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Volume 86, Number 45: November 10, 2008
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Books
- ACS News
- Awards
- The Departments
Cover Story
The New Deal
Seeking closer ties, drug companies and universities shake up the model for research alliances.
News of the Week
Obama And Science
New Administration will bring major changes for science policy and the chemical sector.
Economic Crunch Hits Europeans
Earnings start to drop at major chemical companies.
Chemical Profits Fade In Japan
Major Japanese firms were barely profitable in their first half.
Research Foundations Cut Back
Declining endowments necessitate hard choices.
Biotech's Financing Drought
Downturn in financial markets has brought IPOs to a standstill.
Nanotubes Deemed Different From Carbon
EPA clarifies to industry that material must be treated as new substance.
Molybdenum Takes On A Dozen Zincs
Compound with 12 Mo–Zn bonds sets a precedent for transition-metal bonding.
Computer Sensor Goes Biological
Device could pave the way for card-swipe medical diagnostics.
Tiny Loudspeakers
Flexible, stretchable carbon-nanotube-based devices emit sound via thermoacoustic effect. With Video
Education
Into the Woods
Yale rain forest expedition and lab course gives undergraduates a career-defining appetite for research. With Photo Gallery
Built To Last
A question of ownership.
» Business
November 10, 2008
Chewing The Fat
Biodiesel based on hydrogenation technology faces an uphill battle in the U.S..
Chemie Uetikon Grows In the Black Forest
The German pharma wing of a Swiss paper company maintains an enthusiasm for European production.
Business Concentrates
- Biotech Firms Cut Staff
- Judge Sets Date For Hexion Trial
- Lyondell Idles Ethylene Plant
- Evonik And Lucite Act On Acrylics
- U.S. Appeals Court Reopens Bhopal Case
- Rhodia, Dow Corning Link For Green Tires
- Judge Dismisses Invista Lawsuit
- Croda Opens Labs In Delaware
- Petroferm Is Sold
- Flint Hills Will Close Odessa Plant
- Consortium Goes For Pure Pharmaceuticals
- Genzyme Buys Two Stem Cell Therapies
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
November 10, 2008
Energy Crisis DéJà Vu, Or Not
Climate change may be game changer that keeps U.S. on conservation path despite tumbling gasoline prices.
C&EN Talks With: Philip Streich
Homeschooled teenager contributes to science, holds patents, and cofounds a company.
Government & Policy Concentrates
» more government & policy news...
» Science & Technology
November 10, 2008
Underground Science
Chemistry hobbyists face a labyrinth of local and state regulations.
A Sink For Carbon Dioxide
'Carbon-capture farm' rebuilds wetlands, sequesters the greenhouse gas in the California Delta.
Science & Technology Concentrates
- Leaching Plastic Labware
- Link Found Between Burning Fat And Living Longer
- Thoroughly Analyzing Antibody Responses
- Fluorocarbon Solvent Ups Metathesis Yields
- Bacteria Trigger Blood Coagulation
- Carbon Dioxide Jumps In To Form New Ligand
- Shiga Toxin Inhibitor Could Help Combat Food Poisoning
- Bacteria Help Create Tropical Grass Aroma
