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Volume 86, Number 29: July 21, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- ACS News
- Meetings
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
Piece By Piece
More and more companies are using fragment-based lead design as a drug discovery strategy.
News of the Week
Lightweight Atoms Imaged
New method renders conventional instruments capable of 'seeing' hydrogen atoms.
U.S. Probe Hurts Ranbaxy
Questions about quality spark concerns over buyout.
Broader Agenda For Weapons Labs
Half of labs' work will be non-weapons-related science.
Ashland To Buy Hercules For $3.3 Billion
Deal will create firm focused on additives, paper, and resins.
Support For Masters Of Science
Professional science master's degree programs are vital and must be funded, NRC report states.
Inside View
Technique provides high-resolution images of object interiors.
Roche Suspends HIV Drug Research
Finding nothing new to offer against HIV, firm calls it quits.
Court Nixes Power Plant Regulation
EPA must redo rule to curb SO2 and NOx emissions.
ACS To Launch New Journal
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces will debut next year.
Education
Spreading The Joy Of Science
Bayer's worldwide educational programs show students and the public the wonder of science. With Video
Meetings
Meet And Greet
C&EN's latest calendar of meetings and events, international as well as domestic, of interest to those in the chemical community.
» Business
July 21, 2008
Kick Off Time For REACH
Preregistration for chemical regulation program settles in after a few teething problems.
A Technology Bet
DSM's pharma products unit leverages its biotech strength to survive in a tough environment.
Solvent Users Look To Replace NMP
N-Methylpyrrolidone enabled environmentally friendlier products, but now it has toxicity problems.
Business Concentrates
- Yara Buys Fertilizer Plant
- Linde Secures Silane Supplies ...
- ... And Offers Alternative To NF3
- SABIC Streamlines European Aromatics
- Cognis Sheds Fiber Treatments
- Paper Mill May Make Diesel Fuel
- Cristal To Buy Titanium Firm
- Dow Names CEO For Kuwait Venture
- New York Gets High-Tech Investments
- Lonza Snares Novartis Contract
- Pacific Biosciences Wins Financing
- ViroPharma To Buy Lev For $443 Million
- Amgen Settles With J&J For $200 Million
- GSK To Collaborate On Insomnia Drug
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
July 21, 2008
Industry Money Flows To McCain
Obama is at odds with chemical industry on key energy and trade issues.
NIST Plays For High Stakes
New program for high-risk research is poised to award first grants, but future funding is unclear.
Tank Troubles
Report challenges data, scientific assumptions of DOE Hanford Waste Cleanup.
Insights: Sunscreen Safety
Lack of mandatory standards leads to widely variable products.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
July 21, 2008
From Diseases To Devices
Amyloid fibrils are hallmarks of disease but also may provide a basis for advanced nanomaterials.
RNA-Controlled Gene Expression
Target of transcription-altering synthetic RNA is another RNA.
Nana's NanoVisions
An artist discovers her visual icon in a life-or-death medical moment.
Inside Instrumentation
Technology and Business news for the laboratory world.
