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Volume 86, Number 36: September 8, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- ACS News
- Books
- Meetings
- Editor's Page
- The Departments
Cover Story
A Chemical Map Of The Mind
Targeted radiotracers help drugmakers navigate the neurological landscape by positron emission tomography.
News of the Week
Telomerase Component's Structure Solved
Catalytic subunit forms doughnut.
Huntsman Pushes For Hexion Deal
Company lines up $500 million in cash, but Hexion scoffs.
Methanobactin Redux
Revised structure reported for copper-binding peptide.
Solar Suppliers Get Busy
Growth of photovoltaic market drives demand for raw materials.
California Chemical Legislation
State's new laws on chemicals could presage federal action.
A Catalytic Merger
Marriage of photoredox catalysis and organocatalysis creates new enantioselective reaction.
U.S. Investigates Bayer Plant Blast
Federal officials look for cause of fatal explosion.
Broad Institute Lands Big Gift
Philanthropists commit an additional $400 million to endow biomedical research institute.
Gustav Pummels LSU
Hurricane shuts down power, downs trees on campus.
Education
Communities Of Practice
This year's education supplement looks at green chemistry curricula.
The Ivory Tower Goes Green
Green chemistry is transforming the curriculum.
Rocky Mountain Green
News from the sixth annual ACS Summer School on Sustainability & Green Chemistry.
Staying Alive
A cadre of scientists is trying to revitalize the nuclear and radiochemistry fields.
Small-Scale Chemistry
Primarily undergraduate institutions provide students with a quality chemistry education.
A Purposeful Break
Recharge your academic career—and your life—with a sabbatical.
ACS News
Election Statements
Candidates for ACS president-elect and directors share their views and goals.
Books
Thermodynamics Extended
Far-from-equilibrium thermodynamics is at the heart of many real systems and processes.
» Business
September 8, 2008
To Catch A Cheat
Clinical chemists battle products designed to fool workplace drug tests.
A Nutty Chemical
Naturally occurring phenol compounds in cashew shells are becoming increasingly useful to industry.
Business Concentrates
- Chlorine Capacity To Grow
- Warwick Is Sold To Management Team
- European Groups Team Up With IBM
- One Sasol Project Advances In China
- Boehringer Ingelheim Taps Chinese Supply
- Evonik Will Shut Carbon Black Plant
- Chevron Phillips Closing Puerto Rico Site
- Sigma-Aldrich To Add High-Potency Plant
- BASF And Belgians Target Plant Genetics
- Japan's Shionogi Will Acquire Sciele
- Pfizer, Medivation Sign Alzheimer's Pact
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
September 8, 2008
Political Climate Change
New U.S. president will be in tight spot as world negotiates new treaty.
Irradiation Of Lettuce & Spinach
Critics fear rule will reduce nutritional value of food, hinder efforts to improve unsanitary practices.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
September 8, 2008
Trees Testify To Pollution
Tree rings help scientists trace the source and timing of chemical leaks and spills in the environment.
Student Suspected Of Making Meth
UC Merced grad student allegedly stole from university to synthesize illegal drug.
New Products
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
