downturn
First half of year went well, although growth slowed.
Business Concentrates
- Hexion and Huntsman Bicker Over Loans
- U.K. School Launches Process R&D Institute
- BASF and Evonik Link for CMP Slurries
- Rohm and Haas Opens lithography Facility
- Cargill Slates U.S. Soy Polyols Plant
- Arkema Commits To New Auto Refrigerant
- Carlyle Invests in China's Sinorgchem
- Minakem Acquires Furfural Maker Penn
- Kohlberg Will get PPG Auto Glass
- Praxair Finds New Market For Cooling System
- Shire Gets Peptide Specialist Jerini
- Three Drug Majors Back Start-Up Enlight
- Novartis to Buy All of Speedel
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
July 14, 2008
Climate Conflicts
Congress faces great pressure, sparse unity as it gears up for next year's climate-change battle.
Nuclear Weapons
Long disparaged as a dangerous and impossible dream, the goal of nuclear disarmament has attracted some heavy-weight support of late.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
July 14, 2008
Rebuilding Teeth
Next-generation treatments may reduce the need for dental fillings.
Digital Briefs
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.
