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Volume 86, Number 44: November 3, 2008
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Table of Contents
- Special Issue: Employment Outlook
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- ACS News
- Editor's Page
- The Departments

Cover Story
Special Issue: Employment Outlook
Thinking Creatively About Work
Economic turmoil points to a hazy outlook; a little imagination can open up job opportunities.
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Special Issue: Employment Outlook
Thinking Creatively About Work
Economic turmoil points to a hazy outlook; a little imagination can open up job opportunities.
A Tough Job Market Looms
It's business as usual for now; the future is less certain.
Human Capital
Talent management is critical to recruiting.
Entrepreneurial Trailblazers
Women build businesses around their passion for science.
Extreme Chemistry
Chemists working in extreme environments mix science with adventure. With Video
International Internships
Research opportunities abroad offer students unique opportunities for career development, personal growth, and intercultural exchange.
Cultural Confusion
Working abroad is fraught with difficulties, but it is also rewarding.
News of the Week
A Mixed Third Quarter
Chemical makers struggle with high costs and hurricanes.
NF3 Measured in Air
Levels of the greenhouse gas exceed industry's estimates.
Dow Contests Pesticide Ban
Company accuses Quebec of prohibiting 2,4-D without scientific basis.
Gates Supports Health Explorers
Foundation awards novel approaches to health problems.
Sequestering CO2
Pressure grows for greater haste in setting up trial projects at coal-fired facilities.
New Material For Data Storage
Spin-transition compounds prove amenable to nanoscale processing.
Huntsman-Hexion Deal Off Again
Banks that were to finance merger deal won't provide loans to make it happen.
Plugging Along
Design advances improve spatial and temporal resolution of plug-based devices.
Risks Of Bisphenol A
FDA's draft assessment of the controversial chemical is inadequate, a new report says.
ACS News
ACS Comment
Putting a human face on chemistry: Presidential call to arms.
Official Reports from the Philadelphia Meeting
» Business
November 3, 2008

Lilly Drops An Anchor In Shanghai
Senior scientists staff new office coordinating R&D in China.
Insights: Come Together
A funding initiative for cancer research taps into a game-shifting trend toward collaboration.
Business Concentrates 
- Merck Slashes Jobs, Closes Research Sites
- Blast At Canadian Celanese Plant
- Albemarle Unveils Catalyst Technology
- Evonik Adds More Peroxides
- DC Chemical Forced Off Sodiff Board
- BASF Colors Concept Car
- Glaxo To Buy Genelabs Technologies
- Linde Expands In China, Switzerland
- Maxygen Cuts Costs And Shifts Strategy
- Cephalon Licenses Acusphere Product
- Germany's Merck Sets New Licenses
- MethylGene will Reclaim Cancer Therapies
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
November 3, 2008

Cybersecurity
Chemical sector faces uncertainty about how to protect critical information.
Biological Sciences Standards
NIST looks to help make biosciences measurements uniform.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
November 3, 2008

Seeking An Eternal Solution
Fluorinated fluid is the protagonist of an ongoing experiment in preserving biological specimens.
A Hero Preserved In Brandy
C&EN Talks With: Esther S. Takeuchi
Industrial battery chemist-turned-professor conveys lessons learned.
Academic R&D Spending Trends
Spending on chemical research and on science and engineering as a whole rose a moderate 4.3% in 2006.